Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2015
27 severe thunderstorm watches in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 27
- Busiest month
- June13 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 30, 20153 severe thunderstorm watches
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By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 4:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 31 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford and 77 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 4 hr |
| May 27, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 8, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 10 more | 2 hr |
| Jun 20, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford and 73 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Northampton | 4 hr |
| Jun 21, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan and 36 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 74 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 82 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 65 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 34 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jul 11, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jul 13, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Lee and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 14 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 72 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County9
- Dickenson County9
- Alleghany County9
- Bath County9
- Botetourt County9
- Craig County9
- Rockbridge County9
- City of Buena Vista9
- City of Covington9
- City of Lexington9
- Lee County8
- Bedford County8
- Campbell County8
- Montgomery County8
- Roanoke County8
- City of Roanoke8
- City of Salem8
- Greensville County7
- City of Emporia7
- Amherst County7
- Appomattox County7
- Buckingham County7
- Charlotte County7
- Cumberland County7
- Floyd County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Franklin County7
- Goochland County7
- Halifax County7
- Hanover County7
- Henry County7
- Louisa County7
- Patrick County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Lynchburg7
- City of Martinsville7
- City of Radford7
- Russell County7
- Scott County7
93 more counties
- Washington County7
- Wise County7
- City of Bristol7
- City of Norton7
- Tazewell County7
- Brunswick County6
- Charles City County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Essex County6
- Gloucester County6
- James City County6
- King and Queen County6
- King William County6
- Lancaster County6
- Middlesex County6
- New Kent County6
- Northumberland County6
- Richmond County6
- Southampton County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Petersburg6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Amelia County6
- Caroline County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Henrico County6
- Powhatan County6
- Prince Edward County6
- City of Richmond6
- Arlington County6
- Fairfax County6
- Loudoun County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- Giles County6
- Orange County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Albemarle County6
- Augusta County6
- Nelson County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Smyth County6
- Isle of Wight County5
- Mathews County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Carroll County5
- Grayson County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Nottoway County5
- Pulaski County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Galax5
- Bland County5
- Culpeper County5
- Fauquier County5
- King George County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- City of Manassas5
- Greene County5
- Highland County5
- Rockingham County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- York County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Manassas Park2
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.