Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, 1993
172 severe thunderstorm warnings in 1993. 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 1993. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 172
- Busiest month
- May40 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Busiest day
- June 4, 199322 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 49 min |
| Apr 1, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 4:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 43 min |
| Apr 1, 4:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 67 min |
| Apr 1, 4:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 64 min |
| Apr 1, 5:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 68 min |
| Apr 1, 6:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 58 min |
| Apr 1, 7:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 61 min |
| Apr 16, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 37 min |
| Apr 16, 8:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 65 min |
| Apr 16, 9:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 9:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 43 min |
| Apr 16, 9:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 54 min |
| Apr 16, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 41 min |
| Apr 16, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 45 min |
| Apr 16, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 47 min |
| May 5, 1:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 46 min |
| May 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 46 min |
| May 5, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 64 min |
| May 5, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 51 min |
| May 9, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| May 11, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 56 min |
| May 11, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 28 min |
| May 12, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 2 hr |
| May 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 39 min |
| May 12, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 31 min |
| May 12, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 28 min |
| May 12, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 31 min |
| May 12, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 39 min |
| May 12, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 51 min |
| May 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa, Spotsylvania | 43 min |
| May 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charles City | 36 min |
| May 12, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 36 min |
| May 13, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 44 min |
| May 13, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 27 min |
| May 13, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 46 min |
| May 18, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 56 min |
| May 18, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 55 min |
| May 18, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle, Nelson | 40 min |
| May 18, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 54 min |
| May 18, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 31 min |
| May 18, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell | 69 min |
| May 18, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 69 min |
| May 18, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 68 min |
| May 18, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 46 min |
| May 18, 10:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George | 48 min |
| May 29, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Buckingham | 43 min |
| May 29, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| May 29, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 34 min |
| May 29, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 38 min |
| May 29, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 26 min |
| May 29, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 69 min |
| May 29, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| May 31, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Buchanan | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 54 min |
| Jun 4, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 44 min |
| Jun 4, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Pittsylvania | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 64 min |
| Jun 4, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 41 min |
| Jun 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 49 min |
| Jun 4, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 68 min |
| Jun 4, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 63 min |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 62 min |
| Jun 5, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 46 min |
| Jun 5, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 26 min |
| Jun 9, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 39 min |
| Jun 9, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 45 min |
| Jun 9, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 46 min |
| Jun 9, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 10:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 11:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 1:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Alleghany | 45 min |
| Jul 8, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 52 min |
| Jul 9, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 53 min |
| Jul 11, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle | 57 min |
| Jul 11, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 69 min |
| Jul 14, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 27 min |
| Jul 14, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 61 min |
| Jul 19, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 47 min |
| Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham | 48 min |
| Jul 26, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Rockingham | 55 min |
| Jul 29, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 69 min |
| Aug 3, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 43 min |
| Aug 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 49 min |
| Aug 3, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 48 min |
| Aug 3, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 39 min |
| Aug 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 30 min |
| Aug 17, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 64 min |
| Aug 17, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 68 min |
| Aug 17, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 62 min |
| Aug 26, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 56 min |
| Aug 26, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 31 min |
| Aug 28, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 53 min |
| Sep 1, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 48 min |
| Sep 1, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 56 min |
| Sep 1, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 56 min |
| Sep 1, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 49 min |
| Sep 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 25 min |
| Sep 4, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 45 min |
| Sep 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell | 61 min |
| Sep 9, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 47 min |
| Sep 10, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 38 min |
| Sep 10, 12:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun, Prince William | 49 min |
| Sep 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 43 min |
| Sep 21, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 51 min |
| Sep 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Rockbridge | 56 min |
| Sep 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa | 55 min |
| Sep 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 55 min |
| Sep 26, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 55 min |
| Sep 27, 11:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page | 32 min |
| Sep 27, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Madison | 34 min |
| Sep 27, 12:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 42 min |
| Sep 27, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 65 min |
| Sep 27, 12:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun, Prince William | 69 min |
| Sep 27, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 38 min |
| Sep 27, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 32 min |
| Sep 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 53 min |
| Oct 2, 3:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 27 min |
| Oct 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Spotsylvania | 50 min |
| Oct 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 110 min |
| Oct 21, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 110 min |
| Oct 21, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 25 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Loudoun County20
- Fauquier County14
- Prince William County11
- Fairfax County9
- Dinwiddie County7
- Spotsylvania County6
- Frederick County6
- Clarke County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- Nottoway County6
- Stafford County5
- Bedford County5
- Amherst County5
- Roanoke County5
- Culpeper County5
- Arlington County4
- Franklin County4
- Rockingham County4
- Page County4
- Charles City County4
- Albemarle County4
- Campbell County4
- Orange County4
- King George County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Appomattox County3
- Prince George County3
- Amelia County3
- Brunswick County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- Goochland County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Henrico County3
- Henry County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Danville2
- Louisa County2
- Halifax County2
- Augusta County2
41 more counties
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Montgomery County2
- Cumberland County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Caroline County2
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Nelson County1
- Buckingham County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Greensville County1
- Buchanan County1
- Pulaski County1
- Craig County1
- Botetourt County1
- Bland County1
- Floyd County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Petersburg1
- King and Queen County1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Chesapeake1
- Surry County1
- Greene County1
- Accomack County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Hanover County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Rockbridge County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Madison County1
- Westmoreland County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.