Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 2002
84 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 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 July 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 84
- Busiest day
- July 3, 200236 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 1, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 27 min |
| Jul 2, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Salem | 36 min |
| Jul 2, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| Jul 2, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell | 34 min |
| Jul 2, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 27 min |
| Jul 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 50 min |
| Jul 3, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 42 min |
| Jul 3, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 31 min |
| Jul 3, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Jul 3, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 3, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 52 min |
| Jul 3, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 39 min |
| Jul 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, Wythe, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 38 min |
| Jul 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 25 min |
| Jul 3, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 22 min |
| Jul 3, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski, Tazewell | 29 min |
| Jul 3, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 40 min |
| Jul 3, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 6:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 2:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 34 min |
| Jul 5, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 50 min |
| Jul 9, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 40 min |
| Jul 23, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 30 min |
| Jul 23, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 33 min |
| Jul 23, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more | 52 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County7
- Montgomery County6
- Washington County5
- Roanoke County5
- Henry County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Franklin County5
- Wythe County4
- Craig County4
- Pulaski County4
- Scott County3
- Botetourt County3
- Russell County3
- City of Salem3
- Wise County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Campbell County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Roanoke3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Radford2
- Alleghany County2
- Giles County2
- City of Galax2
- Rockbridge County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Patrick County2
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- Loudoun County2
- Bland County1
- Bath County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Lexington1
- Highland County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Covington1
- Chesterfield County1
- Floyd 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.