Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2024
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2024
77 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 77
- Busiest day
- May 27, 202429 severe thunderstorm warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 18 min |
| May 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 29 min |
| May 6, 10:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 66 min |
| May 7, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 16 min |
| May 7, 7:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 36 min |
| May 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| May 8, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 40 min |
| May 8, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 40 min |
| May 10, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry | 44 min |
| May 18, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 50 min |
| May 22, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe | 46 min |
| May 22, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 44 min |
| May 22, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 23 min |
| May 22, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 54 min |
| May 22, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 39 min |
| May 22, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 25 min |
| May 23, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 43 min |
| May 23, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 40 min |
| May 23, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 25 min |
| May 24, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William | 49 min |
| May 26, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen | 47 min |
| May 26, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| May 26, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 43 min |
| May 26, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 53 min |
| May 26, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 49 min |
| May 26, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 68 min |
| May 26, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 24 min |
| May 26, 3:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 46 min |
| May 26, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 43 min |
| May 26, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 58 min |
| May 26, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 49 min |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 68 min |
| May 26, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 65 min |
| May 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more | 74 min |
| May 26, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent | 41 min |
| May 26, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 77 min |
| May 26, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles and 7 more | 55 min |
| May 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, Pulaski and 2 more | 65 min |
| May 26, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 20 min |
| May 26, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 4 more | 73 min |
| May 26, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke and 3 more | 66 min |
| May 26, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 32 min |
| May 26, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 30 min |
| May 26, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Nelson, City of Staunton | 61 min |
| May 26, 7:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 3 more | 96 min |
| May 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta | 59 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Nelson, Rockingham and 3 more | 63 min |
| May 26, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 69 min |
| May 26, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock and 2 more | 66 min |
| May 26, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 58 min |
| May 26, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 71 min |
| May 26, 8:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 54 min |
| May 26, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 45 min |
| May 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange, Rappahannock | 26 min |
| May 26, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison and 9 more | 55 min |
| May 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 68 min |
| May 26, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 38 min |
| May 26, 9:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan and 1 more | 55 min |
| May 26, 9:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Orange and 6 more | 28 min |
| May 26, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Warren and 1 more | 49 min |
| May 26, 10:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 37 min |
| May 27, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 54 min |
| May 27, 3:07 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 37 min |
| May 27, 3:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 49 min |
| May 27, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| May 27, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 38 min |
| May 27, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 37 min |
| May 27, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:20 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 |
| May 27, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, York | 42 min |
| May 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 2 more | 43 min |
| May 27, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex | 28 min |
| May 27, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| May 27, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 26 min |
| May 27, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more | 52 min |
| May 27, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 42 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County7
- Pittsylvania County6
- Wythe County6
- Grayson County6
- Loudoun County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Lee County6
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Halifax County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County4
- Henry County4
- Pulaski County4
- Craig County4
- Frederick County4
- Smyth County4
- Hanover County4
- Scott County4
- Culpeper County4
- Madison County4
- Orange County4
- Fauquier County4
- Fairfax County4
- Albemarle County3
- Charles City County3
- Montgomery County3
- Alleghany County3
- Clarke County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Highland County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
83 more counties
- Bland County3
- Tazewell County3
- Giles County3
- Henrico County3
- Amherst County3
- Augusta County3
- Charlotte County3
- Greene County3
- Goochland County3
- Southampton County3
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Danville2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince George County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- James City County2
- New Kent County2
- Caroline County2
- King and Queen County2
- Wise County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- City of Galax2
- Bath County2
- City of Covington2
- Botetourt County2
- Bedford County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Campbell County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Nelson County2
- City of Staunton2
- Amelia County2
- Powhatan County2
- Page County2
- Louisa County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Winchester2
- Prince William County2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Greensville County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Suffolk2
- Arlington County2
- City of Alexandria2
- Brunswick County1
- King William County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Norton1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Radford1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Fluvanna County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- King George County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Fairfax1
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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.