Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, April 2017
2 severe thunderstorm watches in April 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 April 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 2
- Busiest day
- April 6, 20171 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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Orange County1
- Prince William County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Brunswick County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Martinsville1
Nearby
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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.