Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings / 2019
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, April 2019
66 tornado warnings in April 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 April 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
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- Busiest day
- April 19, 201935 tornado warnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King and Queen County6
- Middlesex County6
- Patrick County5
- Lancaster County5
- Northumberland County5
- Halifax County5
- Franklin County4
- Carroll County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- James City County4
- Prince George County4
- Gloucester County4
- York County4
- Charlotte County4
- Nelson County3
- Charles City County3
- Richmond County3
- Mathews County3
- Lunenburg County3
- City of Suffolk3
- Greensville County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Amherst County2
- Bedford County2
- Henry County2
- Essex County2
- City of Newport News2
- Buckingham County2
- Nottoway County2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Cumberland County2
25 more counties
- Goochland County2
- Brunswick County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Louisa County2
- Surry County2
- Fairfax County2
- Floyd County1
- Albemarle County1
- Botetourt County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Appomattox County1
- Campbell County1
- Giles County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Fluvanna County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Westmoreland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Northampton County1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.