Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2022
29 severe thunderstorm watches in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 29
- Busiest month
- July10 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 22, 20223 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 7, 4:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 4 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 34 more | 5 hr |
| May 1, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 28 more | 7 hr |
| May 16, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 29 more | 10 hr |
| May 16, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Chesterfield, Culpeper, Essex and 25 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 22, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 7 hr |
| May 27, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 65 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 91 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll and 26 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 78 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Brunswick, Buckingham and 48 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Tazewell, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 25 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Fluvanna and 18 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 20 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 51 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham and 6 more | 3 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 66 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 65 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 25, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King George County15
- City of Fredericksburg15
- Albemarle County14
- Culpeper County14
- Fauquier County14
- Orange County14
- Prince William County14
- Spotsylvania County14
- Stafford County14
- City of Charlottesville14
- City of Manassas14
- City of Manassas Park14
- Arlington County13
- Fairfax County13
- Nelson County13
- City of Alexandria13
- City of Fairfax13
- City of Falls Church13
- Clarke County12
- Augusta County12
- Greene County12
- Loudoun County12
- Madison County12
- Rappahannock County12
- City of Staunton12
- City of Waynesboro12
- Frederick County11
- City of Winchester11
- Page County11
- Rockingham County11
- Warren County11
- City of Harrisonburg11
- Amelia County11
- Nottoway County11
- Shenandoah County10
- Chesterfield County10
- Cumberland County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Louisa County10
- Powhatan County10
93 more counties
- Prince Edward County10
- City of Colonial Heights10
- Appomattox County10
- Buckingham County10
- Campbell County10
- Caroline County9
- Essex County9
- Fluvanna County9
- Goochland County9
- Hanover County9
- Henrico County9
- King and Queen County9
- King William County9
- Middlesex County9
- Richmond County9
- Westmoreland County9
- City of Richmond9
- Brunswick County9
- Charlotte County9
- Lunenburg County9
- Mecklenburg County9
- Highland County8
- Charles City County8
- Gloucester County8
- James City County8
- Lancaster County8
- New Kent County8
- Northumberland County8
- Prince George County8
- City of Hopewell8
- City of Petersburg8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Greensville County8
- Halifax County8
- Southampton County8
- Sussex County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Lynchburg8
- Mathews County7
- Surry County7
- York County7
- City of Poquoson7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- Amherst County7
- Bedford County7
- City of Hampton6
- City of Newport News6
- Franklin County6
- Accomack County6
- Isle of Wight County5
- Bath County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- Floyd County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Northampton County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Alleghany County4
- Botetourt County4
- Craig County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Giles County4
- Carroll County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Galax3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- City of Radford3
- Bland County3
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Smyth County2
- Wythe County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Tazewell County2
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.