Be cautious of anyone calling yesterday a bust with regard to severe weather. 1000+ reports is quite a lot and will grow.

Arguably the highest risk area (red here) from SPC got a bit shafted, esp the southern half of it.

in the DC area the Jul 29 event was a very high bar. I think the damage was worse than the 2012 derecho in my neighborhood.

Convective damage is often fickle. #dcwx #mdwx #vawx