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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Apr 1, 8:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond | 26 min |
| Apr 1, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 47 min |
| Apr 1, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, Middlesex, New Kent | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 8:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 60 min |
| Apr 1, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 49 min |
| Apr 1, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 29 min |
| Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 14 min |
| Apr 6, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 46 min |
| Apr 14, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 8:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 9:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 53 min |
| Apr 22, 11:36 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 11:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 42 min |
| Apr 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 40 min |
| Apr 22, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pittsylvania County11
- Patrick County10
- Campbell County7
- Henry County7
- Nottoway County6
- Northumberland County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Bedford County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Essex County4
- Richmond County4
- Franklin County4
- Halifax County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Amelia County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Caroline County3
- Henrico County3
- New Kent County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Charlotte County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Fauquier County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- King William County2
- City of Richmond2
- Lancaster County2
- King and Queen County2
- Middlesex County2
- Accomack County2
- Charles City County2
- Appomattox County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Fairfax County2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Petersburg2
30 more counties
- Culpeper County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Hanover County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- City of Galax1
- Louisa County1
- City of Danville1
- Arlington County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- Roanoke County1
- Brunswick County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Madison County1
- Orange County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Loudoun County1
- City of Fairfax1
- Isle of Wight County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Norfolk1
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Sources
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