Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 1999
17 severe thunderstorm watches in 1999. 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 1999. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 17
- Busiest month
- July5 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 23, 19992 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 23, 3:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 79 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 23, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 30 more | 4 hr |
| May 24, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 61 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 58 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 40 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, City of Covington | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 62 more | |
| Aug 14, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Lee and 8 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henrico County9
- Brunswick County8
- Charles City County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Greensville County8
- James City County8
- New Kent County8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Richmond8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Culpeper County7
- Louisa County7
- Orange County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- Fauquier County7
- Prince William County7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Chesterfield County7
- Gloucester County7
- Middlesex County7
- Prince George County7
- Southampton County7
- Surry County7
- Sussex County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Franklin7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Suffolk7
- King and Queen County7
- King William County7
- Amelia County6
- Cumberland County6
- Goochland County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Madison County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Nottoway County6
93 more counties
- Powhatan County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- Arlington County6
- Fairfax County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- Isle of Wight County6
- Mathews County6
- York County6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Norfolk6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Portsmouth6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Caroline County6
- Essex County6
- Hanover County6
- King George County6
- Richmond County6
- Stafford County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Lancaster County6
- Northumberland County6
- Albemarle County5
- Buckingham County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Greene County5
- Page County5
- Loudoun County5
- Northampton County5
- Amherst County4
- Appomattox County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Nelson County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Warren County4
- Accomack County4
- Alleghany County4
- Craig County4
- City of Covington4
- Augusta County3
- Bath County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Clarke County3
- City of Winchester3
- Shenandoah County3
- Bland County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Giles County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Highland County2
- City of Danville2
- Frederick County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Grayson County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Galax1
- Henry County1
- City of Bristol1
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.