Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, August 2023
77 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 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 August 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 77
- Busiest day
- August 7, 202343 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa and 2 more | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 18 min |
| Aug 7, 12:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 40 min |
| Aug 7, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Rockingham | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Rockingham | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 21 min |
| Aug 7, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 19 min |
| Aug 7, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 10 min |
| Aug 7, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 9 min |
| Aug 7, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 22 min |
| Aug 7, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Page, Rappahannock | 27 min |
| Aug 7, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fairfax, Loudoun | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Page, Prince William and 1 more | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 16 min |
| Aug 7, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange and 1 more | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 15 min |
| Aug 7, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 18 min |
| Aug 7, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and 4 more | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 17 min |
| Aug 7, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 21 min |
| Aug 7, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Westmoreland | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 61 min |
| Aug 12, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 27 min |
| Aug 14, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 47 min |
| Aug 14, 8:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 9:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 48 min |
| Aug 15, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 38 min |
| Aug 15, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Aug 15, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 8:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 1 more | 31 min |
| Aug 17, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 22 min |
| Aug 17, 11:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 59 min |
| Aug 25, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 24 min |
| Aug 25, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 46 min |
| Aug 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 45 min |
| Aug 26, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 52 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Frederick County12
- Fairfax County11
- Loudoun County8
- Fauquier County8
- Prince William County7
- Stafford County7
- Rockingham County6
- Clarke County6
- Culpeper County6
- Patrick County5
- City of Fairfax5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Carroll County4
- Augusta County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Madison County4
- Orange County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Suffolk4
- Scott County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Henry County3
- Caroline County3
- Highland County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Greene County3
- Albemarle County3
- Arlington County3
- City of Falls Church3
- Westmoreland County3
- King George County3
- Lee County3
- City of Martinsville2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- Louisa County2
48 more counties
- City of Richmond2
- City of Winchester2
- Warren County2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Alexandria2
- Essex County2
- Greensville County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Surry County2
- Bedford County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Danville1
- Amelia County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Powhatan County1
- King William County1
- Pulaski County1
- Wythe County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Bath County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Fluvanna County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Buchanan County1
- Alleghany County1
- Craig County1
- Richmond County1
- Accomack County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Northumberland County1
- Smyth County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
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Sources
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