Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2023
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, June 2023
126 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 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 June 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 126
- Busiest day
- June 16, 202346 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 53 min |
| Jun 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 42 min |
| Jun 8, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 35 min |
| Jun 8, 12:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 40 min |
| Jun 11, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 51 min |
| Jun 11, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 1:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Powhatan | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 51 min |
| Jun 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 2:21 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 | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 30 min |
| Jun 16, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 14 min |
| Jun 16, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 59 min |
| Jun 16, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 3:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 38 min |
| Jun 16, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George, Surry, York and 2 more | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Loudoun | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 35 min |
| Jun 16, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 5:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 42 min |
| Jun 16, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 41 min |
| Jun 16, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Westmoreland | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Jun 16, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 25 min |
| Jun 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Richmond | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 8:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 36 min |
| Jun 19, 12:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 64 min |
| Jun 19, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| Jun 19, 2:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 77 min |
| Jun 19, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 19 min |
| Jun 19, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 27 min |
| Jun 19, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 33 min |
| Jun 19, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| Jun 23, 10:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 28 min |
| Jun 25, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Wythe | 22 min |
| Jun 25, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 1:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 1:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Rockingham | 15 min |
| Jun 26, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Waynesboro | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rockingham | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 4:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 19 min |
| Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 11 min |
| Jun 26, 5:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 79 min |
| Jun 26, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 73 min |
| Jun 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 10 min |
| Jun 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 74 min |
| Jun 26, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa and 1 more | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 78 min |
| Jun 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 3 more | 66 min |
| Jun 26, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 41 min |
| Jun 26, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 9:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 9:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex | 24 min |
| Jun 26, 10:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 35 min |
| Jun 26, 10:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 31 min |
| Jun 26, 11:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 11:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 52 min |
| Jun 27, 12:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 5 more | 38 min |
| Jun 27, 12:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 1:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 46 min |
| Jun 27, 1:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 59 min |
| Jun 27, 1:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 39 min |
| Jun 27, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 49 min |
| Jun 27, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Jun 27, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 15 min |
| Jun 30, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen | 25 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County12
- Henrico County11
- Cumberland County11
- Dinwiddie County10
- Prince George County10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- City of Chesapeake9
- Surry County8
- Albemarle County8
- Nelson County8
- City of Norfolk8
- Hanover County8
- City of Petersburg7
- Sussex County7
- Amelia County7
- Nottoway County7
- Powhatan County7
- City of Portsmouth7
- City of Suffolk7
- Essex County7
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- Prince Edward County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- Goochland County6
- King and Queen County6
- Louisa County6
- Augusta County6
- City of Hopewell5
- Charles City County5
- Lee County5
- Buckingham County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Brunswick County5
- Caroline County5
- King William County5
- Henry County4
- Orange County4
- Fluvanna County4
70 more counties
- Richmond County4
- Campbell County4
- Greene County4
- Rockingham County4
- New Kent County4
- Bland County3
- Gloucester County3
- Mathews County3
- Amherst County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Richmond3
- Clarke County3
- Halifax County3
- James City County3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- Culpeper County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Southampton County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Madison County3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Appomattox County3
- Charlotte County3
- Wythe County2
- Giles County2
- Scott County2
- City of Danville2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- Fauquier County2
- Stafford County2
- Greensville County2
- Fairfax County2
- Prince William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Franklin County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- Accomack County2
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Patrick County1
- Warren County1
- City of Franklin1
- Pulaski County1
- Highland County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Page County1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Lexington1
- Northampton County1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20222024
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.