Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2005
27 tornado warnings in 2005. 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 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 27
- Busiest month
- July12 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- August 30, 20058 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 11:42 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 175 days |
| Jan 13, 11:57 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin | 175 days |
| Jan 14, 2:09 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 36 min |
| Jan 14, 2:17 AM EST | Tornado Warning | LWX | Orange | 43 min |
| Jan 14, 3:54 AM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Fluvanna, Northumberland, Prince George, Richmond | 307 days |
| Jan 14, 4:03 AM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Surry | 130 days |
| Jan 14, 5:18 AM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 169 days |
| Jul 2, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 4:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 7:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 17 min |
| Jul 7, 9:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 27 min |
| Jul 7, 9:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 9:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 54 min |
| Jul 8, 12:59 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 41 min |
| Jul 8, 1:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 16 min |
| Jul 8, 1:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 47 min |
| Jul 13, 6:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 1:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 3:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 31 min |
| Aug 30, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Madison | 23 min |
| Aug 30, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 44 min |
| Aug 30, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Madison | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Rappahannock | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 7:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Greene | 38 min |
| Aug 30, 7:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 55 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County2
- Southampton County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Greensville County2
- Nottoway County2
- Madison County2
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Franklin County1
- Orange County1
- Charles City County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Goochland County1
- Surry County1
- Hanover County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- City of Danville1
- Amelia County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- Carroll County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Culpeper County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Greene County1
- Fauquier County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.