Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, March 2026
50 severe thunderstorm warnings in March 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 March 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 50
- Busiest day
- March 16, 202633 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, 5:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 20 min |
| Mar 11, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah | 23 min |
| Mar 11, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 30 min |
| Mar 11, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 31 min |
| Mar 11, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 36 min |
| Mar 11, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 3:21 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 3:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 4:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 5:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 54 min |
| Mar 16, 5:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 35 min |
| Mar 16, 5:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 49 min |
| Mar 16, 5:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 7:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| Mar 16, 8:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 5 more | 66 min |
| Mar 16, 9:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 9:58 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock and 1 more | 47 min |
| Mar 16, 10:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 10:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page and 5 more | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 10:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 10:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 11:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 3 more | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 17 min |
| Mar 16, 11:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 11:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 64 min |
| Mar 16, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 39 min |
| Mar 16, 12:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 21 min |
| Mar 16, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 3 more | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 18 min |
| Mar 16, 3:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 40 min |
| Mar 16, 4:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex | 32 min |
| Mar 16, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 63 min |
| Mar 16, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 11 more | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Goochland and 20 more | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 2 more | 48 min |
| Mar 16, 8:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 42 min |
| Mar 16, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 11 more | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 5 more | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 78 min |
| Mar 16, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 78 min |
| Mar 21, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 40 min |
| Mar 23, 4:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath | 37 min |
| Mar 23, 5:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 41 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fauquier County9
- Prince William County8
- Loudoun County7
- Fairfax County7
- Culpeper County7
- Stafford County7
- Spotsylvania County6
- Shenandoah County5
- Orange County5
- Page County4
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- Bedford County4
- Franklin County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
- Rappahannock County3
- Lee County3
- Buchanan County3
- Floyd County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Campbell County3
- Halifax County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Greensville County3
- York County3
- Rockingham County2
- City of Winchester2
- Warren County2
- Scott County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
73 more counties
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Amelia County2
- Cumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Arlington County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- King George County2
- City of Portsmouth2
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- Louisa County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- Charles City County2
- Essex County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Richmond County2
- Surry County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Newport News2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Bristol1
- Dickenson County1
- Carroll County1
- Albemarle County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Buckingham County1
- Charlotte County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Roanoke County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Northumberland County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- Botetourt County1
- City of Covington1
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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.