Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2021
25 severe thunderstorm watches in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 25
- Busiest month
- June8 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- March 28, 20212 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 27, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Carroll, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Floyd, Franklin and 22 more | 7 hr |
| May 4, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 98 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 36 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex and 24 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig and 7 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 12 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jun 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 62 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Loudoun | 5 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 21, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 55 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 36 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 82 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 65 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 25, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 38 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County13
- Fairfax County13
- Stafford County13
- City of Alexandria13
- City of Falls Church13
- Loudoun County13
- Prince William County12
- City of Manassas12
- City of Manassas Park12
- King George County12
- City of Fairfax12
- City of Fredericksburg12
- Fauquier County11
- Clarke County11
- Caroline County10
- Culpeper County10
- Essex County10
- Frederick County10
- Louisa County10
- Madison County10
- Orange County10
- Rappahannock County10
- Spotsylvania County10
- Westmoreland County10
- City of Winchester10
- Albemarle County9
- Fluvanna County9
- Greene County9
- Nelson County9
- Page County9
- Warren County9
- City of Charlottesville9
- Richmond County8
- Shenandoah County8
- Halifax County7
- Henry County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Martinsville7
- Charlotte County7
82 more counties
- Amelia County7
- Augusta County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Cumberland County7
- Goochland County7
- Hanover County7
- Henrico County7
- King and Queen County7
- King William County7
- Northumberland County7
- Powhatan County7
- Rockingham County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Richmond7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Franklin County6
- Patrick County6
- Southampton County6
- City of Franklin6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Prince George County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg6
- Appomattox County6
- Buckingham County6
- Campbell County6
- New Kent County6
- Prince Edward County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- Isle of Wight County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Suffolk5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- Amherst County5
- Bedford County5
- Highland County5
- Lancaster County5
- Nottoway County5
- Charles City County5
- Floyd County4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Brunswick County4
- Botetourt County4
- James City County4
- Rockbridge County4
- York County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Carroll County3
- Greensville County3
- City of Emporia3
- Craig County3
- Gloucester County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Accomack County3
- City of Galax2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Montgomery County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Radford2
- Northampton County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Tazewell 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. Rebuilt daily.