Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 2015
81 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 81
- Busiest day
- July 14, 201523 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 8:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 19 min |
| Jun 30, 9:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 9:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham | 62 min |
| Jun 30, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 9:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 36 min |
| Jun 30, 9:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke and 3 more | 53 min |
| Jun 30, 10:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville | 47 min |
| Jun 30, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 30, 11:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 11:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock | 24 min |
| Jun 30, 11:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 11:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas Park | 35 min |
| Jul 1, 12:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 12:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 12:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 28 min |
| Jul 5, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 70 min |
| Jul 5, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 1:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| Jul 13, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 51 min |
| Jul 13, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 38 min |
| Jul 13, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 57 min |
| Jul 13, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe | 58 min |
| Jul 13, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 49 min |
| Jul 13, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more | 66 min |
| Jul 13, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 60 min |
| Jul 13, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 36 min |
| Jul 13, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| Jul 13, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 8:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| Jul 13, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte | 56 min |
| Jul 13, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 75 min |
| Jul 13, 9:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 10:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 28 min |
| Jul 14, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 29 min |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 25 min |
| Jul 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| Jul 14, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Rockingham | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren | 21 min |
| Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 49 min |
| Jul 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Rockbridge and 2 more | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 44 min |
| Jul 14, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe and 1 more | 40 min |
| Jul 14, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise | 36 min |
| Jul 14, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Roanoke and 3 more | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| Jul 21, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Warren | 13 min |
| Jul 27, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 39 min |
| Jul 30, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 34 min |
| Jul 30, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County9
- Bedford County8
- Campbell County8
- Loudoun County6
- Botetourt County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Fauquier County6
- Fairfax County6
- Frederick County6
- Appomattox County5
- Nelson County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Scott County5
- Smyth County5
- Clarke County5
- Southampton County4
- Buckingham County4
- Alleghany County4
- Prince William County4
- City of Alexandria4
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Wise County4
- Wythe County4
- Tazewell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Warren County4
- Greensville County3
- Sussex County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Craig County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Roanoke3
- Albemarle County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- Culpeper County3
- Madison County3
- City of Lynchburg3
65 more counties
- Arlington County3
- Franklin County3
- Buchanan County3
- Washington County3
- Bland County3
- Bath County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Emporia2
- Rockingham County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Suffolk2
- Brunswick County2
- Montgomery County2
- City of Salem2
- Orange County2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Stafford County2
- City of Danville2
- Halifax County2
- City of Norton2
- Dickenson County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Carroll County2
- City of Galax2
- Patrick County2
- Greene County2
- King and Queen County2
- Hanover County2
- King William County2
- Page County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Rappahannock County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Bristol1
- Pulaski County1
- Floyd County1
- City of Radford1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Winchester1
- Augusta County1
- Highland County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Henrico County1
- New Kent County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.