Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2017
39 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2017. 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 April 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 39
- Busiest day
- April 6, 201711 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 5:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 6:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 9:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 12:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 12:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 16 min |
| Apr 6, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, York | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 4 more | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 39 min |
| Apr 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 7:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 36 min |
| Apr 21, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 36 min |
| Apr 21, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond | 28 min |
| Apr 22, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Apr 22, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 27 min |
| Apr 22, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 19 min |
| Apr 22, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 24 min |
| Apr 22, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 37 min |
| Apr 29, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 37 min |
| Apr 30, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 40 min |
| Apr 30, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 47 min |
| Apr 30, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 51 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Southampton County6
- Fairfax County4
- Pittsylvania County3
- Halifax County3
- Stafford County3
- Northumberland County3
- Fauquier County3
- Prince William County3
- Loudoun County3
- Sussex County3
- Smyth County3
- Frederick County3
- Henry County2
- King George County2
- Gloucester County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Richmond County2
- Louisa County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Arlington County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Bedford County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Richmond1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- Lancaster County1
- York County1
- Culpeper County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Alexandria1
25 more counties
- City of Fairfax1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Appomattox County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- City of Suffolk1
- Brunswick County1
- City of Emporia1
- Bland County1
- Wythe County1
- Washington County1
- Scott County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Winchester1
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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.