Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 2009
110 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 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 July 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 110
- Busiest day
- July 17, 200923 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William, Louisa | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 64 min |
| Jul 9, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 28 min |
| Jul 11, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 63 min |
| Jul 11, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 54 min |
| Jul 11, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 2:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 53 min |
| Jul 12, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Jul 12, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 47 min |
| Jul 12, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 23 min |
| Jul 12, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, York | 51 min |
| Jul 12, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 35 min |
| Jul 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 50 min |
| Jul 12, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 70 min |
| Jul 12, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Jul 12, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 69 min |
| Jul 12, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson | 32 min |
| Jul 12, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 29 min |
| Jul 12, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 42 min |
| Jul 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 40 min |
| Jul 12, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 22 min |
| Jul 12, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 3 more | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 11:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 7:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 8:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 9:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 10:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| Jul 17, 10:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Lunenburg, Prince Edward | 60 min |
| Jul 17, 11:49 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 11:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 12:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 52 min |
| Jul 17, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 44 min |
| Jul 17, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 52 min |
| Jul 17, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 40 min |
| Jul 17, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 42 min |
| Jul 17, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 56 min |
| Jul 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 61 min |
| Jul 17, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 90 min |
| Jul 17, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 41 min |
| Jul 17, 11:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 11:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell | 63 min |
| Jul 20, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 52 min |
| Jul 22, 10:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 54 min |
| Jul 23, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 47 min |
| Jul 23, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 39 min |
| Jul 23, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 29 min |
| Jul 25, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 67 min |
| Jul 25, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 44 min |
| Jul 25, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, City of Covington | 59 min |
| Jul 25, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 90 min |
| Jul 25, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 59 min |
| Jul 25, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 33 min |
| Jul 26, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 54 min |
| Jul 26, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 65 min |
| Jul 26, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 42 min |
| Jul 26, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 75 min |
| Jul 26, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 45 min |
| Jul 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 53 min |
| Jul 26, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 51 min |
| Jul 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 38 min |
| Jul 26, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 18 min |
| Jul 26, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 62 min |
| Jul 26, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, York, City of Newport News | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 10:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Jul 27, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex | 23 min |
| Jul 28, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 25 min |
| Jul 28, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Jul 29, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Page, Rappahannock | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 48 min |
| Jul 31, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 44 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County13
- Halifax County12
- Campbell County11
- Bedford County10
- Charlotte County8
- Nottoway County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Southampton County7
- Loudoun County6
- King William County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- Franklin County6
- Lunenburg County6
- Brunswick County6
- Chesterfield County6
- New Kent County6
- Sussex County6
- Amherst County5
- Hanover County5
- Henry County5
- Middlesex County5
- Appomattox County5
- Gloucester County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Prince George County5
- City of Norfolk4
- Patrick County4
- Mathews County4
- King and Queen County4
- York County4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Prince Edward County4
- Henrico County4
- City of Richmond4
- Charles City County4
- Greensville County4
- Accomack County4
- Surry County4
63 more counties
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Carroll County3
- Northumberland County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Lexington3
- Botetourt County3
- James City County3
- Amelia County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Northampton County3
- City of Winchester2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- Tazewell County2
- Essex County2
- Lancaster County2
- Richmond County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Danville2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Buckingham County2
- City of Hopewell2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Cumberland County2
- City of Franklin2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Powhatan County2
- Albemarle County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Caroline County1
- Louisa County1
- Buchanan County1
- Goochland County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Westmoreland County1
- Nelson County1
- City of Covington1
- Giles County1
- Smyth County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Petersburg1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Prince William County1
- Culpeper County1
- Madison County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
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Sources
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