Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2017
18 severe thunderstorm watches in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 18
- Busiest month
- March5 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 1, 20174 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 72 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 1, 7:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 10:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 65 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 29 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 7 hr |
| Mar 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 10 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax and 12 more | 4 hr |
| May 1, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 61 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| May 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Brunswick and 59 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Lee, Patrick and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 101 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 12, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 6 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Charles City, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 35 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County10
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- Prince William County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- City of Fredericksburg9
- City of Manassas9
- City of Manassas Park9
- Fauquier County8
- King George County8
- Orange County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Stafford County8
- Clarke County7
- Culpeper County7
- Greene County7
- Halifax County7
- Madison County7
- Campbell County6
- Charlotte County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Nottoway County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- Prince Edward County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Danville6
- Albemarle County5
- Amelia County5
- Appomattox County5
- Brunswick County5
- Buckingham County5
- Caroline County5
- Charles City County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Cumberland County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Gloucester County5
- Goochland County5
93 more counties
- Hanover County5
- Henrico County5
- James City County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Louisa County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mathews County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Middlesex County5
- Nelson County5
- New Kent County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Richmond5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- Accomack County4
- Essex County4
- Greensville County4
- Lancaster County4
- Northampton County4
- Northumberland County4
- Richmond County4
- Southampton County4
- Sussex County4
- York County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- Amherst County4
- Augusta County4
- Henry County4
- Page County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Isle of Wight County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Lee County3
- Bedford County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Grayson County2
- Highland County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Radford1
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.