Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2011
6 severe thunderstorm watches in August 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 August 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 6
- Busiest day
- August 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Franklin County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Botetourt County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Albemarle County2
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- King George County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
- Prince William County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Charlottesville2
91 more counties
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Gloucester County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mathews County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- Westmoreland County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Northampton County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
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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.