Alert archive / Virginia / 1998
Weather alerts in Virginia, April 1998
106 weather alerts in April 1998, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in April 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 106
- Warnings
- 96
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- April 9, 199832 alerts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 12:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 2:09 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 2:12 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 2:20 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 2:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 20 min |
| Apr 1, 5:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 5:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 5:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 6:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 6:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 6:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 25 min |
| Apr 1, 7:15 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, Hanover and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 1, 7:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 8:16 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond | 29 min |
| Apr 1, 8:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Alexandria | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 6:39 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington | 66 min |
| Apr 8, 2:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 50 min |
| Apr 8, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Southampton and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 7:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | City of Bristol | 7 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 29 min |
| Apr 8, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 33 min |
| Apr 8, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Apr 8, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 9:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 17 min |
| Apr 8, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 20 min |
| Apr 8, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 19 min |
| Apr 8, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 19 min |
| Apr 8, 10:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 19 min |
| Apr 9, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Harrisonburg | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 1:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham and 66 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico, New Kent | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen | 17 min |
| Apr 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Richmond | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Middlesex | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 18 min |
| Apr 9, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 19 min |
| Apr 9, 4:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 19 min |
| Apr 9, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 17 min |
| Apr 9, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Newport News | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 10:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 8:00 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Lee | 6 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise | 4 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 64 min |
| Apr 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 47 min |
| Apr 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 48 min |
| Apr 16, 7:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 65 min |
| Apr 16, 8:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 16, 8:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 63 min |
| Apr 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 46 min |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Henry, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Apr 17, 12:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 3 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier and 15 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 17, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 28 min |
| Apr 17, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 30 min |
| Apr 18, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 32 min |
| Apr 18, 11:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 5 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 8 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline, Charles City and 52 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, City of Radford | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wythe | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 8:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | New Kent | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 8:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Middlesex | 18 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 61 |
| Tornado Warning | 17 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 18 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County10
- Essex County8
- Caroline County7
- Westmoreland County7
- City of Suffolk6
- City of Norfolk6
- City of Portsmouth6
- Louisa County6
- Hanover County6
- Richmond County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- Dickenson County6
- Lunenburg County5
- Scott County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Culpeper County4
- Accomack County4
- Northumberland County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- King and Queen County4
- Brunswick County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Charlotte County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Gloucester County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Northampton County4
- City of Danville4
- Wise County4
- Buchanan County4
- Fauquier County3
- Nottoway County3
- Buckingham County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- King George County3
74 more counties
- Stafford County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Washington County3
- City of Bristol3
- Henry County3
- Halifax County3
- Greensville County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- Amelia County3
- Charles City County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Henrico County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Surry County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Richmond3
- Russell County3
- Albemarle County2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Patrick County2
- Campbell County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Goochland County2
- James City County2
- Orange County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Tazewell County2
- Loudoun County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Martinsville1
- Augusta County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Appomattox County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Craig County1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Norton1
- Smyth County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Radford1
- Wythe County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
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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.