Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1991
77 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1991. 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 1991. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 77
- Busiest month
- July23 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- May 6, 199110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 8:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 63 min |
| Mar 23, 8:44 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 31 min |
| Mar 23, 8:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 34 min |
| Mar 23, 9:03 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 27 min |
| Mar 23, 9:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 52 min |
| Mar 23, 10:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| Mar 23, 11:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 44 min |
| Mar 29, 4:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 66 min |
| Apr 9, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Buchanan | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Pittsylvania | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Page, Warren | 65 min |
| May 1, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 43 min |
| May 1, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 27 min |
| May 1, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 44 min |
| May 1, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 52 min |
| May 1, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| May 1, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 30 min |
| May 1, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| May 6, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 49 min |
| May 6, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Winchester | 49 min |
| May 6, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 68 min |
| May 6, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 68 min |
| May 6, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rappahannock | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Madison | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Fairfax | 55 min |
| May 6, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 55 min |
| May 17, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 1:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 67 min |
| Jun 1, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 31 min |
| Jun 2, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 27 min |
| Jun 16, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Middlesex | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 66 min |
| Jun 16, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 68 min |
| Jul 2, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Richmond, Westmoreland | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 57 min |
| Jul 7, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 67 min |
| Jul 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 63 min |
| Jul 7, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 67 min |
| Jul 8, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 55 min |
| Jul 12, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 43 min |
| Jul 19, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Jul 19, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 68 min |
| Jul 22, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 68 min |
| Jul 22, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 68 min |
| Jul 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 56 min |
| Jul 22, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 56 min |
| Jul 25, 6:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 68 min |
| Aug 4, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 43 min |
| Aug 4, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 32 min |
| Aug 4, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 57 min |
| Aug 19, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 52 min |
| Aug 19, 11:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 53 min |
| Sep 7, 1:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 36 min |
| Sep 18, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 41 min |
| Sep 19, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 60 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County6
- Southampton County5
- Fairfax County5
- Prince William County5
- Bedford County4
- Franklin County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Isle of Wight County4
- City of Suffolk4
- Clarke County3
- Warren County3
- Fauquier County3
- Arlington County3
- Brunswick County3
- Campbell County2
- Halifax County2
- Scott County2
- Surry County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Frederick County2
- Culpeper County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Sussex County2
- Botetourt County1
- Amherst County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Buchanan County1
- Page County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- City of Winchester1
- Madison 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.