Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 2017
48 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 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 March 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 48
- Busiest day
- March 1, 201727 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 10:07 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 23 min |
| Mar 1, 10:28 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 32 min |
| Mar 1, 10:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 62 min |
| Mar 1, 10:52 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 11:06 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 11:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 65 min |
| Mar 1, 11:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles, Pulaski | 42 min |
| Mar 1, 11:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 11:30 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe, City of Radford | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 11:42 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 11:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Nelson, Page and 6 more | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 11:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 63 min |
| Mar 1, 12:00 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 60 min |
| Mar 1, 12:12 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 12:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 24 min |
| Mar 1, 12:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 9 more | 49 min |
| Mar 1, 12:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 2 more | 43 min |
| Mar 1, 12:33 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 58 min |
| Mar 1, 12:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 48 min |
| Mar 1, 12:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 45 min |
| Mar 1, 1:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 10 more | 40 min |
| Mar 1, 1:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 46 min |
| Mar 1, 1:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 54 min |
| Mar 1, 1:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 52 min |
| Mar 1, 1:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| Mar 1, 2:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 38 min |
| Mar 1, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 2 more | 39 min |
| Mar 27, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 40 min |
| Mar 31, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 38 min |
| Mar 31, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 30 min |
| Mar 31, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 54 min |
| Mar 31, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 51 min |
| Mar 31, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex and 1 more | 45 min |
| Mar 31, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Mar 31, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 1 more | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 46 min |
| Mar 31, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 37 min |
| Mar 31, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Mar 31, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 67 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Suffolk8
- City of Chesapeake6
- Southampton County6
- Greensville County5
- Bland County4
- Loudoun County4
- Prince William County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Albemarle County3
- Greene County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- Bedford County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Orange County3
- Fairfax County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- City of Franklin3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Sussex County3
- Buchanan County2
- Tazewell County2
- Smyth County2
- Lee County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Pulaski County2
- Alleghany County2
- Botetourt County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Augusta County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
68 more counties
- Amherst County2
- City of Winchester2
- Culpeper County2
- Fauquier County2
- Madison County2
- Appomattox County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Halifax County2
- Arlington County2
- King George County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Hanover County2
- Essex County2
- Richmond County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Emporia2
- Brunswick County2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Surry County2
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Bath County1
- City of Covington1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- Highland County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Buckingham County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Cumberland County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- Caroline County1
- Northumberland County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Charlotte County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Norfolk1
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Sources
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