Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1991
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 1991
18 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 1991. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 18
- Busiest day
- May 6, 199110 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Isle of Wight County2
- Loudoun County2
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Chesapeake1
- Frederick County1
- City of Winchester1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Madison County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- Prince William County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Albemarle County1
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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.