Alert archive / Virginia / 1998
Weather alerts in Virginia, May 1998
164 weather alerts in May 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 May 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 164
- Warnings
- 151
- Watches
- 13
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 8, 199834 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 30 min |
| May 1, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles, Montgomery | 50 min |
| May 1, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 49 min |
| May 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 60 min |
| May 1, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 48 min |
| May 1, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| May 1, 11:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 45 min |
| May 1, 11:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 31 min |
| May 1, 11:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Emporia | 31 min |
| May 3, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 66 min |
| May 3, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 44 min |
| May 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 62 min |
| May 3, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 50 min |
| May 3, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 49 min |
| May 3, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 49 min |
| May 3, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 46 min |
| May 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 51 min |
| May 4, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 32 min |
| May 4, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| May 4, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 31 min |
| May 4, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 18 min |
| May 4, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 32 min |
| May 4, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 49 min |
| May 4, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 52 more | 6 hr |
| May 4, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 33 min |
| May 4, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 30 min |
| May 4, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 4, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 50 min |
| May 4, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 50 min |
| May 4, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 33 min |
| May 4, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 34 min |
| May 4, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | New Kent | 32 min |
| May 4, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| May 4, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 32 min |
| May 4, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William | 31 min |
| May 4, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 51 min |
| May 4, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 35 min |
| May 4, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen | 33 min |
| May 4, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 36 min |
| May 4, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 42 min |
| May 4, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 15 min |
| May 4, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 34 min |
| May 4, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 62 min |
| May 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 35 min |
| May 7, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 67 min |
| May 7, 6:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Patrick | 118 min |
| May 7, 7:00 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 5 hr |
| May 7, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 50 min |
| May 7, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| May 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 2 hr |
| May 7, 7:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| May 7, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 49 min |
| May 7, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 2 hr |
| May 7, 9:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Danville | 2 hr |
| May 7, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 52 min |
| May 7, 10:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison | 2 hr |
| May 7, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 34 min |
| May 8, 1:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 32 min |
| May 8, 3:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 47 min |
| May 8, 4:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 53 min |
| May 8, 5:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 47 min |
| May 8, 6:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| May 8, 6:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 32 min |
| May 8, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Sussex | 21 min |
| May 8, 10:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Petersburg | 19 min |
| May 8, 10:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 28 min |
| May 8, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 66 min |
| May 8, 10:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City | 21 min |
| May 8, 11:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 17 min |
| May 8, 11:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 61 min |
| May 8, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| May 8, 11:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 51 min |
| May 8, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 49 min |
| May 8, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 35 min |
| May 8, 1:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 34 min |
| May 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 48 min |
| May 8, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Franklin | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| May 8, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 35 min |
| May 8, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| May 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk | 32 min |
| May 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 34 min |
| May 13, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Lee | 4 hr |
| May 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 66 min |
| May 16, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 47 min |
| May 16, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| May 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 67 min |
| May 16, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 66 min |
| May 16, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 33 min |
| May 16, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 62 min |
| May 16, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 51 min |
| May 16, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 51 min |
| May 16, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 60 min |
| May 16, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 66 min |
| May 16, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| May 16, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 61 min |
| May 16, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 29 min |
| May 16, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 64 min |
| May 16, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 65 min |
| May 16, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 65 min |
| May 16, 9:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 61 min |
| May 16, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 66 min |
| May 16, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 63 min |
| May 20, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 32 min |
| May 20, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Grayson and 16 more | 4 hr |
| May 20, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 48 min |
| May 20, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 51 min |
| May 20, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 68 min |
| May 20, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 47 min |
| May 20, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 46 min |
| May 20, 9:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Washington | 3 hr |
| May 20, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 42 min |
| May 23, 5:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 44 min |
| May 23, 7:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 29 min |
| May 23, 7:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 47 min |
| May 23, 7:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 33 min |
| May 23, 7:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 47 min |
| May 24, 5:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 51 min |
| May 24, 5:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 54 min |
| May 24, 5:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 32 min |
| May 24, 7:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 53 min |
| May 24, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 31 min |
| May 24, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt | 33 min |
| May 24, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 49 more | 6 hr |
| May 24, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 19 min |
| May 24, 9:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 47 min |
| May 24, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 63 min |
| May 24, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Winchester | 63 min |
| May 24, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 63 min |
| May 24, 10:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 49 min |
| May 24, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 34 min |
| May 24, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 34 min |
| May 24, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 51 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Radford | 49 min |
| May 24, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 32 min |
| May 25, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Grayson, Henry, Lee, Patrick, Scott, City of Bristol and 2 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 32 min |
| May 25, 9:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Dickenson, Lee, Pulaski, Russell, Scott and 8 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 10:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 60 min |
| May 25, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 62 min |
| May 25, 11:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 32 min |
| May 25, 11:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 65 min |
| May 25, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 49 min |
| May 25, 11:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 49 min |
| May 26, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Floyd and 33 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 36 min |
| May 26, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Henry | 6 hr |
| May 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Loudoun, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| May 30, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 33 min |
| May 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 35 min |
| May 31, 6:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Frederick, City of Winchester | 7 hr |
| May 31, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Dickenson, Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
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 | 144 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 11 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County11
- Patrick County10
- Washington County9
- Montgomery County9
- Buchanan County9
- Lee County8
- Scott County8
- Smyth County8
- Pittsylvania County8
- Roanoke County7
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Martinsville7
- Wise County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Salem6
- Dickenson County6
- City of Danville6
- Grayson County6
- Halifax County6
- Brunswick County5
- Southampton County5
- City of Radford5
- Pulaski County5
- Tazewell County5
- Mecklenburg County4
- Greensville County4
- Sussex County4
- Botetourt County4
- Charlotte County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Suffolk4
- Bedford County4
- Campbell County4
- Floyd County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Norton4
- City of Emporia3
- Buckingham County3
93 more counties
- Caroline County3
- Cumberland County3
- Essex County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Lunenburg County3
- New Kent County3
- Nottoway County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Amherst County3
- Franklin County3
- Carroll County3
- Russell County3
- City of Bristol3
- Alleghany County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Giles County2
- Appomattox County2
- Amelia County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King George County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Richmond2
- Madison County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Augusta County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Bland County2
- City of Covington2
- Loudoun County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Accomack County1
- Gloucester County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Craig County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
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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.