Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, July 2024
101 severe thunderstorm warnings in July 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 July 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
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- Busiest day
- July 17, 202434 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 30, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 1 more | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 77 min |
| Jul 4, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 29 min |
| Jul 5, 4:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 6:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Stafford | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 7:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 24 min |
| Jul 15, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 29 min |
| Jul 15, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 28 min |
| Jul 15, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 36 min |
| Jul 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 50 min |
| Jul 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 33 min |
| Jul 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Spotsylvania | 42 min |
| Jul 15, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 46 min |
| Jul 15, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 27 min |
| Jul 16, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 36 min |
| Jul 16, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 34 min |
| Jul 16, 8:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 31 min |
| Jul 16, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 37 min |
| Jul 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 66 min |
| Jul 16, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 26 min |
| Jul 17, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 34 min |
| Jul 17, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg | 36 min |
| Jul 17, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 51 min |
| Jul 17, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock and 1 more | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge and 1 more | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 52 min |
| Jul 17, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 60 min |
| Jul 17, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan | 62 min |
| Jul 17, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 1 more | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 60 min |
| Jul 17, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 58 min |
| Jul 17, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 39 min |
| Jul 17, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 63 min |
| Jul 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 43 min |
| Jul 17, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 6 more | 45 min |
| Jul 17, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| Jul 17, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 32 min |
| Jul 17, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 38 min |
| Jul 17, 7:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Jul 17, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 42 min |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 3:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 41 min |
| Jul 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Jul 20, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Jul 21, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 18 min |
| Jul 22, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 51 min |
| Jul 23, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, York, City of Newport News | 19 min |
| Jul 23, 7:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 67 min |
| Jul 24, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Jul 24, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 39 min |
| Jul 24, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 58 min |
| Jul 24, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Southampton, Sussex | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 12:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 14 min |
| Jul 29, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 29 min |
| Jul 29, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 30 min |
| Jul 30, 6:42 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 63 min |
| Jul 30, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, City of Lynchburg | 54 min |
| Jul 30, 1:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Nelson | 24 min |
| Jul 30, 3:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 35 min |
| Jul 30, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren | 30 min |
| Jul 31, 4:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 24 min |
| Jul 31, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax | 32 min |
| Jul 31, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 36 min |
| Jul 31, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 19 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County14
- Fauquier County11
- Culpeper County9
- Loudoun County9
- Halifax County8
- City of Alexandria8
- Lunenburg County8
- Brunswick County8
- Prince William County7
- Arlington County7
- Albemarle County7
- Mecklenburg County6
- Greensville County6
- Sussex County6
- Rockingham County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- Charlotte County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- City of Falls Church5
- Nelson County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Appomattox County5
- Campbell County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Patrick County4
- Augusta County4
- Bedford County4
- City of Manassas4
- Stafford County4
- Orange County4
- Warren County4
- Southampton County4
- Chesterfield County3
- Bland County3
- Botetourt County3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Suffolk3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Fairfax3
66 more counties
- City of Charlottesville3
- Frederick County3
- Amherst County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Amelia County3
- Cumberland County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Carroll County2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Alleghany County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Rockbridge County2
- Page County2
- Clarke County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Buckingham County2
- Powhatan County2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Charles City County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- City of Richmond1
- Tazewell County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- Floyd County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Craig County1
- City of Covington1
- Madison County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Bath County1
- City of Staunton1
- Louisa County1
- King George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Franklin1
- Wythe County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
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