Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2006
30 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2006. 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 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 30
- Busiest day
- May 14, 200612 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights | 45 min |
| May 11, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 26 min |
| May 14, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| May 14, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 38 min |
| May 14, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 59 min |
| May 14, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 55 min |
| May 14, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William | 23 min |
| May 14, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 60 min |
| May 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 58 min |
| May 14, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| May 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 55 min |
| May 14, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 14, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 14 min |
| May 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 26 min |
| May 17, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 25 min |
| May 18, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 25 min |
| May 18, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 45 min |
| May 25, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 37 min |
| May 26, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 52 min |
| May 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 40 min |
| May 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 62 min |
| May 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 15 min |
| May 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 35 min |
| May 26, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 41 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 50 min |
| May 31, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 53 min |
| May 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 56 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington County4
- Franklin County3
- Southampton County2
- Prince William County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Russell County2
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Franklin1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- Floyd County1
- Carroll County1
- City of Galax1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- King William County1
- Patrick County1
- Caroline County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Bedford County1
- King George County1
- Fauquier County1
- City of Bristol1
- Lee County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Danville1
- Halifax County1
- Prince George County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Alleghany 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.