Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2018

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2018

113 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
113
Busiest day
May 10, 201838 severe thunderstorm warnings

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXDickenson35 min
May 5, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBuchanan30 min
May 5, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBuchanan, Dickenson34 min
May 5, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBuchanan55 min
May 5, 5:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXWise, City of Norton43 min
May 5, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton48 min
May 5, 5:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXBuchanan, Dickenson28 min
May 5, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLee38 min
May 5, 8:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAlleghany, Craig, Giles36 min
May 6, 8:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg40 min
May 6, 9:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia39 min
May 6, 9:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Surry, York and 4 more42 min
May 10, 1:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro41 min
May 10, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAugusta, Nelson44 min
May 10, 2:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge44 min
May 10, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville38 min
May 10, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg57 min
May 10, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Louisa38 min
May 10, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren42 min
May 10, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson40 min
May 10, 2:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick55 min
May 10, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Buckingham65 min
May 10, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Appomattox, Buckingham59 min
May 10, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa48 min
May 10, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland49 min
May 10, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville61 min
May 10, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Hanover45 min
May 10, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Buckingham26 min
May 10, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte63 min
May 10, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan41 min
May 10, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXLoudoun37 min
May 10, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Loudoun33 min
May 10, 4:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXLoudoun28 min
May 10, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond47 min
May 10, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond45 min
May 10, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan41 min
May 10, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville48 min
May 10, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent41 min
May 10, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond40 min
May 10, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George and 3 more64 min
May 10, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 4 more41 min
May 10, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXWarren27 min
May 10, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Mecklenburg40 min
May 10, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex32 min
May 10, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland47 min
May 10, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock42 min
May 10, 6:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex52 min
May 10, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge36 min
May 10, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania and 2 more53 min
May 10, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXWashington, City of Bristol57 min
May 11, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Washington, Wise45 min
May 11, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Patrick45 min
May 12, 7:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church22 min
May 13, 12:46 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack29 min
May 13, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock40 min
May 13, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper32 min
May 13, 6:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Prince William24 min
May 13, 6:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Stafford15 min
May 13, 10:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax48 min
May 13, 10:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, City of Alexandria39 min
May 14, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAugusta, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro41 min
May 14, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXGreene, Madison, Orange44 min
May 14, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson50 min
May 14, 3:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Orange44 min
May 14, 3:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson66 min
May 14, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Orange44 min
May 14, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXMadison, Page, Rappahannock, Warren52 min
May 14, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester39 min
May 14, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXNelson49 min
May 14, 5:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester47 min
May 14, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Loudoun61 min
May 14, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 1 more57 min
May 14, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Madison, Page and 3 more55 min
May 14, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro48 min
May 14, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more53 min
May 14, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Prince William and 3 more79 min
May 14, 6:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Nelson, City of Charlottesville76 min
May 14, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQFluvanna, Goochland, Louisa42 min
May 14, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAmherst, Rockbridge67 min
May 14, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXKing George57 min
May 14, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria30 min
May 14, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa43 min
May 14, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland35 min
May 14, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Goochland and 7 more45 min
May 14, 7:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, Westmoreland27 min
May 14, 7:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland47 min
May 14, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover and 13 more43 min
May 14, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 12 more45 min
May 14, 8:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York, City of Hampton and 2 more48 min
May 14, 9:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach37 min
May 15, 12:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Frederick47 min
May 15, 2:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBotetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke51 min
May 15, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more64 min
May 15, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFloyd, Franklin, Montgomery67 min
May 15, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXPage, Rockingham44 min
May 15, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFauquier, Rappahannock, Warren26 min
May 15, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXGreene, Madison, Page35 min
May 15, 7:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXLoudoun42 min
May 15, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXLoudoun51 min
May 15, 8:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church41 min
May 20, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBuckingham54 min
May 21, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick42 min
May 21, 11:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXRockingham, City of Harrisonburg29 min
May 22, 3:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXAlbemarle, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville46 min
May 22, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, Loudoun50 min
May 22, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax42 min
May 22, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg53 min
May 22, 7:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania51 min
May 22, 8:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax79 min
May 22, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Prince Edward47 min
May 23, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach50 min
May 26, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXClarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester46 min
May 26, 5:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper40 min

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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.