Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2018
13 severe thunderstorm watches in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 13
- Busiest month
- May7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 14, 20182 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 5 hr |
| May 10, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 95 more | 8 hr |
| May 12, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 13, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 12:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 9 hr |
| May 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham and 54 more | 4 hr |
| May 15, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 6 more | 4 hr |
| May 22, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham and 50 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 23, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 41 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun, Madison and 7 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 13 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County9
- Fauquier County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Arlington County7
- Clarke County7
- Culpeper County7
- Fairfax County7
- Madison County7
- Prince William County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Fairfax7
- City of Falls Church7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Essex County6
- Frederick County6
- Greene County6
- King and Queen County6
- King George County6
- King William County6
- Orange County6
- Page County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- Warren County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- City of Winchester6
- Caroline County5
- Hanover County5
- Lancaster County5
- Louisa County5
- Northumberland County5
- Richmond County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Albemarle County4
- Charles City County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Gloucester County4
- Goochland County4
- James City County4
74 more counties
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- Nelson County4
- New Kent County4
- Rockingham County4
- Westmoreland County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Amelia County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Augusta County3
- Brunswick County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Greensville County3
- Henrico County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Northampton County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince George County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Richmond3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Accomack County3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Highland County2
- Russell County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Bedford County1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Martinsville1
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.