Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 2011
20 severe thunderstorm watches in May 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 May 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 20
- Busiest day
- May 24, 20114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County7
- Russell County7
- Scott County7
- Washington County7
- Wise County7
- City of Norton7
- Carroll County6
- Grayson County6
- Patrick County6
- Pulaski County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Bristol6
- City of Galax6
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- Bland County5
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Floyd County5
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Smyth County5
- Tazewell County5
- Botetourt County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- New Kent County5
- Augusta County5
- Highland County5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- City of Radford4
93 more counties
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Craig County4
- Franklin County4
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- Brunswick County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Gloucester County4
- Greensville County4
- Henrico County4
- James City County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- Prince George County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- York County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Albemarle County4
- Caroline County4
- Culpeper County4
- Essex County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Greene County4
- King George County4
- Louisa County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Orange County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Richmond County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- Warren County4
- Westmoreland County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- Isle of Wight County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Arlington County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Lancaster County3
- Loudoun County3
- Northumberland County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Alleghany County3
- Amelia County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bath County3
- Buckingham County3
- Cumberland County3
- Goochland County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Covington3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
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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.