Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2004

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Baltimore/Washington

October 2, 2004Arlington County, City of Alexandria, Virginia; Prince George's County, Maryland

NWS Baltimore/Washington issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 2, 2004, 7:15 PM EDT for Arlington County, City of Alexandria, Virginia; Prince George's County, Maryland. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 2, 2004, 7:15 PM EDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired
Oct 2, 2004, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Baltimore/Washington
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Prince George's County, MD, Arlington County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Baltimore/Washington issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 2, 6:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, City of Alexandria47 min
Oct 2, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX89 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2004Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2004Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2004

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.