Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2009
82 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 82
- Busiest day
- May 9, 200918 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 3, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 36 min |
| May 3, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News | 26 min |
| May 4, 1:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| May 4, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| May 4, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 37 min |
| May 4, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| May 4, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 32 min |
| May 4, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| May 6, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 27 min |
| May 6, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 52 min |
| May 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| May 6, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 50 min |
| May 6, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 22 min |
| May 6, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 19 min |
| May 6, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 52 min |
| May 6, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 37 min |
| May 7, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 51 min |
| May 7, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 40 min |
| May 7, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| May 7, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| May 7, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| May 7, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 24 min |
| May 7, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| May 7, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| May 8, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 24 min |
| May 8, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 28 min |
| May 8, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 64 min |
| May 8, 11:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| May 9, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 63 min |
| May 9, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| May 9, 1:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Sussex | 46 min |
| May 9, 2:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 46 min |
| May 9, 3:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 19 min |
| May 9, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| May 9, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania | 56 min |
| May 9, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 40 min |
| May 9, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, Surry | 41 min |
| May 9, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 42 min |
| May 9, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 38 min |
| May 9, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 49 min |
| May 9, 7:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 29 min |
| May 9, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico and 9 more | 44 min |
| May 9, 7:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 38 min |
| May 9, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland and 1 more | 57 min |
| May 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Sussex | 40 min |
| May 9, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Mathews and 9 more | 48 min |
| May 9, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 47 min |
| May 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 57 min |
| May 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 51 min |
| May 16, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 41 min |
| May 16, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 54 min |
| May 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham | 48 min |
| May 16, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 19 min |
| May 16, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 56 min |
| May 16, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 28 min |
| May 16, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge | 68 min |
| May 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 66 min |
| May 28, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 60 min |
| May 28, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 66 min |
| May 28, 9:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke | 64 min |
| May 28, 10:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke | 41 min |
| May 29, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 53 min |
| May 29, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 24 min |
| May 29, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 88 min |
| May 29, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| May 29, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 24 min |
| May 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 55 min |
| May 29, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 77 min |
| May 29, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 62 min |
| May 29, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 41 min |
| May 29, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 81 min |
| May 29, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 78 min |
| May 29, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 48 min |
| May 29, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| May 29, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| May 29, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 36 min |
| May 29, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| May 31, 2:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 82 min |
| May 31, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 30 min |
| May 31, 6:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 44 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County13
- City of Suffolk12
- City of Chesapeake11
- Halifax County10
- Southampton County8
- Sussex County8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- Isle of Wight County8
- Franklin County8
- Surry County6
- Henry County6
- City of Newport News5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- Bedford County5
- Patrick County5
- York County4
- King and Queen County4
- Charlotte County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Prince George County4
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- James City County3
- City of Franklin3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Campbell County3
- Carroll County3
- Grayson County3
- Nottoway County3
- Charles City County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Roanoke County3
- Giles County3
- Northampton County2
- Appomattox County2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- Richmond County2
56 more counties
- Culpeper County2
- Fauquier County2
- City of Galax2
- Buchanan County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Amelia County2
- New Kent County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Botetourt County2
- Page County2
- Madison County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Radford2
- Amherst County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Westmoreland County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Brunswick County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Poquoson1
- Chesterfield County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Emporia1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Gloucester County1
- Accomack County1
- Frederick County1
- City of Winchester1
- City of Covington1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Craig County1
- Loudoun County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Fairfax County1
- Prince William County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Danville1
- Greene County1
- Orange County1
- Bland County1
- Tazewell County1
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Sources
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