Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 866
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 17, 2003, 2:20 PM EDT for 4 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2003, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2003, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 138 counties
Calvert County, MD, Charles County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Alamance County, NC, Alexander County, NC, Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Chatham County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davidson County, NC, Davie County, NC, Durham County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Forsyth County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Guilford County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lee County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Montgomery County, NC, Moore County, NC, Nash County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Orange County, NC, Person County, NC, Randolph County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Stanly County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Union County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Cherokee County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Brunswick County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Craig County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Henry County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Mecklenburg County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Wythe County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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
27 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 3:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Poquoson | 89 min |
| Aug 17, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 41 min |
| Aug 17, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 19 min |
| Aug 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 52 min |
| Aug 17, 5:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cleveland | 118 min |
| Aug 17, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 51 min |
| Aug 17, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 5:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Rowan | 110 min |
| Aug 17, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 53 min |
| Aug 17, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Cherokee | 45 min |
| Aug 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Nash | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Stokes | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 6:39 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Nash | 81 min |
| Aug 17, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 29 min |
| Aug 17, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RAH | Guilford | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Guilford | 90 min |
| Aug 17, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GSP | Davie | 40 min |
Discussions around it
SPC mesoscale discussions over the same counties from four hours before the watch to its end.
SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 12:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell and 18 more | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Bertie, Cabarrus, Caswell and 40 more | 113 min |
| Aug 17, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 6:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Bertie and 54 more | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.