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Tornado Watches in Virginia, 2011
26 tornado watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 26
- Busiest month
- April13 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- April 27, 20114 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 28, 5:47 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 28, 6:59 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 28, 8:57 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 67 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:24 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico and 23 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:13 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 5, 2:18 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 82 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 11, 12:47 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham and 62 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 16, 1:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 20, 1:59 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 8:34 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lee | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 65 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 89 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:41 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 78 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 7:38 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 83 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 30 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:32 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 15 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:41 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City and 25 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 27 more | 10 hr |
| Sep 6, 5:17 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Carroll, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Henry and 11 more | 9 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Southampton and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Oct 13, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier and 25 more | 4 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County12
- Henry County11
- Pittsylvania County11
- City of Danville11
- City of Martinsville11
- Charlotte County10
- Franklin County10
- Amherst County9
- Appomattox County9
- Bedford County9
- Buckingham County9
- Campbell County9
- Patrick County9
- City of Lynchburg9
- Southampton County9
- City of Franklin9
- Lee County8
- Russell County8
- Scott County8
- Washington County8
- Arlington County8
- Carroll County8
- Culpeper County8
- Fairfax County8
- Fauquier County8
- King George County8
- Loudoun County8
- Louisa County8
- Orange County8
- Prince William County8
- Rappahannock County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Stafford County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Falls Church8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- City of Galax8
- City of Manassas8
- City of Manassas Park8
93 more counties
- Gloucester County8
- Greensville County8
- Isle of Wight County8
- Mathews County8
- Surry County8
- Sussex County8
- York County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Suffolk8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Wise County7
- City of Bristol7
- City of Norton7
- Albemarle County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Nelson County7
- Pulaski County7
- Rockbridge County7
- City of Buena Vista7
- City of Charlottesville7
- City of Lexington7
- James City County7
- New Kent County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Norfolk7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Brunswick County7
- Cumberland County7
- Essex County7
- King and Queen County7
- King William County7
- Lancaster County7
- Lunenburg County7
- Middlesex County7
- Northumberland County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Richmond County7
- Westmoreland County7
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Alleghany County6
- Bath County6
- Bland County6
- Botetourt County6
- Floyd County6
- Giles County6
- Grayson County6
- Montgomery County6
- Smyth County6
- Tazewell County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Covington6
- City of Radford6
- Charles City County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Henrico County6
- Prince George County6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg6
- City of Richmond6
- Amelia County6
- Caroline County6
- Goochland County6
- Hanover County6
- Nottoway County6
- Powhatan County6
- Augusta County5
- Clarke County5
- Craig County5
- Frederick County5
- Highland County5
- Page County5
- Roanoke County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- City of Winchester5
- City of Poquoson5
- Accomack County5
- Northampton County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
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.