Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2014
24 severe thunderstorm watches in 2014. 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 24
- Busiest month
- July10 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 73 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 5 hr |
| May 15, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Brunswick and 55 more | 8 hr |
| May 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Clarke, Culpeper and 56 more | 8 hr |
| May 27, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 10, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Smyth, Tazewell | 7 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 97 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| Jun 19, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 60 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 12:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 73 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 55 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 15, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 82 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 24, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Southampton and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 2:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County13
- Loudoun County13
- City of Alexandria13
- City of Fairfax13
- Arlington County12
- Prince William County12
- City of Falls Church12
- City of Manassas12
- City of Manassas Park12
- Culpeper County11
- Fauquier County11
- Orange County11
- Spotsylvania County11
- Stafford County11
- City of Fredericksburg11
- Clarke County11
- King George County10
- Frederick County10
- Madison County10
- Rappahannock County10
- Warren County10
- City of Winchester10
- Greene County9
- Isle of Wight County8
- Louisa County8
- Southampton County8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Norfolk8
- City of Suffolk8
- Albemarle County8
- City of Charlottesville8
- Appomattox County7
- Buckingham County7
- Campbell County7
- Caroline County7
- Charlotte County7
- Fluvanna County7
93 more counties
- Goochland County7
- Halifax County7
- Hanover County7
- Henrico County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- Surry County7
- Sussex County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Danville7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Richmond7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Augusta County7
- Nelson County7
- Page County7
- Rockingham County7
- Shenandoah County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Amelia County6
- Brunswick County6
- Charles City County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Cumberland County6
- Gloucester County6
- Greensville County6
- Henry County6
- James City County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Mathews County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- Powhatan County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Prince George County6
- York County6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Martinsville6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Highland County6
- Dinwiddie County5
- Essex County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Lancaster County5
- Middlesex County5
- New Kent County5
- Northampton County5
- Northumberland County5
- Nottoway County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Amherst County5
- Accomack County4
- Bedford County4
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Botetourt County3
- Craig County3
- Roanoke County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Bland County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Radford2
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
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.