Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Baltimore/Washington

May 24, 1998Frederick County, Virginia; Hardy County, West Virginia

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 1998, 9:32 PM EDT for Frederick County, Virginia; Hardy County, West Virginia. It was in force for 63 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 1998, 9:32 PM EDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 1998, 10:35 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Whole counties

Counties Frederick County, VA, Hardy County, WV

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 24, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCity of Winchester63 min
May 24, 10:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXRappahannock51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1998Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in West Virginia, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.