Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2001
27 severe thunderstorm watches in 2001. 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 2001. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 27
- Busiest month
- May8 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 22, 20012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| May 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Russell and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 22, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 6 hr |
| May 22, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 93 more | 7 hr |
| May 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 61 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 26, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee, Russell and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 5, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 7, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 59 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 32 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Essex and 20 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 23, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath and 50 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 24, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County10
- Scott County9
- Wise County9
- City of Norton9
- Arlington County8
- Fairfax County8
- Fauquier County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Falls Church8
- City of Manassas8
- City of Manassas Park8
- Dickenson County8
- Washington County8
- Amelia County8
- Chesterfield County8
- Clarke County7
- Loudoun County7
- Prince William County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Warren County7
- Buchanan County7
- Russell County7
- Brunswick County7
- Caroline County7
- Culpeper County7
- Essex County7
- Hanover County7
- Lunenburg County7
- Nottoway County7
- Powhatan County7
- Westmoreland County7
- City of Richmond7
- Greensville County7
- Southampton County7
- City of Emporia7
- City of Franklin7
- Frederick County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Winchester6
93 more counties
- City of Bristol6
- Smyth County6
- Tazewell County6
- Appomattox County6
- Botetourt County6
- Buckingham County6
- Charles City County6
- Charlotte County6
- Cumberland County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Floyd County6
- Goochland County6
- Henrico County6
- King William County6
- Louisa County6
- Madison County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Prince George County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Sussex County6
- Bland County5
- Giles County5
- City of Danville5
- Campbell County5
- Carroll County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Grayson County5
- Halifax County5
- King and Queen County5
- King George County5
- New Kent County5
- Orange County5
- Page County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Richmond County5
- Roanoke County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Galax5
- City of Petersburg5
- Isle of Wight County5
- Surry County5
- City of Williamsburg5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Albemarle County4
- Amherst County4
- Bedford County4
- Craig County4
- Franklin County4
- Henry County4
- Montgomery County4
- Nelson County4
- Northumberland County4
- Patrick County4
- Pulaski County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Radford4
- James City County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Alleghany County3
- Greene County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Accomack County3
- Gloucester County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northampton County3
- York County3
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Highland 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.