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Severe Thunderstorm Watch 912

August 30, 20035 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Aug 30, 2003, 1:45 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 30, 2003, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2003, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
All 60 counties

Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Harford County, MD, Kent County, MD, Prince George's County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Saint Mary's County, MD, Somerset County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Delaware County, PA, Accomack County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Caroline County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Richmond, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Hanover County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Orange County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 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.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 11:20 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKent, New Castle, Sussex3 hr
Aug 30, 3:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCKent, New Castle, Sussex2 hr
Aug 30, 6:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCSussex61 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.