Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2013
27 severe thunderstorm watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 27
- Busiest month
- June11 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 13, 20133 severe thunderstorm watches
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 8:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 17 more | 4 hr |
| May 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 7 hr |
| May 22, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 81 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| Jun 25, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 78 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 56 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Jul 20, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 38 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 1, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Dec 21, 11:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 6 hr |
| Dec 22, 1:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:37 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County12
- Arlington County10
- Clarke County10
- Fairfax County10
- Fauquier County10
- Frederick County10
- Prince William County10
- City of Alexandria10
- City of Fairfax10
- City of Falls Church10
- City of Manassas10
- City of Manassas Park10
- City of Winchester10
- Rappahannock County9
- Shenandoah County9
- Warren County9
- Culpeper County8
- Greene County8
- Madison County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Harrisonburg8
- King George County8
- Stafford County8
- Buchanan County7
- Dickenson County7
- Page County7
- Orange County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- Albemarle County6
- Nelson County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- Gloucester County5
- Isle of Wight County5
- James City County5
- Mathews County5
- Middlesex County5
- Northampton County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
93 more counties
- York County5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Poquoson5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Augusta County5
- Highland County5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Martinsville4
- Accomack County4
- Lancaster County4
- Northumberland County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Lee County4
- Amelia County4
- Brunswick County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Goochland County4
- Greensville County4
- Hanover County4
- Henrico County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- New Kent County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Richmond4
- Carroll County3
- Giles County3
- Grayson County3
- Pulaski County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Bland County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Covington1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.