Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 44
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Mar 26, 2002, 7:30 PM EST for Somerset County, Wicomico County, Maryland; 25 counties in North Carolina; 43 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2002, 7:30 PM EST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2002, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 70 counties
Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Bertie County, NC, Camden County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Vance County, NC, Warren County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Accomack County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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.
Warnings issued inside it
2 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 30 min |
| Mar 26, 8:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 29 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2002Severe Thunderstorm Watches in North Carolina, 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.