Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, April 2015
5 severe thunderstorm watches in April 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 April 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 5
- Busiest day
- April 10, 20152 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Gloucester County2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Poquoson1
55 more counties
- Alleghany County1
- Amelia County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Caroline County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Craig County1
- Cumberland County1
- Floyd County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Franklin County1
- Goochland County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Henry County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Montgomery County1
- Nottoway County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
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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.