Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, September 2012
59 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 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 September 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 59
- Busiest day
- September 18, 201215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 46 min |
| Sep 2, 12:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 53 min |
| Sep 2, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 58 min |
| Sep 2, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 85 min |
| Sep 2, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 79 min |
| Sep 6, 7:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 50 min |
| Sep 6, 8:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 50 min |
| Sep 6, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 43 min |
| Sep 8, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more | 46 min |
| Sep 8, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison, Page and 3 more | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 32 min |
| Sep 8, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 6 more | 68 min |
| Sep 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 34 min |
| Sep 8, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 35 min |
| Sep 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan | 31 min |
| Sep 8, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 39 min |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 10:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 44 min |
| Sep 18, 11:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 47 min |
| Sep 18, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 45 min |
| Sep 18, 12:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 39 min |
| Sep 18, 12:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 61 min |
| Sep 18, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Nelson, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange and 2 more | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 66 min |
| Sep 18, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 57 min |
| Sep 18, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 2 more | 64 min |
| Sep 18, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 52 min |
| Sep 18, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Sep 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 66 min |
| Sep 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 65 min |
| Sep 18, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 47 min |
| Sep 27, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 43 min |
| Sep 27, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 47 min |
| Sep 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 37 min |
| Sep 27, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 48 min |
| Sep 27, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 38 min |
| Sep 27, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 46 min |
| Sep 27, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 45 min |
| Sep 27, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 39 min |
| Sep 27, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, Warren | 52 min |
| Sep 27, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 37 min |
| Sep 27, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 45 min |
| Sep 27, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 66 min |
| Sep 28, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 23 min |
| Sep 28, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 30 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fauquier County13
- Shenandoah County12
- Warren County10
- Prince William County10
- Stafford County9
- Loudoun County9
- Fairfax County7
- Culpeper County7
- Orange County7
- Clarke County7
- Page County7
- Spotsylvania County6
- Rappahannock County6
- Franklin County5
- City of Alexandria5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Frederick County5
- Henry County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Winchester4
- Arlington County4
- Hanover County4
- City of Martinsville3
- Rockingham County3
- Albemarle County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Louisa County3
- Caroline County3
- King and Queen County3
- King George County3
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- City of Danville2
- Madison County2
- City of Fairfax2
33 more counties
- Goochland County2
- Henrico County2
- King William County2
- Richmond County2
- Greene County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Floyd County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Appomattox County1
- Campbell County1
- Craig County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Bedford County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Powhatan County1
- Essex County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nelson County1
- Brunswick County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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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.