Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2009
5 severe thunderstorm watches in August 2009. 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 August 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 5
- Busiest day
- August 4, 20091 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 15 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 73 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 49 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greensville County4
- City of Emporia4
- Gloucester County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- James City County3
- Mathews County3
- Northampton County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- York County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Brunswick County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
53 more counties
- King and Queen County2
- King George County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Louisa County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Orange County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Arlington County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
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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.