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Tornado Watch 454
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Jun 4, 2008, 7:34 PM EDT for 6 states. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2008, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2008, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 2 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 126 counties
Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Anne Arundel County, MD, Calvert County, MD, Caroline County, MD, Charles County, MD, Dorchester 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, Worcester County, MD, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Accomack County, VA, Albemarle County, VA, Alleghany County, VA, Amelia County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Augusta County, VA, Bath County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City 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 Covington, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Harrisonburg, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Staunton, VA, City of Waynesboro, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Cumberland County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Fauquier County, VA, Fluvanna County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Greene County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Highland 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, Madison County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, Nelson County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Orange County, VA, Powhatan County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Rockingham County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Surry County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Fayette County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, Nicholas County, WV, Pendleton County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Raleigh County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Webster County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 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.
What SPC expected
The probabilities SPC published with the watch, for the watch area over its life.
- Two or more tornadoes
- 40%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 20%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 30%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 30%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 40%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 30%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 70%
Warnings issued inside it
34 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery and 1 more | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Boyd, Greenup | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery, Prince George's | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 72 min |
| Jun 4, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles, Saint Mary's | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 71 min |
| Jun 4, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Howard, City of Baltimore | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, Vinton | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 8:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Lawrence | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 22 min |
| Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 19 min |
| Jun 4, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Athens, Meigs | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 37 min |
| Jun 4, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Wicomico, Worcester | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 9:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Worcester | 39 min |
| Jun 4, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 25 min |
| Jun 4, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 15 min |
| Jun 4, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 11:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 33 min |
| Jun 4, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 42 min |
| Jun 5, 12:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex | 14 min |
| Jun 5, 12:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 26 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 4, 2:53 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, Sussex | 62 min |
| Jun 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:34 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell | 86 min |
| Jun 4, 2:29 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Ballard, Crittenden, Livingston, McCracken, Union | 91 min |
| Jun 4, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 3:06 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Ballard, Caldwell, Crittenden, Daviess, Henderson, Hopkins and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:09 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Boone, Bracken, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Campbell, Carroll and 28 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 4, 9:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bath, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 50 more | 95 min |
| Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anderson, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Bracken and 40 more | 96 min |
| Jun 4, 3:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Boyd, Carter, Greenup, Lawrence | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Boone, Campbell, Kenton | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 11:51 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 11 more | 84 min |
| Jun 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 4:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles | 116 min |
| Jun 3, 10:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Athens, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette and 16 more | 88 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 60 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 40 more | 97 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.