Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 2003
10 severe thunderstorm watches in May 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 May 2003. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 10
- Busiest day
- May 7, 20032 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Smyth and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 7, 3:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| May 7, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 6 hr |
| May 8, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 20 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 6:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 4 hr |
| May 11, 6:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise and 2 more | 5 hr |
| May 17, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Washington and 3 more | 4 hr |
| May 31, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 31 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County6
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- King George County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Prince William County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- Warren County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Winchester3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Bristol3
- Smyth County2
- Greene County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Caroline County2
- Carroll County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
19 more counties
- Pittsylvania County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- Rockingham County1
- Buchanan County1
- Tazewell County1
- Accomack County1
- Albemarle County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- King and Queen County1
- Louisa County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- City of Charlottesville1
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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.