Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2017

146 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings: 146
Busiest day: May 5, 201727 severe thunderstorm warnings

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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, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania	43 min
May 1, 5:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham	74 min
May 1, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	58 min
May 1, 5:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	26 min
May 1, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania and 2 more	65 min
May 1, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 2 more	77 min
May 4, 11:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Scott	48 min
May 5, 3:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville	54 min
May 5, 3:45 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania	60 min
May 5, 4:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	59 min
May 5, 4:56 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	42 min
May 5, 5:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	23 min
May 5, 5:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell	58 min
May 5, 5:22 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	38 min
May 5, 5:27 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	48 min
May 5, 5:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville	46 min
May 5, 6:14 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Charlottesville	31 min
May 5, 6:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	30 min
May 5, 6:21 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway, Powhatan	24 min
May 5, 6:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, Sussex, City of Emporia	52 min
May 5, 7:20 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico, James City and 9 more	40 min
May 5, 7:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 4 more	51 min
May 5, 7:49 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford	56 min
May 5, 7:54 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico, James City, King and Queen and 9 more	51 min
May 5, 8:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	52 min
May 5, 8:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	33 min
May 5, 8:29 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	46 min
May 5, 8:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria	21 min
May 5, 8:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 5 more	50 min
May 5, 9:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	60 min
May 5, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Louisa	36 min
May 5, 6:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	27 min
May 5, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	48 min
May 5, 9:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline	34 min
May 9, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	60 min
May 9, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe, City of Galax	52 min
May 9, 9:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson	52 min
May 10, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg	66 min
May 10, 8:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax	60 min
May 10, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	50 min
May 10, 9:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	41 min
May 10, 9:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, City of Lynchburg	60 min
May 10, 9:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	38 min
May 10, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	63 min
May 10, 11:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte	16 min
May 10, 11:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	35 min
May 11, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	67 min
May 11, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
May 11, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	57 min
May 11, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	62 min
May 11, 8:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	27 min
May 18, 5:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll	54 min
May 18, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun	24 min
May 18, 6:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren	50 min
May 18, 6:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren	63 min
May 18, 6:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, Warren	42 min
May 18, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	53 min
May 18, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William	42 min
May 18, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	66 min
May 18, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more	66 min
May 18, 7:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	63 min
May 18, 8:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax	34 min
May 19, 12:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania	63 min
May 19, 12:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	34 min
May 19, 12:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford	47 min
May 19, 1:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	55 min
May 19, 1:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania	65 min
May 19, 1:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	25 min
May 19, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	55 min
May 19, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax	41 min
May 19, 3:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford	50 min
May 19, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince George, City of Petersburg	47 min
May 19, 3:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Greene, Madison	25 min
May 19, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	65 min
May 19, 4:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	46 min
May 19, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	28 min
May 19, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford	30 min
May 19, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	49 min
May 19, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk	30 min
May 19, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Mecklenburg	58 min
May 19, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Westmoreland	50 min
May 19, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	49 min
May 19, 5:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	41 min
May 19, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland	38 min
May 19, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	38 min
May 20, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson	60 min
May 20, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe	45 min
May 20, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Washington	37 min
May 20, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke	66 min
May 20, 4:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Giles	41 min
May 20, 5:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge	64 min
May 20, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RLX	Buchanan	32 min
May 20, 6:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania	62 min
May 20, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Pittsylvania	53 min
May 20, 8:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax, Pittsylvania	58 min
May 20, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Scott	37 min
May 20, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Wise	37 min
May 20, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Halifax	30 min
May 22, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	41 min
May 22, 2:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 3 more	44 min
May 24, 1:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton	59 min
May 24, 1:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	66 min
May 24, 2:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	46 min
May 24, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	27 min
May 24, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry	25 min
May 24, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville	37 min
May 25, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Stafford	49 min
May 25, 4:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren	45 min
May 25, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford	50 min
May 25, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria	17 min
May 27, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	57 min
May 27, 4:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward	47 min
May 27, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa, City of Richmond	47 min
May 27, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward	46 min
May 27, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	13 min
May 27, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond	48 min
May 27, 5:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Louisa	42 min
May 27, 6:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Richmond	47 min
May 27, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway and 4 more	46 min
May 27, 6:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William	47 min
May 27, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	60 min
May 27, 6:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights	29 min
May 27, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	44 min
May 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Smyth, Wythe	61 min
May 27, 6:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Hopewell	49 min
May 27, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	46 min
May 27, 7:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol	59 min
May 27, 7:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more	44 min
May 27, 7:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Grayson, Smyth	58 min
May 27, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan	38 min
May 27, 8:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	34 min
May 27, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	44 min
May 27, 8:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MRX	Lee	26 min
May 27, 8:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Henrico and 8 more	36 min
May 29, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	39 min
May 29, 7:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	39 min
May 30, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, Stafford	47 min
May 30, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	37 min
May 30, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	22 min
May 30, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	53 min
May 30, 7:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Richmond, Westmoreland	52 min
May 30, 7:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	17 min
May 31, 4:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock	35 min
May 31, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News	33 min
May 31, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	45 min
May 31, 5:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	26 min

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Sources

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