Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia
18,557 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 18,557
- Busiest year
- 20111,056 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 453over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County1,039
- Fauquier County1,034
- Loudoun County1,022
- Fairfax County934
- Bedford County856
- Prince William County830
- Franklin County818
- Culpeper County724
- Halifax County709
- Campbell County665
- Henry County656
- Albemarle County637
- Patrick County629
- Frederick County624
- Stafford County566
- Orange County564
- Rockingham County562
- Botetourt County547
- Chesterfield County525
- Hanover County523
- Spotsylvania County517
- Amherst County514
- Carroll County514
- Clarke County513
- Southampton County508
- Shenandoah County504
- Sussex County501
- Charlotte County492
- Madison County491
- Henrico County463
- Dinwiddie County461
- Rappahannock County460
- Roanoke County456
- Scott County451
- Appomattox County447
- Washington County446
- Montgomery County445
- Warren County443
- Prince George County435
- Augusta County430
93 more counties
- King and Queen County423
- City of Suffolk423
- City of Chesapeake422
- Pulaski County421
- Rockbridge County417
- Floyd County417
- Isle of Wight County414
- Charles City County403
- Page County394
- Goochland County392
- Essex County387
- King William County385
- Arlington County384
- Surry County383
- Louisa County379
- Caroline County378
- City of Virginia Beach377
- Amelia County375
- Grayson County372
- Brunswick County370
- Lee County369
- Buckingham County367
- Wythe County367
- Nelson County355
- Giles County348
- Mecklenburg County347
- Powhatan County343
- New Kent County341
- Lunenburg County339
- King George County338
- Nottoway County333
- Alleghany County331
- Richmond County330
- Russell County329
- Greene County327
- City of Martinsville322
- Bland County318
- Greensville County317
- Middlesex County309
- James City County308
- Wise County307
- City of Alexandria306
- City of Fairfax305
- City of Danville304
- Craig County303
- Westmoreland County301
- Cumberland County297
- City of Manassas294
- Gloucester County289
- York County288
- Tazewell County288
- City of Lynchburg280
- City of Falls Church273
- City of Roanoke273
- City of Manassas Park267
- Smyth County264
- City of Newport News255
- City of Winchester254
- Northumberland County244
- Lancaster County243
- City of Fredericksburg243
- Buchanan County243
- City of Charlottesville242
- Fluvanna County240
- City of Richmond237
- City of Norfolk233
- Prince Edward County226
- Accomack County221
- City of Petersburg219
- City of Salem214
- City of Hampton210
- Bath County209
- City of Portsmouth205
- City of Buena Vista200
- City of Bristol199
- City of Hopewell196
- City of Colonial Heights193
- City of Radford191
- City of Lexington184
- Mathews County182
- City of Galax164
- City of Norton163
- City of Covington159
- Northampton County158
- City of Franklin154
- City of Poquoson152
- City of Harrisonburg144
- City of Emporia144
- City of Waynesboro142
- Dickenson County136
- City of Williamsburg135
- Highland County125
- City of Staunton113
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 11:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 52 min |
| Sep 21, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 60 min |
| Sep 21, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 64 min |
| Sep 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 63 min |
| Sep 21, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 27 min |
| Sep 21, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 33 min |
| Sep 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 40 min |
Nearby
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.