Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Watches / 2002
Tornado Watches in Virginia, November 2002
6 tornado watches in November 2002. 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 November 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 6
- Busiest day
- November 11, 20025 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 5:50 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 10:45 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Tazewell and 4 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:10 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 5:05 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 6:35 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 4 hr |
| Nov 11, 11:00 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 35 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- City of Danville2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Greensville County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Albemarle County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
65 more counties
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Nelson County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Amelia County1
- Arlington County1
- Caroline County1
- Fairfax County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- King George County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Accomack County1
- Gloucester County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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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.