Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1986
33 severe thunderstorm warnings in 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 in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 33
- Busiest month
- July18 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- July 9, 198611 severe thunderstorm warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 9:50 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 60 min |
| Mar 18, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 59 min |
| Mar 18, 9:31 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 59 min |
| Apr 8, 3:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 45 min |
| May 30, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 63 min |
| Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Powhatan | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 26 min |
| Jun 20, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 72 min |
| Jul 9, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 69 min |
| Jul 9, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 69 min |
| Jul 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Middlesex | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 42 min |
| Jul 9, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
| Jul 11, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 58 min |
| Jul 26, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Alleghany | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Rockbridge | 69 min |
| Jul 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 32 min |
| Aug 6, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 26 min |
| Aug 10, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henrico County3
- Nottoway County2
- Charles City County2
- Goochland County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Hanover County2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Franklin County1
- Powhatan County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Prince William County1
- Stafford County1
- King George County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Middlesex County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- Accomack County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Alleghany County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- Botetourt County1
- Albemarle County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.