Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, February 2012
25 severe thunderstorm warnings in February 2012. 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 February 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 25
- Busiest day
- February 24, 201217 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 4:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 5:29 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 11:36 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 12:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 12:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 1 more | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 12:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 1:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin | 20 min |
| Feb 24, 1:46 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 44 min |
| Feb 24, 1:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 57 min |
| Feb 24, 2:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| Feb 24, 2:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 19 min |
| Feb 24, 4:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway and 3 more | 49 min |
| Feb 24, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico and 5 more | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 5:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 5:18 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg, City of Emporia | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 3:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 55 min |
| Feb 29, 4:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 53 min |
| Feb 29, 4:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 38 min |
| Feb 29, 5:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 48 min |
| Feb 29, 5:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 28 min |
| Feb 29, 5:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 42 min |
| Feb 29, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 26 min |
| Feb 29, 6:52 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 38 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Alleghany County5
- Bedford County5
- Franklin County5
- Scott County4
- Russell County4
- Wise County3
- Giles County3
- Botetourt County3
- Amherst County3
- Campbell County3
- Washington County2
- City of Norton2
- Rockbridge County2
- Floyd County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Bath County2
- Lee County1
- City of Bristol1
- Bland County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Covington1
- Craig County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Patrick County1
- Montgomery County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Lunenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.