Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1989
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 1989
13 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 1989. 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 March 1989. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 13
- Busiest day
- March 31, 19899 severe thunderstorm warnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 70 min |
| Mar 15, 5:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 6:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 43 min |
| Mar 15, 7:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 69 min |
| Mar 31, 1:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 1:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 53 min |
| Mar 31, 1:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | New Kent | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 1:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 2:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 2:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 69 min |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 56 min |
| Mar 31, 3:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 63 min |
| Mar 31, 3:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 57 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Chesterfield County2
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Brunswick County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Henrico County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- New Kent County1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Hampton1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.