Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, December 2020
8 severe thunderstorm warnings in December 2020. 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 December 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 8
- Busiest day
- December 25, 20206 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Henrico | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 3:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 3 more | 39 min |
| Dec 24, 11:04 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 26 min |
| Dec 24, 11:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton and 4 more | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 11:58 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more | 32 min |
| Dec 25, 12:04 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Dec 25, 12:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 35 min |
| Dec 25, 12:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 10 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Isle of Wight County2
- Surry County2
- City of Suffolk2
- Gloucester County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Norfolk2
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- Caroline County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Prince William County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Franklin1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20192021
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.