Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2003
12 severe thunderstorm watches in August 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 August 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 12
- Busiest day
- August 27, 20034 severe thunderstorm watches
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 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Russell and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 80 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 22 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Northumberland | 4 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Page and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline, Cumberland, Essex and 26 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King George County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- Page County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Warren County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Caroline County4
- Essex County4
- Louisa County4
- Clarke County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Greene County4
- Loudoun County4
- Madison County4
- Orange County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Winchester4
- Buckingham County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- King William County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Richmond3
- King and Queen County3
87 more counties
- Northumberland County3
- Richmond County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Culpeper County3
- Bland County2
- Giles County2
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Amelia County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Nelson County2
- Nottoway County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- Brunswick County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Newport News2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Augusta County2
- City of Staunton2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Tazewell County1
- Albemarle County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Lexington1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Charles City County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Gloucester County1
- Grayson County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Montgomery County1
- Prince George County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Galax1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Radford1
- City of Salem1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Highland County1
- Accomack County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.