Alert archive / Illinois / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 867
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 17, 2003, 3:10 PM CDT for 5 states. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2003, 3:10 PM CDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2003, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 107 counties
Alexander County, IL, Bond County, IL, Christian County, IL, Clark County, IL, Clay County, IL, Clinton County, IL, Coles County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Cumberland County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Effingham County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Franklin County, IL, Gallatin County, IL, Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Jackson County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Jefferson County, IL, Johnson County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Marion County, IL, Massac County, IL, Montgomery County, IL, Moultrie County, IL, Perry County, IL, Pope County, IL, Pulaski County, IL, Richland County, IL, Saline County, IL, Shelby County, IL, Union County, IL, Wabash County, IL, Washington County, IL, Wayne County, IL, White County, IL, Williamson County, IL, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Gibson County, IN, Greene County, IN, Knox County, IN, Pike County, IN, Posey County, IN, Spencer County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vanderburgh County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warrick County, IN, Ballard County, KY, Caldwell County, KY, Calloway County, KY, Carlisle County, KY, Christian County, KY, Crittenden County, KY, Daviess County, KY, Fulton County, KY, Graves County, KY, Henderson County, KY, Hickman County, KY, Hopkins County, KY, Livingston County, KY, Lyon County, KY, Marshall County, KY, McCracken County, KY, McLean County, KY, Muhlenberg County, KY, Todd County, KY, Trigg County, KY, Union County, KY, Webster County, KY, Cape Girardeau County, MO, Mississippi County, MO, New Madrid County, MO, Scott County, MO, Benton County, TN, Carroll County, TN, Cheatham County, TN, Chester County, TN, Crockett County, TN, Decatur County, TN, Dickson County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Gibson County, TN, Giles County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Hardin County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Henderson County, TN, Henry County, TN, Hickman County, TN, Houston County, TN, Humphreys County, TN, Lake County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Lawrence County, TN, Lewis County, TN, Madison County, TN, Maury County, TN, McNairy County, TN, Montgomery County, TN, Obion County, TN, Perry County, TN, Stewart County, TN, Wayne County, TN, Weakley County, TN
The radar
The Paducah radar (KPAH), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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
6 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Carroll, Henry | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 4:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OHX | Benton | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PAH | Hardin, Pope | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | Henry | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 33 min |
| Aug 17, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MEG | McNairy | 17 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, 1:48 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham and 18 more | 117 min |
| Aug 17, 12:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Perry | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:27 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Perry | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:06 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Estill, Floyd, Harlan and 10 more | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 5:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel and 9 more | 59 min |
| Aug 17, 6:51 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Fulton and 12 more | 54 min |
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.