Alert archive / Maryland / 2008
Weather alerts in Maryland, August 2008
73 weather alerts in August 2008, 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 73
- Warnings
- 56
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 2
- Busiest day
- August 2, 200821 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 2, 1:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 2:43 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PBZ | Garrett | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Charles and 15 more | 57 min |
| Aug 2, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Harford | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Harford | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 4:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 37 min |
| Aug 2, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Somerset, Worcester | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 min |
| Aug 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester and 12 more | 96 min |
| Aug 2, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Wicomico | 67 min |
| Aug 2, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery, Prince George's | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Montgomery | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Howard, Prince George's | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 5:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles and 9 more | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 6:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 10:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 33 min |
| Aug 10, 10:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 10 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caroline, Cecil, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Wicomico and 1 more | 85 min |
| Aug 10, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Harford | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Dorchester and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 54 min |
| Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, Washington | 84 min |
| Aug 10, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 75 min |
| Aug 10, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 35 min |
| Aug 10, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | PHI | Cecil | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil, Kent | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 69 min |
| Aug 10, 6:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Somerset, Worcester | 59 min |
| Aug 13, 6:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 73 min |
| Aug 14, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Allegany | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Howard, Montgomery | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 16 min |
| Aug 14, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Howard | 21 min |
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll, Harford | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Prince George's | 26 min |
| Aug 14, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert, Prince George's | 43 min |
| Aug 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 57 min |
| Aug 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 13 more | 60 min |
| Aug 14, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Harford | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Cecil | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Calvert, Charles, Dorchester, Saint Mary's, Somerset, Wicomico and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Saint Mary's | 94 min |
| Aug 28, 9:15 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Allegany | 11 hr |
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 | 51 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Anne Arundel County18
- Prince George's County18
- Baltimore County14
- Frederick County14
- Calvert County13
- Harford County13
- Montgomery County13
- Cecil County12
- Kent County12
- Queen Anne's County12
- Carroll County12
- Saint Mary's County12
- Washington County12
- Howard County11
- Somerset County11
- Wicomico County11
- Talbot County9
- Dorchester County9
- Worcester County9
- Charles County8
- City of Baltimore8
- Caroline County7
- Allegany County4
- Garrett County3
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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.