Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, September 2016
48 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 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 September 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 48
- Busiest day
- September 28, 201618 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 9:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 27 min |
| Sep 1, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 39 min |
| Sep 7, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 51 min |
| Sep 7, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 30 min |
| Sep 7, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 49 min |
| Sep 7, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 31 min |
| Sep 7, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 35 min |
| Sep 7, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 49 min |
| Sep 27, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 55 min |
| Sep 27, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 62 min |
| Sep 27, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 53 min |
| Sep 27, 11:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 35 min |
| Sep 28, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 64 min |
| Sep 28, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 58 min |
| Sep 28, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 55 min |
| Sep 28, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico | 37 min |
| Sep 28, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 67 min |
| Sep 28, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William | 33 min |
| Sep 28, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 58 min |
| Sep 28, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Sep 28, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 47 min |
| Sep 28, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond | 65 min |
| Sep 28, 7:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 45 min |
| Sep 28, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 45 min |
| Sep 28, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 25 min |
| Sep 28, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 52 min |
| Sep 29, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 55 min |
| Sep 29, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 60 min |
| Sep 29, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 58 min |
| Sep 29, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 47 min |
| Sep 29, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 62 min |
| Sep 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 57 min |
| Sep 29, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke | 55 min |
| Sep 29, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Sep 29, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 60 min |
| Sep 30, 6:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 47 min |
| Sep 30, 7:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 66 min |
| Sep 30, 8:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 43 min |
| Sep 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 49 min |
| Sep 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Botetourt County8
- Bedford County8
- Roanoke County7
- Franklin County7
- Pittsylvania County6
- Henry County5
- Campbell County5
- Floyd County5
- Patrick County5
- Fairfax County4
- Prince William County4
- Appomattox County4
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Halifax County3
- Spotsylvania County2
- Fauquier County2
- Stafford County2
- King George County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- City of Roanoke2
- King William County2
- Charlotte County2
- Amherst County2
- Lancaster County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- Carroll County2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Arlington County1
23 more counties
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Salem1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- Middlesex County1
- Richmond County1
- Buckingham County1
- Northumberland County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Louisa County1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Emporia1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Sussex County1
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Sources
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