Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, July 2012
16 severe thunderstorm watches in July 2012. 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 July 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 16
- Busiest day
- July 24, 20123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Franklin, Greensville, Halifax, Henry and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 1, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 54 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 26 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Lee and 9 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 89 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 20 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 26, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 100 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 40 more | 8 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Giles County8
- Bland County7
- Grayson County7
- Smyth County7
- Tazewell County7
- Wythe County7
- Buchanan County6
- Carroll County6
- Dickenson County6
- Floyd County6
- Franklin County6
- Henry County6
- Montgomery County6
- Patrick County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- Pulaski County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Galax6
- City of Martinsville6
- City of Radford6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Clarke County6
- Craig County6
- Frederick County6
- Nelson County6
- Page County6
- Rockingham County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Warren County6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- City of Winchester6
- Culpeper County6
- Greene County6
- King George County6
- Madison County6
- Orange County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
92 more counties
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Amherst County5
- Augusta County5
- Botetourt County5
- Highland County5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Albemarle County5
- Arlington County5
- Caroline County5
- Essex County5
- Fairfax County5
- Fauquier County5
- Loudoun County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Manassas5
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Brunswick County4
- Charlotte County4
- Greensville County4
- Halifax County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- City of Emporia4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Bedford County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Cumberland County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Lancaster County4
- Louisa County4
- Middlesex County4
- Northumberland County4
- Lee County3
- Accomack County3
- Amelia County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Campbell County3
- Henrico County3
- New Kent County3
- City of Richmond3
- Gloucester County3
- Mathews County3
- York County3
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- Charles City County2
- James City County2
- Northampton County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Williamsburg2
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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.