Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 1997
4 severe thunderstorm watches in May 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 May 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 4
- Busiest day
- May 1, 19971 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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Accomack County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hopewell1
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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.