Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2020
16 severe thunderstorm watches in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 16
- Busiest month
- April5 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 7:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 25 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 11, 11:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 31 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 8, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Frederick, City of Winchester | 2 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 11:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 37 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 4 hr |
| May 3, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Loudoun | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex and 25 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 67 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 28, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 15, 5:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 10 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County8
- Fairfax County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Falls Church8
- Loudoun County8
- Culpeper County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Fauquier County7
- Prince William County7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Stafford County6
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- Albemarle County5
- Nelson County5
- Orange County5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- Clarke County5
- King George County5
- Bland County4
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Tazewell County4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Augusta County4
- Highland County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Staunton4
83 more counties
- City of Waynesboro4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Grayson County3
- Patrick County3
- Smyth County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Warren County3
- Northumberland County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- Cumberland County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Buchanan County2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- Accomack County2
- Lancaster County2
- Richmond County2
- Charlotte County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Henrico County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Middlesex County1
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.