Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2018
30 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 30
- Busiest day
- April 15, 201814 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 4, 1:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 1:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 1:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 43 min |
| Apr 4, 2:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 58 min |
| Apr 4, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 38 min |
| Apr 4, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 69 min |
| Apr 15, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax and 1 more | 64 min |
| Apr 15, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick, Pulaski | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery and 5 more | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick and 4 more | 63 min |
| Apr 15, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville | 56 min |
| Apr 15, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 78 min |
| Apr 15, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 3 more | 88 min |
| Apr 15, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Waynesboro | 58 min |
| Apr 15, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 61 min |
| Apr 15, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 23 min |
| Apr 16, 2:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 17 min |
| Apr 16, 2:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 1 more | 38 min |
| Apr 16, 2:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Southampton, Surry and 5 more | 38 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Patrick County4
- Floyd County4
- Cumberland County4
- Goochland County4
- Carroll County3
- Pulaski County3
- Franklin County3
- Botetourt County3
- Bedford County3
- Louisa County3
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Bland County2
- Grayson County2
- City of Radford2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Amherst County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Augusta County2
- Nelson County2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Albemarle County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Amelia County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Powhatan County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Smyth County1
43 more counties
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Wythe County1
- City of Galax1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Danville1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Staunton1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Nottoway County1
- Culpeper County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Hanover County1
- King George County1
- Charles City County1
- Essex County1
- King William County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Gloucester County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
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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.