Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 1998

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 1998

144 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 1998. 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 1998. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 144
Busiest day: May 4, 199831 severe thunderstorm warnings

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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, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	30 min
May 1, 5:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles, Montgomery	50 min
May 1, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	49 min
May 1, 6:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	60 min
May 1, 7:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	48 min
May 1, 10:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	32 min
May 1, 11:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	45 min
May 1, 11:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	31 min
May 1, 11:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Emporia	31 min
May 3, 1:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	66 min
May 3, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	44 min
May 3, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	62 min
May 3, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise	50 min
May 3, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	49 min
May 3, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth	49 min
May 3, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	46 min
May 4, 1:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	51 min
May 4, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	32 min
May 4, 2:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	33 min
May 4, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	31 min
May 4, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox	18 min
May 4, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	32 min
May 4, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	49 min
May 4, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	33 min
May 4, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland	30 min
May 4, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	34 min
May 4, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke	50 min
May 4, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Salem	50 min
May 4, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland	33 min
May 4, 5:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	York	34 min
May 4, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	New Kent	32 min
May 4, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	33 min
May 4, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	32 min
May 4, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King William	31 min
May 4, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield	36 min
May 4, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke	51 min
May 4, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	35 min
May 4, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King and Queen	33 min
May 4, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex	36 min
May 4, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	36 min
May 4, 6:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	35 min
May 4, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford	42 min
May 4, 7:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex	15 min
May 4, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	34 min
May 4, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	35 min
May 4, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	62 min
May 7, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise	35 min
May 7, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Dickenson	67 min
May 7, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	50 min
May 7, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	48 min
May 7, 8:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	49 min
May 7, 10:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth	52 min
May 7, 11:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth	34 min
May 8, 1:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	32 min
May 8, 3:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	47 min
May 8, 4:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	53 min
May 8, 5:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	47 min
May 8, 6:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pulaski	31 min
May 8, 6:33 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince Edward	32 min
May 8, 8:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince George, Sussex	21 min
May 8, 10:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Petersburg	19 min
May 8, 10:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince George, City of Hopewell	28 min
May 8, 10:34 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	66 min
May 8, 10:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City	21 min
May 8, 11:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	17 min
May 8, 11:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	61 min
May 8, 11:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	31 min
May 8, 11:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	51 min
May 8, 12:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell	49 min
May 8, 12:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia	35 min
May 8, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	34 min
May 8, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	34 min
May 8, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight	34 min
May 8, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Buckingham	48 min
May 8, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Suffolk	34 min
May 8, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Franklin	34 min
May 8, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	48 min
May 8, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	35 min
May 8, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	32 min
May 8, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Norfolk	32 min
May 8, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	34 min
May 16, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	66 min
May 16, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bath	47 min
May 16, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd	34 min
May 16, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	67 min
May 16, 6:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin	66 min
May 16, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	33 min
May 16, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Highland	62 min
May 16, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke	51 min
May 16, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Salem	51 min
May 16, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta	60 min
May 16, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	66 min
May 16, 7:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	65 min
May 16, 8:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	61 min
May 16, 8:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	29 min
May 16, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford	64 min
May 16, 9:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	65 min
May 16, 9:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista	65 min
May 16, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	61 min
May 16, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst	66 min
May 16, 10:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	63 min
May 20, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	32 min
May 20, 8:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise	48 min
May 20, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	51 min
May 20, 8:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	68 min
May 20, 8:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	47 min
May 20, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	46 min
May 20, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	42 min
May 23, 5:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	33 min
May 23, 7:01 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	44 min
May 23, 7:06 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	29 min
May 23, 7:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pulaski	47 min
May 23, 7:37 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd	33 min
May 23, 7:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	46 min
May 23, 7:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	37 min
May 24, 3:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	47 min
May 24, 5:09 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	51 min
May 24, 5:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	54 min
May 24, 5:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	32 min
May 24, 7:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	53 min
May 24, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	31 min
May 24, 8:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt	33 min
May 24, 9:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	19 min
May 24, 9:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	47 min
May 24, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	63 min
May 24, 9:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	City of Winchester	63 min
May 24, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	63 min
May 24, 10:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	49 min
May 24, 10:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	34 min
May 24, 10:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth	34 min
May 24, 10:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	51 min
May 24, 11:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	49 min
May 24, 11:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	City of Radford	49 min
May 24, 11:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	32 min
May 25, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	32 min
May 25, 10:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	60 min
May 25, 11:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	62 min
May 25, 11:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	32 min
May 25, 11:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	65 min
May 25, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Nottoway	49 min
May 25, 11:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	49 min
May 26, 1:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville	36 min
May 30, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	33 min
May 30, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry	35 min

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Sources

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