Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 2008
43 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 2008. 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 March 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 43
- Busiest day
- March 5, 200819 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| Mar 4, 3:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 4:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 51 min |
| Mar 4, 5:19 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 41 min |
| Mar 4, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 45 min |
| Mar 4, 6:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 79 min |
| Mar 4, 7:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 4, 7:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 42 min |
| Mar 4, 7:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 8 more | 54 min |
| Mar 4, 8:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Powhatan | 29 min |
| Mar 4, 8:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Henry and 4 more | 60 min |
| Mar 4, 8:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 67 min |
| Mar 4, 8:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke and 4 more | 50 min |
| Mar 4, 9:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 23 min |
| Mar 4, 9:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Waynesboro | 47 min |
| Mar 4, 9:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 22 min |
| Mar 4, 9:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 2 more | 46 min |
| Mar 4, 10:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward | 38 min |
| Mar 4, 10:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 25 min |
| Mar 4, 11:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas | 28 min |
| Mar 4, 11:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 4 more | 23 min |
| Mar 5, 12:08 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 25 min |
| Mar 5, 12:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin | 34 min |
| Mar 5, 1:12 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 33 min |
| Mar 5, 1:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 46 min |
| Mar 8, 9:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Mar 8, 10:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 2 more | 53 min |
| Mar 8, 10:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 56 min |
| Mar 8, 12:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 48 min |
| Mar 8, 12:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 1 more | 49 min |
| Mar 8, 1:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 24 min |
| Mar 8, 1:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 29 min |
| Mar 8, 3:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun | 40 min |
| Mar 8, 4:37 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria | 53 min |
| Mar 19, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 38 min |
| Mar 19, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 47 min |
| Mar 19, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Wise | 35 min |
| Mar 19, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 54 min |
| Mar 19, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 68 min |
| Mar 19, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 55 min |
| Mar 19, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 50 min |
| Mar 20, 12:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William, Stafford, City of Manassas | 65 min |
| Mar 20, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 62 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henry County5
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- Campbell County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Amherst County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Martinsville3
- Bedford County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Lunenburg County3
- Floyd County3
- Botetourt County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Southampton County3
- Fauquier County3
- Hanover County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Stafford County3
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Grayson County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Craig County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Manassas2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
69 more counties
- Loudoun County2
- Surry County2
- City of Franklin2
- York County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Suffolk2
- Gloucester County2
- Chesterfield County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- Orange County2
- Carroll County1
- City of Galax1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Salem1
- Goochland County1
- Powhatan County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Nelson County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Greensville County1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Brunswick County1
- Nottoway County1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- Richmond County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Norton1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Culpeper County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Spotsylvania County1
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Sources
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