Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Baltimore/Washington
NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 4, 1996, 8:05 PM EDT for Highland County, Virginia; Pendleton County, West Virginia. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 4, 1996, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 1996, 8:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Baltimore/Washington
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Highland County, VA, Pendleton County, WV
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | All, VA | |
| May 4, 8:30 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Franklin, WV |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 33 min |
| May 4, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 30 min |
| May 4, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 35 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 51 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 51 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 51 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Waynesboro | 51 min |
| May 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 51 min |
| May 4, 9:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 50 min |
| May 4, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page | 51 min |
| May 4, 9:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 51 min |
| May 4, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 49 min |
| May 4, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Alexandria | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Alexandria | 38 min |
| May 4, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 49 min |
| May 4, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 50 min |
| May 4, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert | 46 min |
| May 4, 10:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 46 min |
| May 4, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Hardy | 30 min |
| May 5, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Grant, Pendleton | 45 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1996Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1996Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1996
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.