Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, April 2002
4 severe thunderstorm watches in April 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 April 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 4
- Busiest day
- April 28, 20022 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bland County3
- Buchanan County3
- Tazewell County3
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King George County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
37 more counties
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Danville1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Alleghany County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
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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.