Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2001
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2001
2 severe thunderstorm watches in August 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 August 2001. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 2
- Busiest day
- August 23, 20012 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amelia County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Caroline County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Craig County1
- Cumberland County1
- Essex County1
- Floyd County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Goochland County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henry County1
- King William County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
27 more counties
- Mecklenburg County1
- Montgomery County1
- Nelson County1
- Nottoway County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
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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.