Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2017
2 severe thunderstorm watches in August 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 August 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 2
- Busiest day
- August 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Prince William County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Accomack County1
- Charles City County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greene County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Madison County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Orange County1
- Prince George County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Richmond County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
1 more counties
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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.