Alert archive / Maryland / 2003
Weather alerts in Maryland, August 2003
105 weather alerts in August 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 August 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 105
- Warnings
- 72
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 27, 200327 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 56 min |
| Aug 3, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 8:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Charles | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 8:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Charles, Prince George's | 88 min |
| Aug 5, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles, Prince George's | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 10:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 65 min |
| Aug 8, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 2:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 8:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Cecil, Kent | 2 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Harford | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 12:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Howard | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 1:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 65 min |
| Aug 12, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 60 min |
| Aug 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 40 min |
| Aug 16, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 54 min |
| Aug 16, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 45 min |
| Aug 16, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 62 min |
| Aug 16, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 57 min |
| Aug 16, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Talbot | 60 min |
| Aug 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert | 61 min |
| Aug 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 76 min |
| Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 30 min |
| Aug 16, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Worcester | 29 min |
| Aug 16, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll | 65 min |
| Aug 16, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's | 6 hr |
| Aug 22, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 3:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 3 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 7:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 68 min |
| Aug 22, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 11:08 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Garrett, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 26, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Carroll, Garrett, Washington | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Garrett and 5 more | 116 min |
| Aug 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 11 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 53 min |
| Aug 26, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Frederick | 79 min |
| Aug 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 73 min |
| Aug 26, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Howard, Montgomery | 70 min |
| Aug 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 97 min |
| Aug 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Queen Anne's and 5 more | 90 min |
| Aug 26, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 73 min |
| Aug 26, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 51 min |
| Aug 26, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Talbot | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George's, Queen Anne's and 5 more | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Somerset, Wicomico | 41 min |
| Aug 26, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 93 min |
| Aug 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Worcester | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 6:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Charles | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Garrett | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 10:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Garrett | 57 min |
| Aug 26, 10:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 11:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 12:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles | 53 min |
| Aug 27, 6:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Garrett, Washington | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:23 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 27, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Harford | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 2:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more | 65 min |
| Aug 27, 3:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick and 7 more | 66 min |
| Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 55 min |
| Aug 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 10 more | 87 min |
| Aug 27, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Howard, Montgomery | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 6:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 15 more | 64 min |
| Aug 27, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 51 min |
| Aug 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 37 min |
| Aug 27, 9:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 56 min |
| Aug 29, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Kent and 4 more | 61 min |
| Aug 30, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 61 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 | 59 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Charles County26
- Prince George's County24
- Garrett County23
- Calvert County21
- Queen Anne's County19
- Kent County19
- Montgomery County19
- Saint Mary's County19
- Allegany County18
- Frederick County18
- Anne Arundel County17
- Caroline County17
- Talbot County16
- Harford County16
- Baltimore County16
- Washington County16
- Howard County15
- Carroll County15
- City of Baltimore14
- Cecil County13
- Worcester County12
- Dorchester County12
- Wicomico County12
- Somerset County11
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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.