Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2002
43 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2002. 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 April 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 43
- Busiest day
- April 28, 200228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 35 min |
| Apr 17, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 47 min |
| Apr 17, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen | 31 min |
| Apr 18, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 30 min |
| Apr 19, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Apr 28, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 41 min |
| Apr 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 22 min |
| Apr 28, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 40 min |
| Apr 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 49 min |
| Apr 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 26 min |
| Apr 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| Apr 28, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| Apr 28, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 42 min |
| Apr 28, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 44 min |
| Apr 28, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 39 min |
| Apr 28, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 23 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Prince William County3
- Franklin County2
- Montgomery County2
- City of Manassas2
- Fairfax County2
- Bedford County2
- Charlotte County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Floyd County2
- Isle of Wight County1
- Patrick County1
- King and Queen County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Fauquier County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- Sussex County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Wythe County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Shenandoah 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. Rebuilt daily.