Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2002

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2002

172 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2002. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 172
Busiest day: May 2, 200265 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
May 1, 9:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	45 min
May 1, 9:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott, Wise, City of Norton	43 min
May 1, 10:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott, City of Bristol	48 min
May 1, 10:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	52 min
May 2, 12:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	23 min
May 2, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	23 min
May 2, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	37 min
May 2, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	37 min
May 2, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise	52 min
May 2, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Dickenson	38 min
May 2, 2:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson	36 min
May 2, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	34 min
May 2, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	33 min
May 2, 2:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell	19 min
May 2, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Pittsylvania	29 min
May 2, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	39 min
May 2, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	35 min
May 2, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	30 min
May 2, 3:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, City of Radford	25 min
May 2, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	51 min
May 2, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward	31 min
May 2, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charlotte	28 min
May 2, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	38 min
May 2, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Wythe	17 min
May 2, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	27 min
May 2, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	26 min
May 2, 4:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Dinwiddie	20 min
May 2, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Floyd	31 min
May 2, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery	26 min
May 2, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	41 min
May 2, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg	30 min
May 2, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin	24 min
May 2, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City	21 min
May 2, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin	25 min
May 2, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland	40 min
May 2, 4:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise	24 min
May 2, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Surry, City of Emporia	20 min
May 2, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, York, City of Williamsburg	29 min
May 2, 4:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	27 min
May 2, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	30 min
May 2, 4:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	40 min
May 2, 5:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	44 min
May 2, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight	41 min
May 2, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	46 min
May 2, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	15 min
May 2, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	29 min
May 2, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	20 min
May 2, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	50 min
May 2, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	40 min
May 2, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Franklin	39 min
May 2, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth	15 min
May 2, 5:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	33 min
May 2, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	32 min
May 2, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Mecklenburg	31 min
May 2, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	49 min
May 2, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Dickenson	43 min
May 2, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	23 min
May 2, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville	28 min
May 2, 7:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd	26 min
May 2, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell	23 min
May 2, 7:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	32 min
May 2, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton	39 min
May 2, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	45 min
May 2, 7:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	19 min
May 2, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	29 min
May 2, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	29 min
May 2, 8:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	20 min
May 2, 8:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	29 min
May 2, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	32 min
May 2, 8:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	31 min
May 2, 9:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	21 min
May 7, 5:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico	15 min
May 7, 6:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City	19 min
May 7, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, York, City of Williamsburg	30 min
May 7, 6:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester	18 min
May 7, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mathews	30 min
May 7, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Surry	32 min
May 7, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George	19 min
May 7, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Sussex	32 min
May 7, 7:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton	31 min
May 9, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	25 min
May 9, 4:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Warren, City of Winchester	31 min
May 9, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Greene, City of Charlottesville	52 min
May 9, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna	28 min
May 9, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Louisa	31 min
May 9, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	51 min
May 9, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland	13 min
May 9, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	44 min
May 9, 6:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	31 min
May 9, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, King William	29 min
May 12, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	48 min
May 12, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more	52 min
May 12, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	21 min
May 12, 7:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church	47 min
May 12, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	22 min
May 12, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax	47 min
May 13, 8:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	44 min
May 13, 9:04 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	41 min
May 13, 9:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	44 min
May 13, 9:32 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	City of Bristol	43 min
May 13, 10:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell, Washington	45 min
May 13, 10:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	62 min
May 13, 10:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	63 min
May 13, 10:46 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Wythe	59 min
May 13, 11:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pulaski	35 min
May 13, 11:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Montgomery	61 min
May 13, 12:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	57 min
May 13, 12:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford	50 min
May 13, 12:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	39 min
May 13, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page	31 min
May 13, 1:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	65 min
May 13, 1:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren	48 min
May 13, 1:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick	23 min
May 13, 1:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Campbell	22 min
May 13, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell	19 min
May 13, 1:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	43 min
May 13, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	39 min
May 13, 2:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Prince Edward	29 min
May 13, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	33 min
May 13, 2:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William	39 min
May 13, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland	42 min
May 13, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover	40 min
May 13, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, King and Queen, King William	28 min
May 13, 3:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	46 min
May 13, 5:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	46 min
May 13, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	51 min
May 13, 6:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward	32 min
May 13, 6:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	40 min
May 13, 7:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	43 min
May 13, 7:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg	38 min
May 13, 7:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie	32 min
May 13, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	30 min
May 13, 7:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Sussex	28 min
May 13, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	32 min
May 13, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Surry	28 min
May 13, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	27 min
May 13, 8:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more	26 min
May 13, 8:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	28 min
May 13, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	40 min
May 13, 8:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	44 min
May 13, 9:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	26 min
May 14, 3:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	30 min
May 14, 3:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	50 min
May 14, 4:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah	45 min
May 14, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more	46 min
May 14, 4:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Warren	48 min
May 14, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Stafford	60 min
May 14, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange	47 min
May 26, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Rappahannock	52 min
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	32 min
May 26, 3:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Rappahannock	29 min
May 26, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Shenandoah, Warren	42 min
May 26, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock	46 min
May 26, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	40 min
May 26, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Botetourt	37 min
May 26, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	51 min
May 26, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	52 min
May 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	49 min
May 26, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	48 min
May 26, 6:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	43 min
May 26, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	52 min
May 26, 7:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rappahannock	40 min
May 26, 7:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	49 min
May 26, 8:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	42 min
May 26, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William	52 min
May 26, 9:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	42 min
May 27, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham	37 min
May 27, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle	32 min
May 27, 4:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah	36 min
May 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier	31 min
May 27, 7:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	31 min
May 31, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	19 min

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Sources

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