Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2011
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 2011
48 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 48
- Busiest day
- March 23, 201122 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 6, 6:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 55 min |
| Mar 6, 7:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 1 more | 48 min |
| Mar 10, 3:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward | 58 min |
| Mar 10, 4:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 4:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 46 min |
| Mar 10, 4:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 52 min |
| Mar 10, 5:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Warren | 58 min |
| Mar 10, 5:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 60 min |
| Mar 10, 5:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 1 more | 57 min |
| Mar 10, 5:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and 6 more | 47 min |
| Mar 10, 5:34 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 41 min |
| Mar 10, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 7 more | 50 min |
| Mar 10, 6:10 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Orange and 7 more | 65 min |
| Mar 10, 6:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Mar 10, 6:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 4 more | 52 min |
| Mar 10, 7:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 54 min |
| Mar 21, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Manassas | 45 min |
| Mar 21, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 62 min |
| Mar 21, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, King George | 27 min |
| Mar 21, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, James City, King and Queen and 3 more | 42 min |
| Mar 21, 10:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 50 min |
| Mar 23, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 30 min |
| Mar 23, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles, Tazewell | 59 min |
| Mar 23, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Mar 23, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 43 min |
| Mar 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 63 min |
| Mar 23, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 57 min |
| Mar 23, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 26 min |
| Mar 23, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Mar 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 54 min |
| Mar 23, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 36 min |
| Mar 23, 6:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 62 min |
| Mar 23, 6:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway | 51 min |
| Mar 23, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 35 min |
| Mar 23, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 78 min |
| Mar 23, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Powhatan | 39 min |
| Mar 23, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 50 min |
| Mar 23, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page and 4 more | 39 min |
| Mar 23, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 33 min |
| Mar 23, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe and 1 more | 63 min |
| Mar 23, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 62 min |
| Mar 23, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland and 1 more | 21 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King and Queen County6
- Fauquier County6
- Hanover County5
- King William County5
- Culpeper County5
- Essex County5
- Charles City County4
- New Kent County4
- Warren County4
- Middlesex County4
- Fairfax County4
- Augusta County4
- Alleghany County4
- Sussex County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Henrico County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Stafford County3
- Gloucester County3
- Richmond County3
- Bath County3
- Washington County3
- Tazewell County3
- Patrick County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Greensville County2
- Halifax County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Caroline County2
- Powhatan County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Prince George County2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
66 more counties
- James City County2
- King George County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Manassas2
- Westmoreland County2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Highland County2
- Scott County2
- Giles County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- Amherst County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Grayson County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Amelia County2
- Russell County2
- Southampton County1
- City of Emporia1
- Charlotte County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Cumberland County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Brunswick County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Clarke County1
- City of Winchester1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Mathews County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Lee County1
- Wise County1
- Craig County1
- City of Covington1
- Floyd County1
- City of Galax1
- Bedford County1
- Franklin County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Nottoway County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Greene County1
- Smyth County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Bristol1
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Sources
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