Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, April 2026
15 severe thunderstorm warnings in April 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 15
- Busiest day
- April 1, 20269 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 62 min |
| Apr 1, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 54 min |
| Apr 1, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, City of Lynchburg | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 30 min |
| Apr 1, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Roanoke | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Roanoke | 63 min |
| Apr 1, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford | 31 min |
| Apr 1, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 40 min |
| Apr 5, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 51 min |
| Apr 5, 2:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 43 min |
| Apr 5, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 4:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Prince Edward | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 30 min |
| Apr 25, 7:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 45 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County2
- Franklin County2
- Fairfax County2
- Prince William County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Lunenburg County2
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Tazewell County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Roanoke1
- Stafford County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Prince Edward County1
- Brunswick County1
- Nottoway County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Franklin1
Nearby
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.