Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2019
94 tornado warnings in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 94
- Busiest month
- April66 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- April 19, 201935 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 12:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 35 min |
| Apr 14, 1:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin | 25 min |
| Apr 14, 1:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 3:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 4:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst | 38 min |
| Apr 14, 5:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 5:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Nelson | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Nelson | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 7:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 1:36 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, King William, New Kent | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 1:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex | 52 min |
| Apr 15, 2:09 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 2:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Prince George | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 2:44 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 2:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 3:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, York | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 3:26 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Newport News | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 9:41 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Patrick | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 10:03 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 10:27 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 11:47 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 12:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Nottoway | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 1:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Giles | 31 min |
| Apr 19, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 19 min |
| Apr 19, 1:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 4:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 4:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 32 min |
| Apr 19, 4:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 4:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Prince Edward | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 5:52 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 38 min |
| Apr 19, 6:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Prince Edward | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 6:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 6:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 6:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 6:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 43 min |
| Apr 19, 6:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 7:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 7:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, Sussex, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 25 min |
| Apr 19, 7:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Surry, Sussex | 37 min |
| Apr 19, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George | 33 min |
| Apr 19, 7:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 8:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 2 more | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 8:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex, York | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 8:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun | 22 min |
| Apr 20, 2:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 42 min |
| Apr 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 19 min |
| Apr 26, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 24 min |
| May 11, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| May 11, 7:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 47 min |
| May 12, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Halifax | 36 min |
| May 23, 3:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 11 min |
| May 25, 4:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Greene, Rockingham | 29 min |
| May 25, 4:45 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 20 min |
| May 25, 6:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock, Warren | 25 min |
| May 25, 7:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 31 min |
| May 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Orange, Spotsylvania | 37 min |
| May 30, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 29 min |
| May 30, 7:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 35 min |
| May 30, 7:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania | 33 min |
| May 31, 7:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 17 min |
| Jun 18, 3:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 23 min |
| Jun 20, 2:28 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 32 min |
| Aug 23, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 25 min |
| Oct 31, 11:50 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 7:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange | 26 min |
| Oct 31, 7:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 48 min |
| Oct 31, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 36 min |
| Oct 31, 7:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| Oct 31, 7:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Oct 31, 8:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 38 min |
| Oct 31, 8:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 46 min |
| Oct 31, 8:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 11 min |
| Oct 31, 8:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg | 25 min |
| Nov 1, 12:31 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 1:05 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 25 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Halifax County10
- Charlotte County7
- King and Queen County6
- Middlesex County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- Patrick County5
- Lancaster County5
- Northumberland County5
- Lunenburg County5
- City of Suffolk5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Franklin County4
- Carroll County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- James City County4
- Prince George County4
- Gloucester County4
- York County4
- Nottoway County4
- Cumberland County4
- Brunswick County4
- Greensville County4
- Louisa County4
- Nelson County3
- Albemarle County3
- Greene County3
- Henry County3
- Charles City County3
- Richmond County3
- Mathews County3
- Campbell County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Prince Edward County3
- Goochland County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
39 more counties
- Isle of Wight County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Amherst County2
- Bedford County2
- Madison County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Essex County2
- City of Newport News2
- Buckingham County2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- Fluvanna County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Surry County2
- Fairfax County2
- Northampton County2
- Fauquier County2
- Orange County2
- Floyd County1
- Botetourt County1
- Appomattox County1
- Giles County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Westmoreland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- Rockingham County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Warren County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Caroline County1
- King George County1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Amelia County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.