Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2002
30 severe thunderstorm watches in 2002. 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 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 30
- Busiest month
- May15 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 2, 20025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 7:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Buchanan, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 11:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grayson | 4 hr |
| May 2, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 45 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 7 hr |
| May 2, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 21 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 21 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 63 more | 5 hr |
| May 9, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 39 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| May 12, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 5:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott and 6 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland and 44 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 54 more | 5 hr |
| May 13, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 51 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Grayson, Lee and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Highland, Madison, Page and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 64 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 32 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 46 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 49 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 59 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County12
- City of Danville12
- Henry County12
- Pittsylvania County12
- City of Martinsville12
- Charlotte County11
- Bland County11
- Floyd County11
- Roanoke County11
- City of Roanoke11
- City of Salem11
- Carroll County11
- Patrick County11
- Goochland County10
- Wythe County10
- Grayson County10
- Appomattox County10
- Bedford County10
- Botetourt County10
- Campbell County10
- Franklin County10
- City of Galax10
- City of Lynchburg10
- Amelia County9
- Brunswick County9
- Mecklenburg County9
- Hanover County9
- Prince Edward County9
- Craig County9
- Montgomery County9
- Pulaski County9
- Tazewell County9
- City of Radford9
- Buckingham County9
- Cumberland County9
- Charles City County8
- Chesterfield County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Greensville County8
- Henrico County8
93 more counties
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
- Lunenburg County8
- New Kent County8
- Nottoway County8
- Richmond County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Richmond8
- Caroline County8
- Powhatan County8
- Giles County8
- Smyth County8
- Washington County8
- Amherst County8
- Nelson County8
- Rockbridge County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- City of Lexington8
- Fluvanna County8
- James City County7
- Lancaster County7
- Middlesex County7
- Northumberland County7
- Prince George County7
- Southampton County7
- Sussex County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Franklin7
- City of Hopewell7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Suffolk7
- Essex County7
- Buchanan County7
- Albemarle County7
- Culpeper County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Page County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Rockingham County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Clarke County7
- Fairfax County7
- Frederick County7
- Louisa County7
- Shenandoah County7
- Warren County7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- City of Winchester7
- Accomack County6
- Gloucester County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- Mathews County6
- Surry County6
- York County6
- City of Portsmouth6
- City of Williamsburg6
- King George County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Alleghany County6
- City of Covington6
- Russell County6
- Scott County6
- Augusta County6
- Orange County6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Fauquier County6
- Loudoun County6
- Prince William County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Manassas6
- City of Manassas Park6
- Arlington County6
- City of Alexandria6
- Northampton County5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Poquoson5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Dickenson County5
- Lee County5
- Wise County5
- City of Norton5
- Highland County5
- City of Bristol5
- Bath County4
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. Rebuilt daily.