Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, August 2009
60 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 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 August 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 60
- Busiest day
- August 5, 200922 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 53 min |
| Aug 2, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 1 more | 73 min |
| Aug 4, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 60 min |
| Aug 5, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 58 min |
| Aug 5, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 61 min |
| Aug 5, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 75 min |
| Aug 5, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 29 min |
| Aug 5, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 23 min |
| Aug 5, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 55 min |
| Aug 10, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 74 min |
| Aug 11, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex | 50 min |
| Aug 11, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 31 min |
| Aug 19, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 48 min |
| Aug 20, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke | 63 min |
| Aug 20, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 41 min |
| Aug 20, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 50 min |
| Aug 21, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 46 min |
| Aug 21, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 42 min |
| Aug 22, 1:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, City of Emporia | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 38 min |
| Aug 22, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 22 min |
| Aug 24, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 4:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 37 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Franklin County12
- Pittsylvania County9
- Halifax County6
- Floyd County5
- Roanoke County5
- Bedford County5
- Campbell County5
- Charlotte County5
- Patrick County5
- Montgomery County4
- Henry County4
- Giles County4
- Greensville County4
- Carroll County3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Isle of Wight County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Grayson County2
- Smyth County2
- Pulaski County2
- Craig County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Southampton County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Gloucester County2
- King and Queen County2
- Middlesex County2
- Clarke County2
- Loudoun County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Lee County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Bland County1
- Wythe County1
32 more counties
- Buchanan County1
- City of Radford1
- Botetourt County1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Danville1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- King William County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- New Kent County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Frederick County1
- City of Winchester1
- Buckingham County1
- Brunswick County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- City of Emporia1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Petersburg1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- Amelia County1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Westmoreland County1
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Sources
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