Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2024
23 severe thunderstorm watches in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 23
- Busiest month
- August7 severe thunderstorm watches
- Busiest day
- May 26, 20242 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 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and 116 more | 8 hr |
| May 22, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 5 hr |
| May 23, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 8 hr |
| May 26, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig and 26 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 25 more | 8 hr |
| May 26, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Chesterfield, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 59 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 11 more | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 72 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 51 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 12 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 72 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 15 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Aug 3, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 48 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 49 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Clarke and 19 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County12
- Fairfax County12
- King George County12
- Prince William County12
- Stafford County12
- City of Alexandria12
- City of Fairfax12
- City of Falls Church12
- City of Manassas12
- City of Manassas Park12
- Culpeper County11
- Fauquier County11
- Loudoun County11
- Rappahannock County11
- Spotsylvania County11
- City of Fredericksburg11
- Madison County10
- Orange County10
- Clarke County9
- Greene County9
- Lunenburg County9
- Shenandoah County9
- Warren County9
- Albemarle County8
- Amelia County8
- Caroline County8
- Chesterfield County8
- Cumberland County8
- Fluvanna County8
- Goochland County8
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- Louisa County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Nottoway County8
- Page County8
- Powhatan County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Rockingham County8
- City of Charlottesville8
93 more counties
- City of Harrisonburg8
- City of Richmond8
- Appomattox County7
- Augusta County7
- Brunswick County7
- Buckingham County7
- Charlotte County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Nelson County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Frederick County7
- City of Winchester7
- Bedford County6
- Campbell County6
- Charles City County6
- Essex County6
- Gloucester County6
- Greensville County6
- Halifax County6
- James City County6
- King and Queen County6
- King William County6
- Lancaster County6
- Middlesex County6
- New Kent County6
- Northumberland County6
- Prince George County6
- Richmond County6
- Southampton County6
- Surry County6
- Sussex County6
- Westmoreland County6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Franklin6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Amherst County5
- Isle of Wight County5
- Mathews County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- York County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Lynchburg5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- Botetourt County4
- Franklin County4
- Henry County4
- Highland County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Accomack County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Craig County3
- Northampton County3
- Patrick County3
- Roanoke County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Lee County3
- Bland County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
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.