Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, April 2011
8 severe thunderstorm watches in April 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 April 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
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- Busiest day
- April 8, 20112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Carroll County5
- Giles County5
- Pulaski County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Galax5
- Russell County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Floyd County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Radford4
- Bland County4
- Grayson County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Lee County3
- Scott County3
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
36 more counties
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Prince William County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Augusta County1
- Bath County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
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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.