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Tornado Watches in Virginia, 1999
9 tornado watches in 1999. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1999. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 9
- Busiest month
- September6 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- September 5, 19993 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 51 more | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 4, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 24 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and 24 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham, Caroline and 50 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 5, 8:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 15, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 41 more | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Charles City County6
- James City County6
- Surry County6
- City of Williamsburg6
- Brunswick County5
- Essex County5
- Gloucester County5
- Greensville County5
- Isle of Wight County5
- King George County5
- Middlesex County5
- Prince George County5
- Richmond County5
- Southampton County5
- Westmoreland County5
- York County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Poquoson5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Amelia County4
- Caroline County4
- Chesterfield County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- Northampton County4
- Nottoway County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Hopewell4
60 more counties
- City of Petersburg4
- Accomack County3
- Culpeper County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- Lancaster County3
- Louisa County3
- Mathews County3
- Northumberland County3
- Orange County3
- City of Richmond3
- Goochland County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Powhatan County2
- Albemarle County2
- Appomattox County2
- Arlington County2
- Buckingham County2
- Clarke County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Page County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Warren County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Winchester2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Fluvanna County1
- Augusta County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- City of Lynchburg1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.