1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 14, 8:50 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 945 PM EST SAT JUN 14 2003 TNGT...CURRENT BATCH OF CNVCTN WL TRACK THRU NRN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA THRU LWR DELMARVA OVRNGT...AND CUD BUILD INTO NRN HAMPTON ROADS. AREA 00Z SNDGS AND RIC/RAH/FT MEADE PROFILERS SHOW CNVCTN TRACKING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO MIDLVL FLO. 00Z UPR PLOTS SHOW A MIDLVL WSHFT BNDRY AIDING IN THE DEEP CNVRGNC SUPPORTING THE CNVCTN IN THE AREA. ADTNL SCT SHRA ACTVTY IN WRN VA TRACKING E...AND EVEN THO MSAS SHOWS LESS MOISTURE CNVRGNC...CHC POPS STILL WARRANTED IN ALL AREAS. NO OTHER CHGS NEEDED BASED ON CURRENT DATA AND TRENDS...INCL MARINE FCST. REST OF FCST UNTOUCHED. STILL QUESTION HOW MUCH RAIN WL FALL AS LLVL BNDRY TRACKS S AND RLTVLY STG SFC HGH BUILDS INTO THE REGION. IMPRESSIVE MIDLVL MOISTURE WL REMAIN...AND SOME HINT OF LLVL CNVRGNC WITHIN LLVL ONSHORE FLO...AS WELL AS UPSLOPE FLO...BUT WL HV TO SEE HOW MUCH LLVL DRYING CAN OCCUR. CRTNLY XTND CLOUDY PD WELL INTO NXT WK. .AKQ... .MD...NONE. .NC...NONE. .VA...NONE. NS
MDZ021>025-NCZ012>017-030>032-102-VAZ048-049-060>100-141600- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 530 AM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA... NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE. .DAY ONE...TODAY THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT IS FROM DOWNBURST WINDS. ALSO...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. CULLEN THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WAKEFIELD, VA CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): WEATHER.NOAA.GOV/AKQ.
MDZ022>025-150000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 658 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE THROUGH 8 PM... AT 655 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP OF DORCHESTER COUNTY...TO JUST NORTH OF SALSBURY...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT SALISBURY THROUGH 715 PM...AND WILL REACH PRINCESS ANNE AND SNOW HILL BY 730 PM. OCEAN CITY WILL BEGIN TO SEE THE STORMS BY 8 PM. EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL IN THE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ074-076>078-085-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 729 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING THOUGH THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA... AT 725 PM...RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST NORTH OF TAPPAHANNOCK TO JUST WEST OF LEWISETTA...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS OF NORTHUMBERLAND...ESSEX...RICHMOND...LANCASTER AND MIDDLESEX COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM. EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL IN THE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
MDZ023>025-VAZ099-150100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 750 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE TRACKING TOWARD COASTAL MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA... AT 750 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PRINCESS ANNE TO CRISFIELD...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT POCOMOKE CITY THROUGH 815 PM...SNOW HILL AND NEW CHURCH BY 830 PM...AND ASSATEAGUE TO WALLOPS ISLAND BEFORE 9 PM. EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL IN THE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ049-063-064-150100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 757 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING LOUISA AND CAROLINE COUNTIES... AT 755 PM...RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN ORANGE AND SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTIES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE STORMS WILL AFFECT LOUISA AND CAROLINE COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM...AND WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST HANOVER COUNTY AFTER 830 PM. EXPECT HEAVY DOWNPOURS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL IN THE STORMS. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ049-063-064-072>075-150200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 848 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM LOUISA TO CAROLINE COUNTIES...WILL AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF RICHMOND THROUGH 10 PM... AT 850 PM...RADAR SHOWED A BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM LOUISA TO NORTHWEST HANOVER COUNTY...TO CAROLINE COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL TRACK THROUGH LOUISA...HANOVER AND CAROLINE COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM...THEN APPROACH WESTMORELAND...KING AND QUEEN...ESSEX AND KING WILLIAM COUNTIES BY 10 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS ARE POSSIBLE LOCALLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DEPTH. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
VAZ063-064-072>078-083>086-150300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1000 PM EDT SAT JUN 14 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA THROUGH 11 PM... AT 1000 PM...RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HANOVER AND CAROLINE COUNTIES TO THE TAPPAHANNOCK AREA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE STORMS WILL REACH THE SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BY 11 PM. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN PER HOUR AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS IS LIKELY...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION. STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS ARE POSSIBLE LOCALLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATER IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DEPTH. IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE IN DANGER OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORMS PASS. NS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Many secondary roads were reported impassable or closed due to high water. Route 33, Route 15, and Route 22 were reported impassable due to significant standing water.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, June 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5365807.