Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2016
79 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 79
- Busiest day
- May 2, 201639 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 1, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 46 min |
| May 1, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 37 min |
| May 1, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 64 min |
| May 1, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 51 min |
| May 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 35 min |
| May 1, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| May 1, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 46 min |
| May 1, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 16 min |
| May 1, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 33 min |
| May 1, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren | 38 min |
| May 1, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 54 min |
| May 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 50 min |
| May 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 42 min |
| May 2, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 64 min |
| May 2, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 42 min |
| May 2, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 29 min |
| May 2, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 35 min |
| May 2, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 47 min |
| May 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 45 min |
| May 2, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 41 min |
| May 2, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 40 min |
| May 2, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 38 min |
| May 2, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 12 min |
| May 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William | 31 min |
| May 2, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 42 min |
| May 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 41 min |
| May 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| May 2, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 40 min |
| May 2, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 64 min |
| May 2, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, New Kent, Prince George and 4 more | 52 min |
| May 2, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 35 min |
| May 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 29 min |
| May 2, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria | 48 min |
| May 2, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 52 min |
| May 2, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 28 min |
| May 2, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| May 2, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry | 47 min |
| May 2, 6:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 47 min |
| May 2, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 28 min |
| May 2, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Surry, York, City of Williamsburg | 52 min |
| May 2, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 50 min |
| May 2, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mathews | 34 min |
| May 2, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| May 2, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 23 min |
| May 2, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 41 min |
| May 3, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| May 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 39 min |
| May 3, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 30 min |
| May 3, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 37 min |
| May 3, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William | 29 min |
| May 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| May 3, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 51 min |
| May 3, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| May 3, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 46 min |
| May 3, 7:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 46 min |
| May 7, 8:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 42 min |
| May 10, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 43 min |
| May 10, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 61 min |
| May 10, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 50 min |
| May 10, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 33 min |
| May 11, 4:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 35 min |
| May 11, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 61 min |
| May 11, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke | 62 min |
| May 11, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 66 min |
| May 11, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Pittsylvania | 45 min |
| May 11, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 41 min |
| May 12, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 58 min |
| May 12, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 41 min |
| May 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 40 min |
| May 12, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington | 35 min |
| May 12, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 27 min |
| May 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 50 min |
| May 14, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Prince William, Stafford | 48 min |
| May 23, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 34 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 23 min |
| May 23, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 34 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bedford County10
- Pittsylvania County9
- Halifax County6
- Fairfax County6
- Giles County5
- Botetourt County5
- Amherst County5
- Prince William County5
- Rockingham County4
- Buchanan County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Franklin County4
- James City County4
- Surry County4
- Stafford County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nelson County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- Charles City County3
- Prince George County3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- York County3
- Arlington County3
- City of Falls Church3
- King George County3
- Roanoke County3
- Washington County3
- Culpeper County3
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Bland County2
- Fauquier County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- Page County2
- Craig County2
- Appomattox County2
- City of Lynchburg2
68 more counties
- Grayson County2
- Albemarle County2
- Hanover County2
- King William County2
- Patrick County2
- Gloucester County2
- King and Queen County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Fairfax2
- Mathews County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Brunswick County2
- Lee County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Scott County2
- City of Bristol2
- Russell County2
- Madison County2
- Wise County1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Dickenson County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Covington1
- Carroll County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- Tazewell County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Danville1
- New Kent County1
- City of Alexandria1
- Smyth County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Isle of Wight County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Orange County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Greensville County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Lexington1
- Augusta County1
- City of Waynesboro1
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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.