Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 23, 2026, 5:04 AM EDT for 8 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2026, 5:04 AM EDT (09:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Lexington, VA, Rockbridge County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 4:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 2:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Greenbrier | 33 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.