Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, July 2003
13 severe thunderstorm watches in July 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 July 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 13
- Busiest day
- July 9, 20033 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 45 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 69 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 50 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Bristol | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 52 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 32 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 11, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 34 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 48 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County7
- Fauquier County6
- Loudoun County6
- Clarke County6
- Culpeper County6
- Madison County6
- Page County6
- Warren County6
- City of Winchester6
- Prince William County5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Albemarle County5
- Amherst County5
- Bedford County5
- Bland County5
- Frederick County5
- Greene County5
- Highland County5
- Nelson County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Lynchburg5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Fairfax County4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Alleghany County4
- Augusta County4
- Bath County4
- Botetourt County4
- Campbell County4
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
93 more counties
- Rockbridge County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- City of Staunton4
- Appomattox County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Louisa County4
- Orange County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Suffolk4
- Arlington County3
- City of Alexandria3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Grayson County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Galax3
- Stafford County3
- Buchanan County3
- Buckingham County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Smyth County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Tazewell County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Norton3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Gloucester County3
- Goochland County3
- Greensville County3
- Halifax County3
- Henrico County3
- James City County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mathews County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Middlesex County3
- New Kent County3
- Northampton County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- York County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Danville3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Norfolk3
- Henry County2
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Charlotte County2
- Essex County2
- Hanover County2
- King and Queen County2
- King George County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Bristol1
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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.