Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1990
169 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1990. 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 1990. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 169
- Busiest month
- July64 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- July 1, 199023 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 57 min |
| Apr 2, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 61 min |
| Apr 2, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham | 68 min |
| Apr 2, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 58 min |
| Apr 2, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 62 min |
| Apr 2, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 55 min |
| Apr 2, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 30 min |
| Apr 2, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 67 min |
| Apr 2, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 60 min |
| Apr 2, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 56 min |
| Apr 2, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 57 min |
| Apr 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 43 min |
| Apr 30, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Tazewell | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 47 min |
| May 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Dickenson, Wise | 39 min |
| May 1, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 25 min |
| May 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 38 min |
| May 4, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 68 min |
| May 4, 9:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George | 43 min |
| May 10, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 56 min |
| May 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 48 min |
| May 10, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 49 min |
| May 10, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George | 45 min |
| May 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 68 min |
| May 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 68 min |
| May 10, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| May 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 55 min |
| May 15, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 48 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 56 min |
| May 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 51 min |
| Jun 3, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 3:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Buchanan | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 8:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Buchanan | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 9:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 10:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 29 min |
| Jun 8, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 68 min |
| Jun 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Jun 8, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George | 56 min |
| Jun 8, 10:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 43 min |
| Jun 9, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 69 min |
| Jun 9, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Rockbridge | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 65 min |
| Jun 9, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Rockbridge | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 36 min |
| Jun 18, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 66 min |
| Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 57 min |
| Jun 18, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charles City | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 69 min |
| Jun 22, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 69 min |
| Jun 22, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Rockbridge | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 68 min |
| Jun 22, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Middlesex | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Richmond | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 61 min |
| Jun 27, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 68 min |
| Jun 30, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 68 min |
| Jun 30, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 69 min |
| Jun 30, 10:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 11:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 5:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Jul 1, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 25 min |
| Jul 1, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 61 min |
| Jul 1, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Stafford | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 68 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Powhatan | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Alleghany | 66 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 59 min |
| Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig | 67 min |
| Jul 1, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 46 min |
| Jul 1, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Jul 1, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 62 min |
| Jul 5, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Warren | 56 min |
| Jul 5, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George | 60 min |
| Jul 11, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 67 min |
| Jul 11, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Pittsylvania | 2 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 51 min |
| Jul 11, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 40 min |
| Jul 11, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Richmond | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Middlesex | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Sussex | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 66 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 62 min |
| Jul 11, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 46 min |
| Jul 11, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 58 min |
| Jul 11, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 69 min |
| Jul 11, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George | 65 min |
| Jul 11, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 64 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 67 min |
| Jul 12, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Falls Church | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Fairfax | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Richmond | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 53 min |
| Jul 21, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 68 min |
| Jul 21, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico, New Kent | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 62 min |
| Aug 13, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 63 min |
| Aug 13, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 69 min |
| Aug 16, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charles City | 66 min |
| Aug 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charles City | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 59 min |
| Aug 29, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 69 min |
| Aug 29, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 60 min |
| Sep 6, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 56 min |
| Sep 7, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 64 min |
| Sep 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell | 68 min |
| Sep 7, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 118 min |
| Sep 7, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 44 min |
| Sep 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George | 47 min |
| Sep 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 41 min |
| Sep 7, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 43 min |
| Sep 7, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 61 min |
| Sep 7, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 27 min |
| Sep 16, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 2 hr |
| Sep 16, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 44 min |
| Sep 16, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 55 min |
| Sep 16, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 53 min |
| Oct 4, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Oct 18, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William | 58 min |
| Oct 18, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 62 min |
| Oct 18, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 62 min |
| Oct 18, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 43 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Virginia Beach11
- Fairfax County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- Chesterfield County9
- Prince George County8
- Charles City County8
- Essex County7
- Prince William County6
- Henrico County6
- Surry County6
- Richmond County6
- Loudoun County5
- Fauquier County5
- Middlesex County5
- Arlington County5
- Bedford County4
- Goochland County4
- Amelia County4
- Stafford County4
- King George County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Craig County4
- Hanover County4
- Southampton County4
- Culpeper County4
- Halifax County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Brunswick County4
- Sussex County4
- Buckingham County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Powhatan County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Nottoway County3
- Gloucester County3
- York County3
- Botetourt County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Mathews County3
44 more counties
- Spotsylvania County3
- Lancaster County3
- City of Hampton3
- Westmoreland County3
- Roanoke County2
- Cumberland County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Suffolk2
- Buchanan County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Orange County2
- Caroline County2
- Lunenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Madison County2
- Frederick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- James City County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Appomattox County1
- Tazewell County1
- Pulaski County1
- Washington County1
- Dickenson County1
- Wise County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- City of Petersburg1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Alleghany County1
- Clarke County1
- Warren County1
- Greene County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fairfax1
- Greensville County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Portsmouth1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.