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Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2004

132 tornado warnings in 2004. 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 tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.

Tornado Warnings by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2004. Tap one for its archive.

Tornado Warnings
132
Busiest month
September94 tornado warnings
Busiest day
September 17, 200464 tornado warnings

Over time

By month

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 10:31 PM ESTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach29 min
May 2, 7:23 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXMadison37 min
May 7, 7:46 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXKing George14 min
May 25, 6:41 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXLoudoun49 min
May 25, 8:14 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFairfax, City of Alexandria46 min
May 26, 5:23 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXLee, Scott37 min
May 26, 7:53 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGoochland37 min
May 26, 9:00 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQMecklenburg30 min
May 27, 3:32 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXLee28 min
May 30, 5:17 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXLee58 min
May 31, 12:13 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXLee47 min
May 31, 12:27 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXScott48 min
May 31, 1:13 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXRussell, Washington47 min
May 31, 1:18 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXScott27 min
May 31, 2:07 AM EDTTornado WarningMRXWashington38 min
Jun 11, 3:54 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXAlbemarle, City of Charlottesville66 min
Jun 11, 4:46 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQFluvanna14 min
Jun 25, 11:57 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQLunenburg18 min
Jun 25, 12:07 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQBrunswick23 min
Jun 25, 12:30 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQBrunswick30 min
Jun 25, 2:27 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQIsle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk33 min
Jun 25, 3:00 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk30 min
Jul 12, 1:45 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach30 min
Jul 14, 3:14 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXStafford46 min
Aug 12, 3:20 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQBrunswick25 min
Aug 12, 4:26 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKPittsylvania, City of Danville34 min
Aug 14, 5:54 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach36 min
Aug 14, 6:51 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Virginia Beach14 min
Aug 14, 7:05 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake15 min
Aug 14, 7:18 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake17 min
Aug 30, 11:43 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQDinwiddie32 min
Aug 30, 12:25 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQDinwiddie20 min
Aug 30, 1:27 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCharles City, Henrico, Prince George, City of Hopewell33 min
Aug 30, 1:35 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield25 min
Aug 30, 1:53 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQJames City22 min
Aug 30, 3:35 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGloucester, James City, York, City of Williamsburg25 min
Aug 30, 4:01 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover14 min
Aug 30, 4:21 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, New Kent24 min
Sep 8, 9:01 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQGreensville, Southampton, City of Emporia29 min
Sep 8, 10:18 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQDinwiddie12 min
Sep 8, 10:30 AM EDTTornado WarningAKQDinwiddie15 min
Sep 8, 1:41 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKPittsylvania34 min
Sep 8, 2:04 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFairfax, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church56 min
Sep 8, 2:05 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQKing William25 min
Sep 8, 2:16 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFauquier44 min
Sep 8, 2:23 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover22 min
Sep 8, 3:23 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline22 min
Sep 8, 3:38 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXKing George37 min
Sep 8, 3:58 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXStafford62 min
Sep 8, 4:28 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXPrince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park62 min
Sep 8, 4:47 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFauquier28 min
Sep 8, 5:19 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXClarke26 min
Sep 8, 5:23 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Nottoway22 min
Sep 8, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQFluvanna28 min
Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia15 min
Sep 8, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQLouisa35 min
Sep 8, 6:13 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXOrange47 min
Sep 8, 6:14 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield16 min
Sep 8, 6:26 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Powhatan34 min
Sep 8, 6:33 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield42 min
Sep 8, 7:08 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, Henrico37 min
Sep 8, 7:10 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQDinwiddie35 min
Sep 8, 7:42 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield33 min
Sep 8, 8:09 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, City of Richmond36 min
Sep 8, 8:11 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, City of Richmond34 min
Sep 17, 10:28 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKPatrick32 min
Sep 17, 11:32 AM EDTTornado WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville28 min
Sep 17, 12:01 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, City of Martinsville29 min
Sep 17, 12:26 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKFranklin34 min
