Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 618
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jun 27, 2008, 12:40 PM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2008, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 27, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 130 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Carroll County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Charles County, MD, City of Baltimore, MD, Dorchester County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Harford County, MD, Howard County, MD, Kent County, MD, Montgomery 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, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Adams County, PA, Chester County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lancaster County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA, York County, PA, Albemarle County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Arlington 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 Alexandria, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Charlottesville, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Craig County, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Greene County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Henry County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Loudoun County, VA, Louisa County, VA, Lunenburg County, VA, Madison 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, Orange County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince Edward County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Rappahannock County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, Wythe County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 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
25 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 78 min |
| Jun 27, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 55 min |
| Jun 27, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 18 min |
| Jun 27, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cape May | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 40 min |
| Jun 27, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 26 min |
| Jun 27, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 62 min |
| Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 33 min |
| Jun 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 77 min |
| Jun 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 37 min |
| Jun 27, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 29 min |
| Jun 27, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 76 min |
| Jun 27, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Jun 27, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 72 min |
| Jun 27, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington | 58 min |
| Jun 27, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Ocean | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Burlington, Monmouth, Ocean | 69 min |
| Jun 27, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 11:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, New Castle | 63 min |
| Jun 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bradford, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Maryland, 2008Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Pennsylvania, 2008Every severe thunderstorm watch in 2008
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.