Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 583
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 15, 1998, 1:30 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky; 46 counties in Virginia; 36 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 1998, 1:30 PM EDT (17:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1998, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 87 counties
Boyd County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Martin County, KY, Pike County, KY, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buchanan County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Norton, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Winchester, VA, Clarke County, VA, Craig County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Giles County, VA, Greene County, VA, Highland County, VA, Madison County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Russell County, VA, Scott County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Warren County, VA, Washington County, VA, Wise County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Berkeley County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Grant County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Roane County, WV, Summers County, WV, Tucker County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
Warnings issued inside it
16 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 50 min |
| Jun 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 27 min |
| Jun 15, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 35 min |
| Jun 15, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 49 min |
| Jun 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 94 min |
| Jun 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Hampshire | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boone | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 5:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Roane | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 33 min |
| Jun 15, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Braxton | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 62 min |
| Jun 15, 6:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer | 3 hr |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Boyle, Breathitt and 50 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 15, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Cumberland, Floyd and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 51 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 15, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, City of Chesapeake, City of Danville, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 6 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 1998Severe Thunderstorm Watches in West Virginia, 1998Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Kentucky, 1998Every severe thunderstorm watch 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.