Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings / 2016
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, February 2016
48 tornado warnings in February 2016. 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 February 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 48
- Busiest day
- February 24, 201638 tornado 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2:37 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Williamsburg | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 2:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 2:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 2:56 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 3:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 3:15 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson, City of Suffolk | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 33 min |
| Feb 24, 3:31 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 29 min |
| Feb 24, 3:43 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 3:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 3:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 27 min |
| Feb 24, 3:54 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Poquoson | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 4:08 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 4:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 4:25 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 4:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 4:41 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 4:47 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 28 min |
| Feb 24, 4:50 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 4:51 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 4:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 47 min |
| Feb 24, 5:04 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Goochland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 26 min |
| Feb 24, 5:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 5:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 5:22 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa, Powhatan | 23 min |
| Feb 24, 5:28 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Powhatan | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 5:32 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Mecklenburg, Sussex | 43 min |
| Feb 24, 5:34 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 41 min |
| Feb 24, 5:39 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 5:52 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| Feb 24, 5:58 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 6:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 6:11 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 34 min |
| Feb 24, 6:14 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William | 46 min |
| Feb 24, 6:35 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 40 min |
| Feb 24, 6:38 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 6:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex | 30 min |
| Feb 24, 7:01 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 3 more | 44 min |
| Feb 24, 7:06 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 39 min |
| Feb 24, 7:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, King William, New Kent | 36 min |
| Feb 24, 7:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 7:40 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 2 more | 35 min |
| Feb 24, 8:05 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 8:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 1 more | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 8:13 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 8:23 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 37 min |
| Feb 24, 8:45 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Suffolk | 30 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Goochland County7
- Hanover County7
- Charles City County6
- Prince George County6
- King William County6
- New Kent County6
- Sussex County5
- King and Queen County5
- City of Suffolk5
- Brunswick County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Essex County5
- Richmond County5
- Caroline County4
- Louisa County4
- Powhatan County4
- Amelia County4
- Nottoway County4
- Henrico County4
- Northumberland County4
- Westmoreland County4
- James City County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Halifax County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Appomattox County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Prince Edward County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Chesterfield County3
- City of Hopewell3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
24 more counties
- City of Danville2
- Isle of Wight County2
- York County2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Cumberland County2
- Culpeper County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Petersburg2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- Buckingham County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Fauquier County1
- Orange County1
- Accomack County1
- Prince William County1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Emporia1
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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.