Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2005
19 severe thunderstorm watches in 2005. 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 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 19
- Busiest month
- April5 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 22, 20052 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 12:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Bristol | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 23, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 56 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 6 hr |
| May 15, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 19, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 22 more | 7 hr |
| May 23, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Culpeper and 53 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Buckingham, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 4 hr |
| Jul 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna and 20 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline, Clarke and 31 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 16, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 39 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 57 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 54 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Louisa County7
- Orange County7
- Charlotte County6
- Albemarle County6
- Culpeper County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Greene County6
- King George County6
- Madison County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Russell County5
- Wise County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Norton5
- City of Danville5
- Caroline County5
- Greensville County5
- Southampton County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Franklin5
- Lee County4
- Scott County4
- Halifax County4
- Amelia County4
- Buckingham County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Clarke County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Essex County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
93 more counties
- Henrico County4
- James City County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Richmond County4
- Stafford County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- Warren County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Winchester4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Northampton County4
- York County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Washington County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Campbell County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Giles County3
- Grayson County3
- Henry County3
- Montgomery County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Arlington County3
- Brunswick County3
- Fairfax County3
- Loudoun County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Bland County3
- Tazewell County3
- Gloucester County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Bath County3
- Augusta County3
- City of Staunton3
- Craig County2
- Appomattox County2
- Smyth County2
- Highland County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Amherst County1
- Accomack County1
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.