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Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, 2025

29 severe thunderstorm watches in 2025. 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Watches
29
Busiest month
May12 severe thunderstorm watches
Busiest day
May 16, 20253 severe thunderstorm watches

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 7:27 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton4 hr
Feb 16, 9:39 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCGreensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more3 hr
Mar 5, 10:27 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAccomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 34 more8 hr
Mar 30, 10:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton6 hr
Apr 7, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach7 hr
Apr 14, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bland, Botetourt and 16 more8 hr
Apr 14, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fauquier and 28 more4 hr
May 2, 1:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLee7 hr
May 3, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 14 more5 hr
May 5, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAmelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more8 hr
May 5, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 11 more5 hr
May 8, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more8 hr
May 8, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 12 more8 hr
May 15, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 65 more4 hr
May 16, 11:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 16 more6 hr
May 16, 2:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more5 hr
May 16, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAccomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 65 more5 hr
May 16, 11:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Tazewell4 hr
May 17, 4:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBrunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Henry and 16 more4 hr
Jun 8, 2:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAmelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell and 29 more7 hr
Jun 18, 12:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more6 hr
Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAccomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 102 more9 hr
Jun 26, 2:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more8 hr
Jul 1, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 61 more9 hr
Jul 8, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAccomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 63 more7 hr
Jul 9, 2:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 92 more8 hr
Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAlbemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 59 more7 hr
Jul 31, 1:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCArlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 30 more7 hr
Sep 5, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCLee7 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.