Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2009
49 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 49
- Busiest day
- April 20, 200925 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 5, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 2:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 7:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 8:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 26 min |
| Apr 6, 9:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 22 min |
| Apr 6, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 39 min |
| Apr 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Apr 20, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 82 min |
| Apr 20, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 32 min |
| Apr 20, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 4 more | 64 min |
| Apr 20, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 54 min |
| Apr 20, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 23 min |
| Apr 20, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 22 min |
| Apr 20, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 52 min |
| Apr 20, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 8:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 34 min |
| Apr 29, 2:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 49 min |
| Apr 29, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski, Wythe | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 55 min |
| Apr 29, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 78 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Chesapeake6
- Brunswick County5
- Carroll County5
- Nottoway County4
- Greensville County4
- Surry County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- King George County4
- Bland County3
- Giles County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Sussex County3
- James City County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Norfolk3
- Floyd County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Middlesex County3
- Gloucester County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Pulaski County3
- Lunenburg County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Accomack County2
- Patrick County2
- Bedford County2
- Franklin County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Charles City County2
- New Kent County2
- Prince George County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Lancaster County2
- City of Portsmouth2
35 more counties
- Amelia County2
- Fairfax County2
- Grayson County2
- Wythe County2
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Lee County1
- Amherst County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Emporia1
- Southampton County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Cumberland County1
- Goochland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Mathews County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Galax1
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Sources
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