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Tornado Watches in Virginia, 2008
24 tornado watches in 2008. 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 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 24
- Busiest month
- May10 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- May 31, 20084 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:59 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin and 8 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Floyd and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:53 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 82 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 8, 6:12 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 5 hr |
| Apr 20, 8:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight and 26 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:16 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen and 21 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 48 more | 9 hr |
| May 8, 8:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 29 more | 6 hr |
| May 9, 3:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield and 45 more | 8 hr |
| May 11, 9:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 36 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, King and Queen, King William, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 5 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 10:20 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 12 more | 7 hr |
| May 31, 10:25 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 7 hr |
| May 31, 3:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Augusta, Buckingham, Caroline and 49 more | 6 hr |
| May 31, 4:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 60 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Bath and 50 more | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:34 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Arlington and 63 more | 5 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:45 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster and 19 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:24 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:22 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 65 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:17 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Northampton, Southampton and 14 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- York County14
- City of Williamsburg14
- City of Newport News13
- Surry County13
- Sussex County13
- Isle of Wight County12
- Southampton County12
- City of Chesapeake12
- City of Franklin12
- City of Hampton12
- City of Norfolk12
- City of Poquoson12
- City of Portsmouth12
- City of Suffolk12
- City of Virginia Beach12
- Greensville County11
- James City County11
- King and Queen County11
- King William County11
- City of Emporia11
- Charles City County10
- Gloucester County10
- New Kent County10
- Essex County9
- Mathews County9
- Middlesex County9
- Northumberland County9
- Prince George County9
- Richmond County9
- Westmoreland County9
- Amelia County8
- Caroline County8
- Chesterfield County8
- Culpeper County8
- Cumberland County8
- Fluvanna County8
- Goochland County8
- Henrico County8
- King George County8
- Lancaster County8
93 more counties
- Orange County8
- Powhatan County8
- Rockingham County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Stafford County8
- City of Hopewell8
- City of Petersburg8
- City of Richmond8
- Northampton County7
- Lunenburg County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Brunswick County7
- Buckingham County7
- Dinwiddie County7
- Fauquier County7
- Greene County7
- Hanover County7
- Louisa County7
- Madison County7
- Nottoway County7
- Page County7
- Prince William County7
- City of Colonial Heights7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Amherst County6
- Charlotte County6
- Halifax County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- Albemarle County6
- Arlington County6
- Augusta County6
- Fairfax County6
- Loudoun County6
- Nelson County6
- Rappahannock County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Falls Church6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Accomack County6
- Highland County6
- Appomattox County5
- Campbell County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Covington5
- City of Lexington5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- Bedford County4
- Henry County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Franklin County3
- Botetourt County3
- Craig County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Lee County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Pulaski County1
- Wythe County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
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. Rebuilt daily.