Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1996
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 1996
70 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 1996. 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 July 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 70
- Busiest day
- July 3, 199616 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 12:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 64 min |
| Jul 2, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Powhatan | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Emporia | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Colonial Heights | 46 min |
| Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Petersburg | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 54 min |
| Jul 15, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 26 min |
| Jul 15, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 26 min |
| Jul 18, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | New Kent | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 46 min |
| Jul 18, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 30 min |
| Jul 18, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 63 min |
| Jul 18, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 44 min |
| Jul 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Fairfax | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 66 min |
| Jul 19, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 50 min |
| Jul 19, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 6:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 49 min |
| Jul 25, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 62 min |
| Jul 25, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 46 min |
| Jul 30, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 62 min |
| Jul 30, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 63 min |
| Jul 31, 6:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth | 37 min |
| Jul 31, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 28 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Stafford County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Albemarle County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Henry County2
- Scott County2
- Powhatan County2
- King George County2
- Brunswick County2
- Amelia County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- Sussex County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Mathews County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Frederick County2
- Craig County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Giles County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Montgomery County1
- Lee County1
- Franklin County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Cumberland County1
- Buckingham County1
- Greensville County1
- City of Emporia1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
31 more counties
- City of Petersburg1
- Bedford County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- York County1
- Accomack County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Washington County1
- Russell County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Botetourt County1
- New Kent County1
- Culpeper County1
- Orange County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fairfax1
- Prince William County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Westmoreland County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Southampton County1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
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Sources
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