Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2024
66 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 66
- Busiest day
- April 15, 202432 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 32 min |
| Apr 1, 8:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bath | 34 min |
| Apr 3, 12:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| Apr 3, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William and 1 more | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 32 min |
| Apr 3, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince George and 5 more | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 46 min |
| Apr 3, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 52 min |
| Apr 11, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 57 min |
| Apr 11, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 39 min |
| Apr 11, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 9:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 60 min |
| Apr 11, 9:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| Apr 11, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 56 min |
| Apr 11, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax | 54 min |
| Apr 11, 10:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 65 min |
| Apr 11, 11:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 11, 11:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 11:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Henrico and 4 more | 60 min |
| Apr 12, 12:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 3 more | 44 min |
| Apr 12, 12:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 24 min |
| Apr 12, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 38 min |
| Apr 12, 12:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 1:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 20 min |
| Apr 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 46 min |
| Apr 15, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, King George, Stafford | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Orange | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 50 min |
| Apr 15, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 5:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Orange | 19 min |
| Apr 15, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, Louisa | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William, Louisa | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and 1 more | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 5 more | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Powhatan | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 42 min |
| Apr 15, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 55 min |
| Apr 16, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 19 min |
| Apr 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 35 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Goochland County8
- Hanover County8
- Powhatan County8
- Caroline County7
- Henrico County7
- Richmond County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Cumberland County6
- Stafford County6
- Fauquier County6
- Essex County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Louisa County5
- King George County5
- Prince William County5
- Pittsylvania County4
- King and Queen County4
- City of Richmond4
- Surry County4
- Patrick County4
- Henry County4
- Amelia County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Culpeper County4
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Franklin County3
- King William County3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince George County3
- Sussex County3
- Northumberland County3
- Albemarle County3
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
56 more counties
- Fairfax County3
- Amherst County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Highland County2
- Lancaster County2
- Carroll County2
- Grayson County2
- Floyd County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Danville2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Lunenburg County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Winchester2
- Clarke County2
- New Kent County2
- Accomack County2
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Nelson County1
- City of Covington1
- Greensville County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Madison County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Manassas1
- Rappahannock County1
- Greene County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- York County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
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