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Tornado Watch 688
The Storm Prediction Center issued this tornado watch at Sep 30, 2010, 4:55 AM EDT for 5 states. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2010, 4:55 AM EDT (08:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Largest hail expected
- 0.5 in
- Strongest gust expected
- 60 kt
All 126 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, 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, Worcester County, MD, Beaufort County, NC, Bertie County, NC, Bladen County, NC, Brunswick County, NC, Camden County, NC, Carteret County, NC, Chowan County, NC, Columbus County, NC, Craven County, NC, Cumberland County, NC, Currituck County, NC, Dare County, NC, Duplin County, NC, Edgecombe County, NC, Franklin County, NC, Gates County, NC, Granville County, NC, Greene County, NC, Halifax County, NC, Harnett County, NC, Hertford County, NC, Hyde County, NC, Johnston County, NC, Jones County, NC, Lenoir County, NC, Martin County, NC, Nash County, NC, New Hanover County, NC, Northampton County, NC, Onslow County, NC, Pamlico County, NC, Pasquotank County, NC, Pender County, NC, Perquimans County, NC, Pitt County, NC, Sampson County, NC, Tyrrell County, NC, Vance County, NC, Wake County, NC, Warren County, NC, Washington County, NC, Wayne County, NC, Wilson County, NC, Atlantic County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Accomack County, VA, Arlington County, VA, Caroline County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Chesterfield County, VA, City of Alexandria, VA, City of Chesapeake, VA, City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Emporia, VA, City of Fairfax, VA, City of Falls Church, VA, City of Franklin, VA, City of Fredericksburg, VA, City of Hampton, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Manassas, VA, City of Manassas Park, VA, City of Newport News, VA, City of Norfolk, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Richmond, VA, City of Suffolk, VA, City of Virginia Beach, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Dinwiddie County, VA, Essex County, VA, Fairfax County, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Greensville County, VA, Hanover County, VA, Henrico County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, King and Queen County, VA, King George County, VA, King William County, VA, Lancaster County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Middlesex County, VA, New Kent County, VA, Northampton County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Prince William County, VA, Richmond County, VA, Southampton County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Stafford County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA, Westmoreland County, VA, York County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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
- 60%
- One or more EF2 to EF5 tornadoes
- 20%
- Ten or more severe wind reports
- 10%
- One or more gusts of 65 knots or more
- 5%
- Ten or more severe hail reports
- 5%
- One or more hailstones of 2 inches or more
- 5%
- Six or more combined severe hail and wind reports
- 50%
Warnings issued inside it
35 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 4:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 31 min |
| Sep 30, 5:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
| Sep 30, 5:18 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans | 42 min |
| Sep 30, 5:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 51 min |
| Sep 30, 5:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:45 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Vance and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 5:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 18 min |
| Sep 30, 6:17 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Calvert, Saint Mary's | 28 min |
| Sep 30, 6:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 25 min |
| Sep 30, 6:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 6:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus | 39 min |
| Sep 30, 7:07 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Martin, Washington | 12 min |
| Sep 30, 7:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 13 min |
| Sep 30, 7:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 8:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Bertie, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Perquimans | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Edgecombe, Halifax, Wayne, Wilson | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mathews, Middlesex | 18 min |
| Sep 30, 8:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck | 21 min |
| Sep 30, 8:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Vance, Wake | 3 hr |
| Sep 30, 8:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Harford | 45 min |
| Sep 30, 8:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Calvert, Saint Mary's | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 9:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry | 14 min |
| Sep 30, 9:28 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 9:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 26 min |
| Sep 30, 9:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank | 24 min |
| Sep 30, 9:49 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert | 26 min |
| Sep 30, 9:56 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 16 min |
| Sep 30, 10:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 10:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's | 26 min |
| Sep 30, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 15 min |
| Sep 30, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 4 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, Howard and 2 more | 6 hr |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 4:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, Sussex | 118 min |
| Sep 30, 8:25 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 95 min |
| Sep 30, 10:49 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 116 min |
| Sep 30, 12:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 6 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 119 min |
| Sep 30, 5:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Somerset | 92 min |
| Sep 29, 8:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 28 more | 93 min |
| Sep 29, 9:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret and 31 more | 88 min |
| Sep 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beaufort, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck and 10 more | 113 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.