Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2019
109 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 109
- Busiest day
- April 15, 201935 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig | 52 min |
| Apr 8, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 44 min |
| Apr 8, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski and 4 more | 39 min |
| Apr 8, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke and 2 more | 3 min |
| Apr 8, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 77 min |
| Apr 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 41 min |
| Apr 8, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Franklin and 2 more | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 30 min |
| Apr 8, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 74 min |
| Apr 8, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 2 more | 30 min |
| Apr 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Waynesboro | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 4 more | 61 min |
| Apr 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 50 min |
| Apr 14, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 73 min |
| Apr 14, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 10:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 56 min |
| Apr 14, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 3 more | 78 min |
| Apr 14, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 76 min |
| Apr 14, 11:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 52 min |
| Apr 14, 11:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 6 more | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 66 min |
| Apr 14, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 12:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 12:23 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 1:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 2 more | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 3 more | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 1:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 1:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 1:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Manassas and 1 more | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 1:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 3 more | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 2:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 14 min |
| Apr 15, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Dinwiddie, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry and 2 more | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 2:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Emporia | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 2:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 43 min |
| Apr 15, 2:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 2:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, York and 1 more | 66 min |
| Apr 15, 3:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 6 more | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 3:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 3:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 3:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 4:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 11:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 11:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 18 min |
| Apr 19, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 36 min |
| Apr 19, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Pulaski | 62 min |
| Apr 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox | 26 min |
| Apr 19, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 14 min |
| Apr 19, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania | 50 min |
| Apr 19, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Surry, York and 2 more | 42 min |
| Apr 19, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 44 min |
| Apr 19, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 19, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 67 min |
| Apr 19, 8:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Apr 19, 10:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 11:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 11:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 12:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 67 min |
| Apr 26, 12:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 30 min |
| Apr 26, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 38 min |
| Apr 26, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 40 min |
| Apr 26, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 50 min |
| Apr 26, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax | 49 min |
| Apr 26, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 4 more | 33 min |
| Apr 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 22 min |
| Apr 26, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Suffolk10
- Botetourt County9
- Bedford County9
- Amherst County9
- City of Chesapeake9
- Spotsylvania County8
- Southampton County8
- Isle of Wight County8
- City of Norfolk8
- Floyd County7
- Franklin County7
- Roanoke County7
- Hanover County7
- Fairfax County7
- Culpeper County7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Henrico County6
- King William County6
- Prince William County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Buena Vista5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Albemarle County5
- Appomattox County5
- Chesterfield County5
- New Kent County5
- Loudoun County5
- Carroll County5
- Stafford County5
- Greensville County5
- Fauquier County5
- Essex County5
79 more counties
- King and Queen County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Franklin5
- York County5
- Orange County5
- Giles County4
- Craig County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Radford4
- City of Salem4
- Campbell County4
- Nelson County4
- Nottoway County4
- City of Richmond4
- Grayson County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Caroline County4
- Richmond County4
- Charles City County4
- James City County4
- Surry County4
- Middlesex County4
- City of Poquoson4
- Northampton County4
- City of Fairfax4
- Buckingham County3
- King George County3
- Goochland County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Lexington3
- Patrick County3
- Henry County3
- Brunswick County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Alleghany County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Powhatan County2
- Augusta County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- Madison County2
- Bland County2
- Highland County2
- Bath County2
- City of Galax2
- Shenandoah County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Arlington County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Prince George County2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Emporia2
- Mathews County2
- Accomack County2
- City of Waynesboro1
- Greene County1
- Page County1
- Buchanan County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Covington1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Louisa County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Amelia County1
- Smyth County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
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Sources
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