Sep 17, 12:31 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKHenry, City of Martinsville29 min
Sep 17, 12:50 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKRoanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem25 min
Sep 17, 12:56 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKHalifax34 min
Sep 17, 1:01 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKBedford, Franklin29 min
Sep 17, 1:05 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKFranklin25 min
Sep 17, 1:30 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKBotetourt30 min
Sep 17, 1:44 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKAppomattox, Campbell, Charlotte31 min
Sep 17, 2:15 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKAppomattox30 min
Sep 17, 2:25 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKCampbell, Pittsylvania35 min
Sep 17, 2:39 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKBuckingham21 min
Sep 17, 2:46 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXNelson44 min
Sep 17, 2:59 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXAlbemarle, City of Charlottesville61 min
Sep 17, 3:07 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXSpotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg53 min
Sep 17, 3:10 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQPrince Edward35 min
Sep 17, 3:12 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXMadison, Rappahannock63 min
Sep 17, 3:19 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXOrange41 min
Sep 17, 3:31 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover14 min
Sep 17, 3:32 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXCulpeper28 min
Sep 17, 3:38 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQNottoway22 min
Sep 17, 3:44 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXWarren46 min
Sep 17, 3:47 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline28 min
Sep 17, 3:55 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFauquier65 min
Sep 17, 3:56 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia19 min
Sep 17, 3:59 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXGreene46 min
Sep 17, 4:06 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXMadison54 min
Sep 17, 4:17 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield28 min
Sep 17, 4:20 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXSpotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg55 min
Sep 17, 4:28 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQPrince Edward17 min
Sep 17, 4:31 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFrederick, City of Winchester59 min
Sep 17, 4:33 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKBuckingham12 min
Sep 17, 4:36 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXPage39 min
Sep 17, 4:38 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQMecklenburg22 min
Sep 17, 4:44 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXPrince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park61 min
Sep 17, 4:45 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan15 min
Sep 17, 4:58 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFauquier, Loudoun62 min
Sep 17, 5:00 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, Henrico30 min
Sep 17, 5:04 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCumberland, Prince Edward41 min
Sep 17, 5:09 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXStafford36 min
Sep 17, 5:14 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXOrange31 min
Sep 17, 5:15 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXGreene30 min
Sep 17, 5:27 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQHanover, Henrico, New Kent33 min
Sep 17, 5:30 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFrederick, City of Winchester45 min
Sep 17, 5:32 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXCulpeper43 min
Sep 17, 5:38 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFairfax, City of Fairfax52 min
Sep 17, 5:44 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXPrince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park16 min
Sep 17, 5:54 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCaroline36 min
Sep 17, 5:55 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXLoudoun65 min
Sep 17, 6:05 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFauquier55 min
Sep 17, 6:16 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFrederick29 min
Sep 17, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXKing George56 min
Sep 17, 6:20 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGreensville, City of Emporia25 min
Sep 17, 6:28 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Chesapeake47 min
Sep 17, 6:39 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQGloucester, James City, King and Queen36 min
Sep 17, 6:59 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQMiddlesex16 min
Sep 17, 7:00 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXClarke60 min
Sep 17, 7:06 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Norfolk24 min
Sep 17, 7:09 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXCulpeper66 min
Sep 17, 7:11 PM EDTTornado WarningLWXFairfax, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church64 min
Sep 17, 7:14 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQLancaster16 min
Sep 17, 7:19 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield26 min
Sep 17, 9:56 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQCity of Suffolk34 min
Sep 17, 10:14 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQIsle of Wight16 min
Sep 28, 12:29 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQChesterfield16 min

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

44 more counties

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

  1. September 17, 200464tornado warnings
  2. September 8, 200425tornado warnings
  3. August 30, 20048tornado warnings
  4. May 31, 20045tornado warnings
  5. June 25, 20045tornado warnings
  6. August 14, 20044tornado warnings
  7. May 26, 20043tornado warnings
  8. May 27, 20042tornado warnings
  9. June 11, 20042tornado warnings
  10. August 12, 20042tornado warnings
  11. September 9, 20042tornado warnings
  12. September 18, 20042tornado warnings

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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. Rebuilt daily.