Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, September 2025
33 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 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 September 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 33
- Busiest day
- September 4, 202516 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 10:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 10:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 32 min |
| Sep 4, 11:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 12:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles | 37 min |
| Sep 4, 1:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe, City of Galax | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 67 min |
| Sep 4, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke and 2 more | 60 min |
| Sep 4, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 57 min |
| Sep 4, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania and 6 more | 60 min |
| Sep 4, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Sep 4, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 49 min |
| Sep 4, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 42 min |
| Sep 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more | 48 min |
| Sep 6, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 58 min |
| Sep 6, 3:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 57 min |
| Sep 6, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 64 min |
| Sep 6, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock | 47 min |
| Sep 16, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 38 min |
| Sep 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 19 min |
| Sep 25, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 41 min |
| Sep 25, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 30 min |
| Sep 25, 10:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 28 min |
| Sep 25, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 32 min |
| Sep 25, 10:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 46 min |
| Sep 26, 12:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 44 min |
| Sep 26, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Sep 26, 1:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 33 min |
| Sep 26, 2:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 19 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County5
- Nottoway County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Carroll County4
- Franklin County4
- Lee County3
- Wythe County3
- Roanoke County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Charlotte County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Brunswick County3
- Scott County2
- Grayson County2
- City of Galax2
- Pulaski County2
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Danville2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Petersburg2
- Northampton County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- Wise County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Bland County1
- Craig County1
26 more counties
- Giles County1
- Smyth County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Salem1
- Amherst County1
- Campbell County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Amelia County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Loudoun County1
- Accomack County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Hopewell1
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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.