Alert archive / Florida / 2003
Weather alerts in Florida, February 2003
85 weather alerts in February 2003, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in February 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 85
- Warnings
- 60
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- February 22, 200338 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 8:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Escambia, Santa Rosa | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:40 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:55 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calhoun, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:48 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 117 min | |
| Feb 16, 5:17 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Washington | 28 min |
| Feb 16, 5:49 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson, Washington | 26 min |
| Feb 16, 6:21 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Jackson | 24 min |
| Feb 16, 6:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 6:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 6:48 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dixie, Jefferson, Lafayette, Suwannee, Taylor, Wakulla | 117 min |
| Feb 16, 8:45 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 2 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:34 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 116 min | |
| Feb 16, 4:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 66 min | |
| Feb 20, 4:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 67 min | |
| Feb 21, 3:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 56 min | |
| Feb 21, 7:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Flagler | 33 min |
| Feb 21, 7:18 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 83 min | |
| Feb 21, 8:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Escambia | 2 hr |
| Feb 21, 9:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 113 min |
| Feb 22, 12:40 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:35 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:34 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 26 min |
| Feb 22, 2:58 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Escambia | 32 min |
| Feb 22, 4:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MOB | Santa Rosa | 29 min |
| Feb 22, 4:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes and 6 more | 114 min |
| Feb 22, 5:07 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 6:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon and 4 more | 56 min |
| Feb 22, 6:50 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:50 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 4 hr | |
| Feb 22, 10:59 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Baker, Duval, Nassau | 61 min |
| Feb 22, 11:39 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 96 min | |
| Feb 22, 11:55 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Suwannee | 30 min |
| Feb 22, 12:55 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Highlands and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:04 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Feb 22, 1:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Dixie, Glades, Hardee and 13 more | 117 min |
| Feb 22, 1:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and 1 more | 116 min |
| Feb 22, 2:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Union | 40 min |
| Feb 22, 2:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 41 min | |
| Feb 22, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Duval | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 3:18 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 57 min | |
| Feb 22, 3:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brevard, Charlotte, DeSoto, Flagler, Hardee, Highlands and 14 more | 27 min |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TBW | Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 4:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 63 min | |
| Feb 22, 6:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 85 min | |
| Feb 22, 6:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 60 min | |
| Feb 22, 6:49 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | TBW | 56 min | |
| Feb 22, 6:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 6:57 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 7:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 96 min | |
| Feb 22, 8:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 62 min | |
| Feb 22, 8:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MFL | Collier, Hendry | 25 min |
| Feb 22, 8:54 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 66 min | |
| Feb 22, 8:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 8:55 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 9:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 min | |
| Feb 22, 9:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 93 min | |
| Feb 22, 9:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 31 min | |
| Feb 22, 9:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Hendry, Palm Beach | 47 min |
| Feb 22, 10:44 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 76 min | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:00 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:18 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MFL | 2 hr | |
| Feb 22, 11:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MFL | Palm Beach | 31 min |
| Feb 27, 3:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bay | 119 min |
| Feb 27, 5:08 AM EST | Tornado Warning | TAE | Franklin | 37 min |
| Feb 27, 5:17 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | TAE | 118 min | |
| Feb 27, 5:24 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:55 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Gilchrist | 49 min |
| Feb 27, 8:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAX | Alachua | 23 min |
| Feb 27, 10:26 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 13 more | 34 min |
| Feb 27, 3:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MLB | Osceola | 45 min |
| Feb 28, 6:55 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | JAX | 50 min | |
| Feb 28, 1:30 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Hardee, Hillsborough, Indian River, Manatee, Orange, Osceola and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:50 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 55 min | |
| Feb 28, 3:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min | |
| Feb 28, 3:45 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 60 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 13 |
| Tornado Warning | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 19 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 42 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Escambia County9
- Suwannee County8
- Baker County8
- Bradford County8
- Duval County8
- Alachua County8
- Santa Rosa County7
- Jackson County7
- Washington County7
- Dixie County7
- Lafayette County7
- Clay County7
- Madison County7
- Nassau County7
- Saint Johns County7
- Union County7
- Okaloosa County6
- Taylor County6
- Columbia County6
- Hamilton County6
- Gilchrist County6
- Putnam County6
- Calhoun County5
- Gadsden County5
- Jefferson County5
- Liberty County5
- Bay County5
- Osceola County5
- Pasco County5
- Holmes County4
- Wakulla County4
- Walton County4
- Hardee County4
- Hillsborough County4
- Indian River County4
- Orange County4
- Polk County4
- Leon County3
- Flagler County3
- Gulf County3
20 more counties
- Brevard County3
- Charlotte County3
- DeSoto County3
- Highlands County3
- Lake County3
- Okeechobee County3
- Seminole County3
- Sumter County3
- Volusia County3
- Levy County3
- Marion County3
- Franklin County2
- Glades County2
- Manatee County2
- Sarasota County2
- Hendry County2
- Palm Beach County2
- Hernando County1
- Pinellas County1
- Collier County1
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.