Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2023
32 severe thunderstorm watches in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 32
- Busiest month
- July14 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- June 26, 20234 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 79 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 22, 10:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 75 more | 10 hr |
| May 9, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 16, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell and 29 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 63 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 25, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 58 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 32 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 5 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 68 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 12:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charles City, Charlotte and 37 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 9, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 24 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 6 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bland and 47 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 40 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 47 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 59 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 7, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George and 9 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 9, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 8 more | 5 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County15
- Fairfax County15
- Prince William County15
- City of Alexandria15
- City of Fairfax15
- City of Falls Church15
- City of Manassas15
- City of Manassas Park15
- Fauquier County14
- Loudoun County14
- Stafford County14
- King George County13
- Brunswick County12
- Greensville County12
- Lunenburg County12
- Mecklenburg County12
- City of Emporia12
- Culpeper County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Nottoway County10
- Prince Edward County10
- Southampton County10
- Spotsylvania County10
- Sussex County10
- City of Franklin10
- City of Fredericksburg10
- Amelia County9
- Charles City County9
- Charlotte County9
- Chesterfield County9
- Halifax County9
- Isle of Wight County9
- James City County9
- Orange County9
- Prince George County9
- Surry County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Williamsburg9
93 more counties
- Accomack County8
- Appomattox County8
- Caroline County8
- Cumberland County8
- Essex County8
- Fluvanna County8
- Gloucester County8
- Goochland County8
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
- Lancaster County8
- Louisa County8
- Mathews County8
- Middlesex County8
- New Kent County8
- Northumberland County8
- Powhatan County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Richmond County8
- Westmoreland County8
- York County8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Poquoson8
- City of Richmond8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Suffolk8
- Albemarle County7
- Buckingham County7
- Campbell County7
- Greene County7
- Henry County7
- Madison County7
- Nelson County7
- Patrick County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- City of Martinsville7
- Northampton County7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Clarke County7
- Carroll County6
- Floyd County6
- Franklin County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Lynchburg6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- Frederick County6
- City of Winchester6
- Amherst County5
- Bedford County5
- Lee County5
- Botetourt County5
- Grayson County5
- Montgomery County5
- Pulaski County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Galax5
- City of Radford5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- Scott County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Bland County4
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Augusta County4
- Page County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Russell County3
- Washington County3
- City of Bristol3
- Highland County3
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Covington2
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.