ARTCC sector overload due to thunderstorms.

Attributes
ACN	141183
Time
Date	199004
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ldn
State Reference	VA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 5
ASRS Report	141183
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During this period of time, the 03 sector was severely impacted by thunderstorms. I began getting aircraft west/O flight plans because they had deviated from other centers. Tmu claimed that they had 15 mi in trail on dca/iad/bwi, however they did not depart as such. The sector went out of control, I ran out of altitudes; the system was out of control because tmu failed to slow down traffic! I was also required to rerte traffic on J6--that was off of north.Y. Airports! (Ones that had been in the air for an hour). I was working with an l-side who could not keep up with all of the pointouts and handoffs, and then the supervisor asked if tmu could rerte inbound traffic opp direction into the sector--and they did! I'm certainly glad that I wasn't flying on one of the aircraft that I was controling.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC SECTOR OVERLOAD DUE TO TSTMS.

Narrative: DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, THE 03 SECTOR WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY TSTMS. I BEGAN GETTING ACFT W/O FLT PLANS BECAUSE THEY HAD DEVIATED FROM OTHER CENTERS. TMU CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD 15 MI IN TRAIL ON DCA/IAD/BWI, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT DEPART AS SUCH. THE SECTOR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, I RAN OUT OF ALTS; THE SYS WAS OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE TMU FAILED TO SLOW DOWN TFC! I WAS ALSO REQUIRED TO RERTE TFC ON J6--THAT WAS OFF OF N.Y. ARPTS! (ONES THAT HAD BEEN IN THE AIR FOR AN HR). I WAS WORKING WITH AN L-SIDE WHO COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THE POINTOUTS AND HDOFS, AND THEN THE SUPVR ASKED IF TMU COULD RERTE INBND TFC OPP DIRECTION INTO THE SECTOR--AND THEY DID! I'M CERTAINLY GLAD THAT I WASN'T FLYING ON ONE OF THE ACFT THAT I WAS CTLING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.