Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, March 2012
3 severe thunderstorm watches in March 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 March 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 3
- Busiest day
- March 24, 20122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland and 12 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Lynchburg2
- Alleghany County2
- Augusta County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Albemarle County1
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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.