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Tornado Watches in Virginia, 2014
16 tornado watches in 2014. 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 16
- Busiest month
- July5 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- February 21, 20142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:30 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Charles City, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, New Kent, Northampton and 19 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:47 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:39 AM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City and 55 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 37 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:33 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 4, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 4, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 28 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 9:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Grayson, Smyth | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Greene, Highland and 13 more | 4 hr |
| Oct 7, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 9 hr |
| Oct 14, 1:59 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 5 more | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County6
- Russell County6
- Scott County6
- Washington County6
- Wise County6
- City of Bristol6
- City of Norton6
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Charles City County4
- Greensville County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- James City County4
- New Kent County4
- Prince George County4
- Southampton County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- York County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Franklin4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Amelia County3
- Brunswick County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- King and Queen County3
82 more counties
- King William County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Richmond3
- Grayson County3
- Northampton County2
- Arlington County2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- Fairfax County2
- Gloucester County2
- Goochland County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince William County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pulaski County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- Accomack County1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Charlotte County1
- Cumberland County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Danville1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Franklin County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Clarke County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Winchester1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
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.