Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Watches / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Virginia, August 2026
12 severe thunderstorm watches in August 2026. 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 August 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watches
- 12
- Busiest day
- August 10, 20263 severe thunderstorm watches
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 11 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 16 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 47 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Aug 11, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 21 more | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 67 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 19 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 65 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- Fauquier County5
- Loudoun County5
- Prince William County5
- Rappahannock County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- Page County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- Culpeper County4
- King George County4
- Madison County4
- Stafford County4
- Amelia County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Henrico County4
- Louisa County4
- New Kent County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
93 more counties
- Greene County3
- Orange County3
- Rockingham County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Craig County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- Brunswick County3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- Greensville County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Richmond County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Highland County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Alleghany County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bland County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Lee County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Galax2
- City of Norton2
- City of Radford2
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
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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.