Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2012
60 tornado warnings in 2012. 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 60
- Busiest month
- March26 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- June 1, 201211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:33 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 6 days |
| Feb 29, 6:00 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 30 min |
| Feb 29, 6:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 7:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 37 min |
| Feb 29, 11:29 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 31 min |
| Feb 29, 11:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 25 min |
| Mar 1, 12:12 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 33 min |
| Mar 1, 1:10 AM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 20 min |
| Mar 2, 11:22 AM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 38 min |
| Mar 2, 12:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 35 min |
| Mar 2, 12:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 1:26 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 34 min |
| Mar 2, 6:33 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 42 min |
| Mar 2, 7:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 8:21 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 39 min |
| Mar 2, 8:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 49 min |
| Mar 2, 9:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 60 min |
| Mar 2, 9:59 PM EST | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 46 min |
| Mar 2, 10:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 29 min |
| Mar 24, 4:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 30 min |
| Mar 24, 4:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin | 34 min |
| Mar 24, 4:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 5:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 36 min |
| Mar 24, 5:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 36 min |
| Mar 24, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 39 min |
| Mar 24, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell | 25 min |
| Mar 24, 6:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Mar 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 1:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst | 24 min |
| Jun 1, 2:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Nelson | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 3:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 6:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 6:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 7:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 8:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 33 min |
| Jun 25, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 31 min |
| Jun 30, 8:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King William, New Kent | 38 min |
| Jun 30, 8:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Henrico, King William | 20 min |
| Jun 30, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 9:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, York, City of Williamsburg | 24 min |
| Jul 14, 1:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 1:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 11:34 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 34 min |
| Aug 14, 2:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah | 24 min |
| Aug 15, 3:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 10:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 12:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 2:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 38 min |
| Sep 8, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren | 20 min |
| Sep 8, 3:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 20 min |
| Sep 8, 3:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 15 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Scott County11
- Lee County7
- Russell County6
- Washington County6
- Hanover County6
- Accomack County6
- Wise County5
- City of Norton4
- Patrick County4
- Franklin County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Bristol3
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Amherst County3
- Fairfax County3
- Frederick County3
- Goochland County3
- Henrico County3
- King William County3
- New Kent County3
- Grayson County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Henry County2
- Warren County2
- Powhatan County2
- Caroline County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Charles City County2
- James City County2
- Rockingham County2
- Wythe County1
- Tazewell County1
- Appomattox County1
- Floyd County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Nelson County1
- Loudoun County1
29 more counties
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Prince William County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Page County1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Northampton County1
- Louisa County1
- City of Richmond1
- York County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Fairfax1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
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.