Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, May 2016
5 severe thunderstorm watches in May 2016. 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 May 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
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- Busiest day
- May 2, 20162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd and 15 more | 3 hr |
| May 2, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 68 more | 8 hr |
| May 2, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more | 5 hr |
| May 3, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia and 5 more | 4 hr |
| May 10, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Suffolk2
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Bedford County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
85 more counties
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Grayson County1
- Greene County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Highland County1
- King George County1
- Lee County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Danville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Galax1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Norton1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Surry County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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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.