Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2011
53 severe thunderstorm watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 11:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 83 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 37 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 12:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 21 more | 111 min |
| Apr 8, 2:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 24, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 50 more | 7 hr |
| May 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| May 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 16 more | 8 hr |
| May 10, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| May 13, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Grayson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 7 more | 6 hr |
| May 13, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig and 15 more | 8 hr |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 29 more | 8 hr |
| May 18, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 45 more | 8 hr |
| May 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 7 hr |
| May 22, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 10:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 9 hr |
| May 23, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford and 78 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 7:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 8 hr |
| May 24, 10:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 7 hr |
| May 24, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Augusta, Brunswick, Caroline and 66 more | 5 hr |
| May 24, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 10:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan and 32 more | 11 hr |
| May 26, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 52 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 39 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 9, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Buchanan, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 107 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 35 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Augusta, Brunswick, Caroline and 58 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 81 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 10:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 35 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 67 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 61 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 8 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 39 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Stafford County18
- City of Fredericksburg18
- King George County17
- Spotsylvania County17
- Albemarle County17
- Nelson County17
- City of Charlottesville17
- Arlington County16
- Fairfax County16
- Prince William County16
- City of Alexandria16
- City of Falls Church16
- City of Manassas Park16
- Augusta County16
- Greene County16
- Madison County16
- Orange County16
- City of Staunton16
- City of Waynesboro16
- Patrick County16
- Culpeper County15
- Fauquier County15
- Henry County15
- Highland County15
- Page County15
- Rockingham County15
- City of Fairfax15
- City of Harrisonburg15
- City of Manassas15
- City of Martinsville15
- Russell County15
- Washington County15
- Carroll County15
- City of Galax15
- Lee County14
- Franklin County14
- Hanover County14
- King and Queen County14
- King William County14
- Loudoun County14
93 more counties
- Rappahannock County14
- Clarke County14
- Frederick County14
- City of Winchester14
- Scott County14
- Wise County14
- City of Bristol14
- City of Norton14
- Pulaski County14
- Wythe County14
- Bedford County13
- Botetourt County13
- Campbell County13
- Charlotte County13
- Essex County13
- Halifax County13
- New Kent County13
- Pittsylvania County13
- Roanoke County13
- City of Danville13
- City of Lynchburg13
- City of Roanoke13
- City of Salem13
- Shenandoah County13
- Warren County13
- Floyd County13
- Giles County13
- Grayson County13
- Amherst County12
- Appomattox County12
- Brunswick County12
- Buckingham County12
- Caroline County12
- Charles City County12
- Chesterfield County12
- Dinwiddie County12
- Fluvanna County12
- Henrico County12
- Louisa County12
- Prince George County12
- Richmond County12
- City of Colonial Heights12
- City of Hopewell12
- City of Petersburg12
- City of Richmond12
- Middlesex County12
- Buchanan County12
- Dickenson County12
- Amelia County11
- Greensville County11
- Isle of Wight County11
- James City County11
- Lunenburg County11
- Mecklenburg County11
- Nottoway County11
- Rockbridge County11
- Southampton County11
- Surry County11
- Sussex County11
- Westmoreland County11
- City of Buena Vista11
- City of Franklin11
- City of Lexington11
- City of Suffolk11
- Gloucester County11
- Mathews County11
- York County11
- City of Radford11
- Bland County11
- Smyth County11
- Tazewell County11
- Lancaster County11
- Northumberland County11
- Cumberland County10
- Goochland County10
- Powhatan County10
- Prince Edward County10
- City of Emporia10
- City of Williamsburg10
- Montgomery County10
- City of Hampton9
- City of Newport News9
- Craig County9
- City of Chesapeake9
- City of Norfolk9
- City of Portsmouth9
- City of Virginia Beach9
- Bath County8
- Alleghany County7
- City of Covington7
- Accomack County7
- Northampton County6
- City of Poquoson5
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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.