Alert archive / Florida / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Florida, 2003
14 severe thunderstorm watches in 2003. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm watches reaches back to 1997.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 14
- Busiest month
- March7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 13, 20032 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 7, 12:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, DeSoto and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 14, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Escambia, Holmes, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton | 5 hr |
| Mar 20, 9:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Columbia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Jefferson and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Brevard, Charlotte, Citrus and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa | 5 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Baker, Columbia, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Duval, Flagler and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Gadsden, Holmes, Jackson and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 10:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jackson, Okaloosa and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 18, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie and 17 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alachua County6
- Bradford County6
- Clay County6
- Columbia County6
- Duval County6
- Flagler County6
- Gilchrist County6
- Jefferson County6
- Lafayette County6
- Levy County6
- Madison County6
- Marion County6
- Putnam County6
- Saint Johns County6
- Suwannee County6
- Union County6
- Baker County5
- Gadsden County5
- Hamilton County5
- Taylor County5
- Escambia County5
- Holmes County5
- Okaloosa County5
- Santa Rosa County5
- Walton County5
- Dixie County4
- Leon County4
- Liberty County4
- Nassau County4
- Wakulla County4
- Lake County4
- Calhoun County4
- Jackson County4
- Washington County4
- Citrus County3
- Hernando County3
- Sumter County3
- Volusia County3
- Bay County3
- Franklin County2
23 more counties
- Brevard County2
- DeSoto County2
- Hardee County2
- Hillsborough County2
- Indian River County2
- Manatee County2
- Orange County2
- Osceola County2
- Pasco County2
- Polk County2
- Seminole County2
- Gulf County2
- Pinellas County1
- Sarasota County1
- Charlotte County1
- Glades County1
- Hendry County1
- Highlands County1
- Lee County1
- Martin County1
- Okeechobee County1
- Palm Beach County1
- Saint Lucie County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.