Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 2006
5 severe thunderstorm watches in May 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 May 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 5
- Busiest day
- May 26, 20063 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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Brunswick County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charles City County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Franklin County2
- Greensville County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- James City County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Prince George County2
- Roanoke County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
65 more counties
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amelia County1
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Greene County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Louisa County1
- Nelson County1
- New Kent County1
- Orange County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Richmond County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Covington1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Gloucester County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Mathews County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
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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.