Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2023

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2023

53 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
53
Busiest day
April 6, 202333 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 7:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland40 min
Apr 1, 8:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond26 min
Apr 1, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland47 min
Apr 1, 8:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQKing and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent30 min
Apr 1, 8:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack60 min
Apr 1, 8:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQGloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland32 min
Apr 1, 9:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond49 min
Apr 1, 9:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAccomack29 min
Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax65 min
Apr 6, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Patrick48 min
Apr 6, 3:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania64 min
Apr 6, 3:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Patrick56 min
Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Patrick49 min
Apr 6, 4:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte59 min
Apr 6, 4:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania54 min
Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Patrick65 min
Apr 6, 4:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRNKBedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania49 min
Apr 6, 4:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick59 min
Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAKQCumberland, Prince Edward39 min
Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXSpotsylvania39 min
Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte64 min
Apr 6, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCampbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania46 min
Apr 6, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLouisa14 min
Apr 6, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick30 min
Apr 6, 5:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRNKHenry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville53 min
Apr 6, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward46 min
Apr 6, 5:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXSpotsylvania45 min
Apr 6, 5:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQWestmoreland24 min
Apr 6, 5:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline43 min
Apr 6, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward42 min
Apr 6, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Patrick, City of Martinsville36 min
Apr 6, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania42 min
Apr 6, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward49 min
Apr 6, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHenry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville59 min
Apr 6, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCaroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland43 min
Apr 6, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXArlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church42 min
Apr 6, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg39 min
Apr 6, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania64 min
Apr 6, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQEssex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland46 min
Apr 6, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more45 min
Apr 6, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQNorthumberland46 min
Apr 14, 8:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPittsylvania43 min
Apr 22, 8:24 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 1 more51 min
Apr 22, 9:07 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania and 2 more53 min
Apr 22, 11:36 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway39 min
Apr 22, 11:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward25 min
Apr 22, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange51 min
Apr 22, 12:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXCulpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park42 min
Apr 22, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLWXFairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more40 min
Apr 22, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQIsle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk32 min
Apr 30, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk45 min
Apr 30, 5:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach42 min
Apr 30, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach36 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.