Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 269
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 9, 2002, 2:30 PM EDT for 7 counties in Maryland; 69 counties in Virginia; 14 counties in West Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 9, 2002, 2:30 PM EDT (18:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2002, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 90 counties
Allegany County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Garrett County, MD, Howard County, MD, Montgomery County, MD, Washington County, MD, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Martinsville, 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, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Frederick County, VA, Giles County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greene County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Highland County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Madison County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Shenandoah County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Warren County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Berkeley County, WV, Grant County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Hampshire County, WV, Hardy County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Mineral County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Morgan County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Preston County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Tucker County, WV
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:32 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.
Warnings issued inside it
7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Warren, City of Winchester | 31 min |
| May 9, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, City of Charlottesville | 52 min |
| May 9, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 28 min |
| May 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 31 min |
| May 9, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 51 min |
| May 9, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 13 min |
| May 9, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Somerset | 5 hr |
| May 9, 11:15 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 5 more | 5 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in West Virginia, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Maryland, 2002Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2002
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.