Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 2002
15 severe thunderstorm watches in May 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 May 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 15
- Busiest day
- May 2, 20025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County9
- Pittsylvania County9
- City of Martinsville9
- Carroll County8
- Patrick County8
- City of Danville8
- Halifax County8
- Grayson County7
- Appomattox County7
- Bedford County7
- Botetourt County7
- Campbell County7
- Floyd County7
- Franklin County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Galax7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Salem7
- Charlotte County7
- Buckingham County6
- Craig County6
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Radford6
- Cumberland County6
- Goochland County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Amherst County5
- Bland County5
- Giles County5
- Nelson County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Hanover County5
- Powhatan County5
93 more counties
- Albemarle County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Washington County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Louisa County4
- Amelia County4
- Caroline County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Alleghany County3
- Augusta County3
- Culpeper County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Buchanan County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- City of Bristol3
- Greensville County3
- City of Emporia3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
- Prince William County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Warren County3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Winchester3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Essex County3
- Henrico County3
- James City County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
- New Kent County3
- Northumberland County3
- Prince George County3
- Richmond County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Mathews County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- Westmoreland County2
- York County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Arlington County2
- City of Alexandria2
- Isle of Wight County1
- Northampton County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- King George County1
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Sources
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