Alert archive / Virginia / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Virginia, May 2026
47 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 47
- Busiest day
- May 27, 202621 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 38 min |
| May 13, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 23 min |
| May 13, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Covington | 28 min |
| May 13, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, City of Staunton | 33 min |
| May 18, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 28 min |
| May 18, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 33 min |
| May 18, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 35 min |
| May 18, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 21 min |
| May 18, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 30 min |
| May 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 26 min |
| May 19, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison | 22 min |
| May 20, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 25 min |
| May 20, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 32 min |
| May 20, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 44 min |
| May 20, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 31 min |
| May 20, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Warren | 36 min |
| May 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren | 36 min |
| May 20, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun | 40 min |
| May 20, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William | 33 min |
| May 21, 3:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 53 min |
| May 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 53 min |
| May 21, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| May 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 66 min |
| May 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 60 min |
| May 27, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 29 min |
| May 27, 1:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 38 min |
| May 27, 1:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| May 27, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 45 min |
| May 27, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 41 min |
| May 27, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 40 min |
| May 27, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 47 min |
| May 27, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Danville | 51 min |
| May 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 52 min |
| May 27, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 33 min |
| May 27, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 43 min |
| May 27, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 53 min |
| May 27, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 30 min |
| May 27, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 93 min |
| May 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 2 more | 59 min |
| May 27, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| May 27, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 62 min |
| May 27, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 68 min |
| May 27, 7:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 25 min |
| May 27, 8:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte | 73 min |
| May 27, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| May 27, 8:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 40 min |
| May 27, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 25 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Frederick County8
- Fauquier County6
- Loudoun County6
- Campbell County6
- Clarke County5
- Bedford County5
- Appomattox County5
- Alleghany County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Charlotte County4
- Amherst County4
- City of Winchester3
- Botetourt County3
- Prince William County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Craig County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Covington2
- Culpeper County2
- Warren County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Halifax County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- Albemarle County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Henry County2
- Buckingham County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Brunswick County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Bath County1
- Augusta County1
24 more counties
- City of Staunton1
- Fairfax County1
- Madison County1
- Page County1
- Orange County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- King George County1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Louisa County1
- City of Danville1
- Nelson County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Buena Vista1
- Chesterfield County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Powhatan County1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
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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.