Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2010
39 severe thunderstorm watches in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 39
- Busiest month
- May9 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- August 5, 20104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 12:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 6 hr |
| Apr 25, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 20 more | 6 hr |
| May 2, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 2, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 12, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 94 more | 6 hr |
| May 14, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 55 more | 7 hr |
| May 17, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 8 hr |
| May 28, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 30 more | 7 hr |
| May 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 47 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 62 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig and 24 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 24, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jun 24, 12:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath and 67 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 57 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 8 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 68 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 70 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 40 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 5, 10:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 118 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 50 more | 9 hr |
| Aug 12, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 39 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 8:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Lunenburg and 21 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 8 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County19
- Fauquier County18
- Madison County18
- Spotsylvania County18
- Culpeper County17
- Greene County17
- King George County17
- Orange County17
- Page County17
- Prince William County17
- Stafford County17
- City of Manassas17
- City of Manassas Park17
- Arlington County16
- Fairfax County16
- Loudoun County16
- Warren County16
- City of Alexandria16
- City of Fairfax16
- City of Falls Church16
- City of Fredericksburg16
- Clarke County15
- Rockingham County15
- Shenandoah County15
- City of Harrisonburg15
- Albemarle County14
- City of Charlottesville14
- Frederick County13
- City of Winchester13
- Nelson County13
- Augusta County12
- City of Staunton12
- City of Waynesboro12
- Fluvanna County11
- Goochland County11
- Louisa County11
- Lunenburg County11
- Nottoway County11
- Prince Edward County11
- Amelia County10
93 more counties
- Bedford County10
- Caroline County10
- Cumberland County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Essex County10
- Franklin County10
- Hanover County10
- King and Queen County10
- King William County10
- Mecklenburg County10
- Northumberland County10
- Powhatan County10
- Prince George County10
- Richmond County10
- Westmoreland County10
- City of Petersburg10
- Amherst County9
- Botetourt County9
- Charles City County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Craig County9
- Henrico County9
- Highland County9
- Lancaster County9
- Montgomery County9
- New Kent County9
- Roanoke County9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Radford9
- City of Richmond9
- City of Roanoke9
- City of Salem9
- Carroll County9
- Floyd County9
- Giles County9
- Grayson County9
- Patrick County9
- City of Galax9
- Lee County8
- Alleghany County8
- Bath County8
- Brunswick County8
- Buckingham County8
- Campbell County8
- Charlotte County8
- Greensville County8
- James City County8
- Middlesex County8
- Pittsylvania County8
- Rockbridge County8
- Southampton County8
- Surry County8
- Sussex County8
- York County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Covington8
- City of Danville8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Lexington8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Bland County8
- Pulaski County8
- Wythe County8
- Buchanan County7
- Dickenson County7
- Russell County7
- Scott County7
- Appomattox County7
- Gloucester County7
- Halifax County7
- Isle of Wight County7
- Mathews County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Hampton7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Poquoson7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Suffolk7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Smyth County7
- Tazewell County7
- Accomack County7
- Henry County7
- City of Martinsville7
- Wise County6
- City of Norton6
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Northampton County4
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.