Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 2025
56 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 2025. 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 March 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 56
- Busiest day
- March 5, 202530 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 7:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 36 min |
| Mar 5, 8:25 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 35 min |
| Mar 5, 8:39 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 66 min |
| Mar 5, 9:00 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania | 45 min |
| Mar 5, 9:32 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 58 min |
| Mar 5, 10:56 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 49 min |
| Mar 5, 11:35 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover and 5 more | 40 min |
| Mar 5, 11:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 47 min |
| Mar 5, 12:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King William and 2 more | 46 min |
| Mar 5, 12:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Mar 5, 12:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, Stafford | 34 min |
| Mar 5, 12:50 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 2 more | 40 min |
| Mar 5, 1:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 24 min |
| Mar 5, 1:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Sussex | 38 min |
| Mar 5, 1:16 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Richmond and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 5, 1:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, King and Queen and 8 more | 47 min |
| Mar 5, 1:55 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 50 min |
| Mar 5, 2:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 43 min |
| Mar 5, 3:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 5 more | 55 min |
| Mar 5, 3:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 5 more | 48 min |
| Mar 5, 3:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 43 min |
| Mar 5, 3:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 32 min |
| Mar 5, 4:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 44 min |
| Mar 5, 4:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 57 min |
| Mar 5, 4:32 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| Mar 5, 5:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Mar 5, 5:03 PM EST | 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 | 42 min |
| Mar 5, 5:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 38 min |
| Mar 5, 5:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 40 min |
| Mar 5, 6:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 55 min |
| Mar 5, 7:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 20 min |
| Mar 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Highland | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 21 min |
| Mar 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 16 min |
| Mar 16, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 24 min |
| Mar 16, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Warren, City of Winchester | 30 min |
| Mar 16, 8:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 34 min |
| Mar 16, 10:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 17 min |
| Mar 16, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and 2 more | 23 min |
| Mar 17, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 5 more | 44 min |
| Mar 17, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 30 min |
| Mar 17, 3:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 5:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 28 min |
| Mar 31, 2:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 2:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 33 min |
| Mar 31, 2:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 min |
| Mar 31, 3:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 24 min |
| Mar 31, 3:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 64 min |
| Mar 31, 6:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 26 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King William County6
- King and Queen County6
- Sussex County6
- Surry County6
- Pittsylvania County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Hanover County5
- Brunswick County5
- New Kent County5
- James City County5
- Frederick County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Patrick County4
- Henry County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Henrico County4
- Southampton County4
- City of Suffolk4
- Lancaster County4
- Middlesex County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- City of Danville3
- Campbell County3
- Goochland County3
- City of Richmond3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- Richmond County3
- Greensville County3
- Charles City County3
- York County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- Gloucester County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Norfolk3
59 more counties
- City of Portsmouth3
- Mathews County3
- Accomack County3
- Giles County3
- City of Winchester3
- Franklin County2
- Bedford County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Louisa County2
- Powhatan County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Prince George County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Poquoson2
- Northumberland County2
- Northampton County2
- Craig County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- Rockingham County2
- Clarke County2
- Warren County2
- Loudoun County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Carroll County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Prince Edward County1
- Amelia County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fauquier County1
- Prince William County1
- Stafford County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Covington1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Highland County1
- City of Radford1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Russell County1
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Washington County1
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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.