Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 1998
11 severe thunderstorm watches in May 1998. 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 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 11
- Busiest day
- May 25, 19983 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 4, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 52 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 4 hr |
| May 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Grayson and 16 more | 4 hr |
| May 24, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 49 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grayson, Henry, Lee, Patrick, Scott, City of Bristol and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Dickenson, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott and 8 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Floyd and 33 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Henry | 6 hr |
| May 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Loudoun, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| May 31, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County6
- Scott County5
- Dickenson County4
- Henry County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Grayson County3
- Patrick County3
- Pulaski County3
- Russell County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- Brunswick County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Orange County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
92 more counties
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Bland County2
- Buchanan County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Campbell County2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Danville2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King George County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Clarke County1
- Craig County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Charlotte County1
- Franklin County1
- Halifax County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pittsylvania County1
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Sources
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