Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, January 2018
7 severe thunderstorm warnings in January 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 January 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 7
- Busiest day
- January 13, 20185 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:29 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 56 min |
| Jan 12, 9:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 5 more | 40 min |
| Jan 12, 10:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 23 min |
| Jan 12, 10:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 10:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico and 10 more | 40 min |
| Jan 12, 10:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 28 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Henrico County4
- Chesterfield County3
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- Powhatan County2
- City of Richmond2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- New Kent County2
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Frederick County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Louisa County1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- Surry County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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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.