Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2000

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2000. Tap one for its archive.

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 7, 10:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Shenandoah	51 min
May 7, 10:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Shenandoah, Warren	50 min
May 7, 11:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	52 min
May 10, 11:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more	6 hr
May 10, 1:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	51 min
May 10, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	49 min
May 10, 1:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	City of Winchester	49 min
May 10, 3:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	48 min
May 10, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke	40 min
May 10, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Warren	53 min
May 10, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick and 59 more	5 hr
May 10, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	45 min
May 10, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William	45 min
May 10, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison, Orange	52 min
May 10, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	47 min
May 10, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	47 min
May 10, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Stafford	45 min
May 10, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	32 min
May 10, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	40 min
May 10, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria	47 min
May 10, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	38 min
May 10, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	33 min
May 10, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	31 min
May 10, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King and Queen, Middlesex	43 min
May 10, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	43 min
May 10, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen	33 min
May 10, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	31 min
May 10, 9:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	29 min
May 10, 9:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	32 min
May 10, 9:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	31 min
May 10, 9:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	30 min
May 13, 12:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Highland	35 min
May 13, 1:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham	39 min
May 13, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Shenandoah	39 min
May 13, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	39 min
May 13, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren	49 min
May 13, 2:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page	39 min
May 13, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 16 more	5 hr
May 13, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bath	40 min
May 13, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham	52 min
May 13, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	45 min
May 13, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Shenandoah	41 min
May 13, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson	59 min
May 13, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Rappahannock, Warren	30 min
May 13, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 41 more	5 hr
May 13, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	40 min
May 13, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	53 min
May 13, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke	29 min
May 13, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page	31 min
May 13, 5:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock	30 min
May 13, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	63 min
May 13, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, City of Charlottesville	40 min
May 13, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	51 min
May 13, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	65 min
May 13, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	47 min
May 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	31 min
May 13, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas	28 min
May 13, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	28 min
May 13, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	45 min
May 13, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford	60 min
May 13, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	29 min
May 13, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	30 min
May 13, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, City of Fairfax	30 min
May 13, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Rappahannock	16 min
May 13, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	54 min
May 13, 6:43 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	Fauquier, Rappahannock	2 hr
May 13, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper	32 min
May 13, 6:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	45 min
May 13, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William	32 min
May 13, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	City of Fairfax	32 min
May 13, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	32 min
May 13, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	67 min
May 13, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	67 min
May 13, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	35 min
May 13, 7:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox	56 min
May 13, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Stafford	40 min
May 19, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 41 more	5 hr
May 19, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Rockingham	38 min
May 19, 2:40 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Greene	35 min
May 19, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Orange	33 min
May 19, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 56 more	5 hr
May 19, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, City of Charlottesville	44 min
May 19, 3:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro	44 min
May 19, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	42 min
May 19, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	42 min
May 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Louisa	32 min
May 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	42 min
May 19, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Buena Vista	42 min
May 19, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	24 min
May 19, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	43 min
May 19, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	52 min
May 19, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Wise, City of Norton	44 min
May 19, 4:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland	52 min
May 19, 4:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	43 min
May 19, 4:27 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Hanover	33 min
May 19, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King William	33 min
May 19, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham	46 min
May 19, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Powhatan	29 min
May 19, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King William, New Kent	41 min
May 19, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, City of Williamsburg	41 min
May 19, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen	40 min
May 19, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	49 min
May 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mathews	32 min
May 19, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	37 min
May 19, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia	31 min
May 19, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	31 min
May 19, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	33 min
May 19, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Nottoway	31 min
May 19, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield	28 min
May 19, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox	49 min
May 20, 12:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Suffolk	28 min
May 20, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Amelia, Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Henry and 8 more	6 hr
May 20, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Nottoway	33 min
May 20, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	43 min
May 20, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Chesterfield, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 4 more	5 hr
May 20, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	46 min
May 20, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville	32 min
May 22, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	33 min
May 22, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg	48 min
May 22, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	23 min
May 22, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	29 min
May 22, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 35 more	6 hr
May 22, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	26 min
May 22, 4:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	48 min
May 22, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Nottoway	33 min
May 22, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Sussex	45 min
May 22, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	19 min
May 23, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Lee	5 hr
May 23, 7:15 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Lee	6 hr
May 23, 7:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Highland	5 hr
May 23, 8:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Highland	31 min
May 24, 11:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 43 more	6 hr
May 25, 10:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Mecklenburg, Pittsylvania, Southampton and 3 more	5 hr
May 27, 2:45 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll and 28 more	6 hr
May 27, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg	29 min
May 27, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	24 min
May 27, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia	31 min
May 27, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	25 min
May 27, 4:30 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry and 11 more	5 hr
May 27, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	31 min
May 27, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville	31 min
May 27, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	30 min
May 27, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more	6 hr
May 27, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	43 min
May 27, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry	22 min
May 27, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Martinsville	22 min
May 27, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Campbell	46 min
May 27, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	46 min
May 27, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	58 min
May 27, 8:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Scott	35 min
May 27, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight and 23 more	5 hr
May 27, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 11 more	5 hr
May 27, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Sussex	37 min
May 27, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington, City of Bristol	50 min
May 28, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles and 16 more	6 hr
May 28, 2:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	30 min
May 28, 3:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	43 min
May 28, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	52 min
May 28, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Grayson, Henry, Patrick, City of Bristol, City of Danville, City of Galax and 1 more	6 hr
May 28, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	43 min
May 28, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell	51 min
May 28, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	51 min
May 28, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	46 min
May 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick	59 min
May 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Martinsville	59 min
May 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Salem	43 min
May 28, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Roanoke	43 min
May 28, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	60 min
May 28, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	54 min
May 28, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	47 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	145
Tornado Warning	3
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	17
Tornado Watch	4
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	1

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record The radar archive 1999 2001

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.