Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1987
16 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1987. 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 1987. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 16
- Busiest month
- July10 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- July 7, 19873 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 60 min |
| Jul 6, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle, Nelson | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nelson | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Stafford | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 69 min |
| Jul 13, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 66 min |
| Jul 26, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 22 min |
| Jul 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 68 min |
| Jul 31, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle, Louisa | 44 min |
| Aug 28, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Aug 28, 10:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 29 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County2
- Nelson County2
- Roanoke County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Henrico County1
- Amelia County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Stafford County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Caroline County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.