Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 1997
28 severe thunderstorm watches in 1997. 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 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 28
- Busiest month
- July7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 29, 19972 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 12:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:15 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Giles, Highland | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Highland, Lee, Russell, Scott and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 5, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Southampton, City of Chesapeake and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 11:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 29, 12:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 31 more | 6 hr |
| May 1, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 39 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 15, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 5 hr |
| May 19, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Highland | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Halifax, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Appomattox, Buckingham, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Highland | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Clarke, Frederick and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Giles | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 29 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 33 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 40 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline and 35 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Essex, King George, Richmond, Westmoreland | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County9
- Louisa County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Westmoreland County8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- Caroline County7
- Clarke County7
- Essex County7
- King George County7
- Loudoun County7
- Madison County7
- Orange County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Richmond County7
- Stafford County7
- Warren County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- Page County7
- Rockingham County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Halifax County6
- Albemarle County6
- Arlington County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Greene County6
- Hanover County6
- King and Queen County6
- King William County6
- Lancaster County6
- Nelson County6
- Northumberland County6
- Prince William County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- City of Manassas6
- City of Manassas Park6
93 more counties
- Bath County6
- Augusta County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Brunswick County5
- Greensville County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Southampton County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Accomack County5
- Goochland County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Henrico County5
- Middlesex County5
- New Kent County5
- Appomattox County5
- City of Lynchburg5
- Frederick County5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Winchester5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Lee County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Giles County4
- Charles City County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Gloucester County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- James City County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mathews County4
- Nottoway County4
- Prince George County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Buckingham County4
- Amherst County4
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Martinsville4
- Charlotte County4
- Russell County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Bristol3
- Smyth County3
- Northampton County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Danville3
- Cumberland County3
- Powhatan County3
- Alleghany County3
- Botetourt County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Grayson County3
- Henry County3
- Montgomery County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Amelia County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Bland County2
- Craig County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Wythe County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.