Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 1997
69 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 1997. 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 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 69
- Busiest day
- July 16, 199715 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, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 1:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 1:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Pulaski | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 63 min |
| Jul 4, 8:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Jul 4, 8:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 9:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 31 min |
| Jul 9, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 68 min |
| Jul 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 44 min |
| Jul 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk | 33 min |
| Jul 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 30 min |
| Jul 16, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 35 min |
| Jul 16, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 35 min |
| Jul 19, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 65 min |
| Jul 21, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski | 64 min |
| Jul 21, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 36 min |
| Jul 21, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 33 min |
| Jul 21, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 63 min |
| Jul 21, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 50 min |
| Jul 22, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 67 min |
| Jul 22, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 34 min |
| Jul 22, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 35 min |
| Jul 22, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 31 min |
| Jul 22, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 36 min |
| Jul 22, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 33 min |
| Jul 22, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 69 min |
| Jul 27, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Wise | 62 min |
| Jul 28, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington | 33 min |
| Jul 28, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Stafford | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 43 min |
| Jul 28, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 54 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Russell County5
- Buchanan County4
- Scott County4
- Henrico County4
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Suffolk3
- Greensville County3
- Montgomery County3
- Tazewell County2
- Washington County2
- Pulaski County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- City of Richmond2
- Brunswick County2
- Hanover County2
- Southampton County2
- Arlington County2
- Wise County2
- Smyth County1
- Dickenson County1
- Bland County1
- Wythe County1
- Floyd County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Prince Edward County1
- Amelia County1
- Bedford County1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Surry County1
- City of Norfolk1
- Middlesex County1
- Mathews County1
- Charles City County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Emporia1
- Botetourt 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.