Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2006
32 severe thunderstorm watches in 2006. 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 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 32
- Busiest month
- April10 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- September 28, 20064 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 2, 6:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 3, 12:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Caroline and 37 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 39 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 11:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 36 more | 5 hr |
| May 14, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 67 more | 7 hr |
| May 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| May 25, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 23 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, King George and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke and 33 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 89 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 70 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 81 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 28, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 35 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 28, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 28, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Buckingham, Clarke, Culpeper and 31 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 28, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 11, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 7 hr |
| Dec 1, 10:09 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County12
- Arlington County11
- Fairfax County11
- Prince William County11
- Spotsylvania County11
- Stafford County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Fairfax11
- City of Falls Church11
- City of Manassas11
- City of Manassas Park11
- Henry County10
- City of Martinsville10
- Albemarle County10
- Brunswick County10
- Cumberland County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Greensville County10
- Halifax County10
- Lunenburg County10
- Mecklenburg County10
- Nottoway County10
- Pittsylvania County10
- Powhatan County10
- City of Charlottesville10
- City of Danville10
- City of Emporia10
- Culpeper County10
- Fauquier County10
- King George County10
- Madison County10
- Orange County10
- Rappahannock County10
- Bedford County9
- Franklin County9
- Amelia County9
- Buckingham County9
- Charlotte County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Nelson County9
93 more counties
- Prince Edward County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Lynchburg9
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Staunton9
- City of Waynesboro9
- Greene County9
- Scott County8
- Botetourt County8
- Patrick County8
- Roanoke County8
- City of Roanoke8
- City of Salem8
- Amherst County8
- Appomattox County8
- Augusta County8
- Campbell County8
- Goochland County8
- Henrico County8
- City of Richmond8
- Clarke County8
- Page County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- City of Harrisonburg8
- City of Winchester8
- Charles City County8
- Prince George County8
- Southampton County8
- Surry County8
- Sussex County8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Hopewell8
- Bland County7
- Carroll County7
- Craig County7
- Floyd County7
- Giles County7
- Grayson County7
- Montgomery County7
- Pulaski County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Buena Vista7
- Caroline County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Hanover County7
- Louisa County7
- Frederick County7
- Warren County7
- Isle of Wight County7
- James City County7
- York County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Suffolk7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Lee County6
- Russell County6
- Wise County6
- City of Norton6
- Rockbridge County6
- Smyth County6
- Tazewell County6
- Essex County6
- Richmond County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Westmoreland County6
- King William County6
- New Kent County6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Galax6
- City of Radford6
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- City of Covington5
- City of Lexington5
- Lancaster County5
- Northumberland County5
- King and Queen County5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Highland County4
- Gloucester County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- Accomack County3
- Northampton County2
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.