Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 7:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 4 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 34 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 30, 10:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 7 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bland, Botetourt and 16 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fauquier and 28 more | 4 hr |
| May 2, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 7 hr |
| May 3, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 14 more | 5 hr |
| May 5, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more | 8 hr |
| May 5, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George and 11 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 12 more | 8 hr |
| May 15, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 65 more | 4 hr |
| May 16, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 16 more | 6 hr |
| May 16, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 5 hr |
| May 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt and 65 more | 5 hr |
| May 16, 11:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| May 17, 4:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Henry and 16 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 8, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Campbell and 29 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and 7 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 102 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 27 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 61 more | 9 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 63 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 92 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 59 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 5, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Stafford County13
- King George County12
- Orange County12
- Spotsylvania County12
- City of Fredericksburg12
- Culpeper County12
- Caroline County11
- Fluvanna County11
- Goochland County11
- Hanover County11
- Louisa County11
- Fauquier County11
- Prince William County11
- City of Manassas11
- City of Manassas Park11
- Amelia County10
- Cumberland County10
- Dinwiddie County10
- Henrico County10
- Lunenburg County10
- Nottoway County10
- Powhatan County10
- Prince Edward County10
- Prince George County10
- City of Hopewell10
- City of Petersburg10
- City of Richmond10
- Greene County10
- Madison County10
- Rappahannock County10
- Arlington County10
- Fairfax County10
- Loudoun County10
- City of Alexandria10
- City of Fairfax10
- City of Falls Church10
- Chesterfield County9
- Essex County9
- Richmond County9
- Westmoreland County9
93 more counties
- City of Colonial Heights9
- Appomattox County9
- Halifax County9
- Greensville County8
- Southampton County8
- Sussex County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Franklin8
- Brunswick County8
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- New Kent County8
- Northumberland County8
- Amherst County8
- Buckingham County8
- Albemarle County8
- Page County8
- Shenandoah County8
- Warren County8
- City of Charlottesville8
- Clarke County8
- Pittsylvania County8
- City of Danville8
- Charlotte County8
- Isle of Wight County7
- Charles City County7
- Lancaster County7
- Middlesex County7
- Nelson County7
- Rockingham County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Surry County7
- Bedford County7
- Campbell County7
- City of Lynchburg7
- Lee County6
- York County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Poquoson6
- City of Suffolk6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Gloucester County6
- Mathews County6
- Buchanan County6
- Botetourt County6
- Rockbridge County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Lexington6
- Augusta County6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Henry County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Frederick County6
- City of Winchester6
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- Dickenson County5
- Bland County5
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Roanoke County5
- Tazewell County5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- James City County5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Scott County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Accomack County4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Craig County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Radford4
- Highland County4
- Northampton County3
- Carroll County3
- Grayson County3
- Smyth County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
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.