The values in the sizeStorer are compared to the results of running WiredTiger validate. If the sizeStorer hasn't been synced, it may give an erroneous warning.
Here's the server output when running the short script in this ticket:
2015-11-06T09:50:39.986-0500 I COMMAND [conn1] CMD: validate test.foo 2015-11-06T09:50:39.998-0500 W STORAGE [conn1] table:collection-0-1346335310766002818: Existing data in size storer (1 records 22 bytes) is inconsistent with validation results (2 records 44 bytes). Updating size storer with new values.