Alert archive / Virginia / 2001
Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2001
114 weather alerts in May 2001, 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 2001. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 105
- Watches
- 9
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 22, 200147 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 5, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 32 min |
| May 15, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 32 min |
| May 15, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 32 min |
| May 15, 7:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| May 15, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 31 min |
| May 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| May 17, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 2 hr |
| May 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| May 18, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 38 min |
| May 18, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 48 min |
| May 18, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 33 min |
| May 19, 3:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| May 19, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 39 min |
| May 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 39 min |
| May 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Pulaski | 47 min |
| May 19, 4:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
| May 19, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| May 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 30 min |
| May 19, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 33 min |
| May 19, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 48 min |
| May 19, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| May 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 45 min |
| May 19, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 33 min |
| May 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 113 min |
| May 19, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 38 min |
| May 19, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 27 min |
| May 19, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 64 min |
| May 19, 6:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 2 hr |
| May 19, 7:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 57 min |
| May 19, 8:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry | 3 hr |
| May 20, 2:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 3 hr |
| May 21, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 59 min |
| May 21, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 37 min |
| May 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 52 min |
| May 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Giles, Lee, Russell and 7 more | 5 hr |
| May 21, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington | 42 min |
| May 21, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | City of Bristol | 42 min |
| May 21, 9:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 46 min |
| May 22, 7:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 3 hr |
| May 22, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Danville | 6 hr |
| May 22, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 38 min |
| May 22, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 93 more | 7 hr |
| May 22, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 39 min |
| May 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 118 min |
| May 22, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 60 min |
| May 22, 2:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wythe | 112 min |
| May 22, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 26 min |
| May 22, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 51 min |
| May 22, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 63 min |
| May 22, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 42 min |
| May 22, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 54 min |
| May 22, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 54 min |
| May 22, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig | 3 hr |
| May 22, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 64 min |
| May 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 66 min |
| May 22, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 66 min |
| May 22, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 55 min |
| May 22, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 114 min |
| May 22, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 66 min |
| May 22, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 46 min |
| May 22, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 62 min |
| May 22, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 62 min |
| May 22, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 41 min |
| May 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 67 min |
| May 22, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 64 min |
| May 22, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 64 min |
| May 22, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 23 min |
| May 22, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Staunton | 23 min |
| May 22, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Waynesboro | 23 min |
| May 22, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | 45 min |
| May 22, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Charlottesville | 45 min |
| May 22, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 24 min |
| May 22, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 21 min |
| May 22, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond | 12 min |
| May 22, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 40 min |
| May 22, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 12 min |
| May 22, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Prince William | 14 min |
| May 22, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 25 min |
| May 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 24 min |
| May 22, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 24 min |
| May 22, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Westmoreland | 4 hr |
| May 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 26 min |
| May 25, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 44 min |
| May 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 45 min |
| May 25, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham and 61 more | 6 hr |
| May 25, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 40 min |
| May 25, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 50 min |
| May 25, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 25, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, Middlesex | 35 min |
| May 25, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 17 min |
| May 26, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 61 min |
| May 26, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 43 min |
| May 26, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Powhatan | 30 min |
| May 26, 10:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 34 min |
| May 26, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 25 min |
| May 26, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 30 min |
| May 26, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 119 min |
| May 26, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 33 min |
| May 26, 8:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 2 hr |
| May 26, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 32 min |
| May 26, 10:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick | 3 hr |
| May 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 40 min |
| May 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah, Warren | 40 min |
| May 27, 1:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Winchester | 40 min |
| May 27, 1:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Clarke, Warren | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 10 more | 5 hr |
| May 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun | 40 min |
| May 27, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 50 min |
| May 27, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 40 min |
| May 27, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 40 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 | 83 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 8 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 19 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Giles County8
- Halifax County8
- Clarke County7
- Frederick County7
- Prince William County7
- Washington County6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Stafford County6
- Henry County5
- Dickenson County5
- Scott County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Bland County5
- Loudoun County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Warren County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Winchester5
- Franklin County4
- Russell County4
- City of Bristol4
- Alleghany County4
- Wythe County4
- Arlington County4
- Brunswick County4
- Caroline County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Essex County4
- Goochland County4
- King and Queen County4
- King George County4
- Louisa County4
- Richmond County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
93 more counties
- Southampton County4
- Isle of Wight County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Buchanan County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Floyd County3
- Pulaski County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Bath County3
- Smyth County3
- Albemarle County3
- Amelia County3
- Charles City County3
- Charlotte County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Craig County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Greene County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- King William County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Madison County3
- New Kent County3
- Northumberland County3
- Nottoway County3
- Orange County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince George County3
- Rappahannock County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Covington3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Richmond3
- Greensville County3
- James City County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Middlesex County3
- Lancaster County3
- Lee County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Danville2
- Tazewell County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Augusta County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Carroll County2
- Cumberland County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Surry County2
- City of Suffolk2
- York County2
- Highland County1
- Patrick County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Accomack County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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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.