Alert archive / Virginia / Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings in Virginia, 2021
55 tornado warnings in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 55
- Busiest month
- September19 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- September 1, 202119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 27 min |
| Mar 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex | 29 min |
| Mar 18, 7:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Mar 31, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George | 17 min |
| Apr 9, 5:13 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 5:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax | 50 min |
| May 3, 6:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 34 min |
| May 28, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 10 min |
| May 28, 7:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond | 33 min |
| May 28, 7:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 17 min |
| Jul 1, 8:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 35 min |
| Jul 8, 4:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 5:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 36 min |
| Jul 8, 6:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Suffolk | 14 min |
| Jul 8, 6:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 32 min |
| Jul 8, 7:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 8:07 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 23 min |
| Jul 8, 8:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 35 min |
| Jul 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 48 min |
| Aug 7, 1:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville | 20 min |
| Aug 17, 2:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 3:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 28 min |
| Aug 17, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 3:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 5:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 26 min |
| Aug 18, 12:24 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 21 min |
| Aug 18, 1:01 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll, Patrick | 29 min |
| Aug 31, 4:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Carroll | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 6:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 7:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Craig, Montgomery | 34 min |
| Aug 31, 7:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Giles, Montgomery | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 9:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 9:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 10:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 17 min |
| Aug 31, 10:39 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 36 min |
| Aug 31, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 31 min |
| Aug 31, 10:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Nelson | 32 min |
| Aug 31, 11:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 37 min |
| Aug 31, 11:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Waynesboro | 15 min |
| Aug 31, 11:56 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 34 min |
| Sep 1, 12:25 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Orange | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 11:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Madison, Rappahannock | 12 min |
| Sep 1, 12:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Prince George, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 28 min |
| Sep 1, 12:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex | 34 min |
| Sep 1, 12:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George | 35 min |
| Sep 1, 1:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 10 min |
| Sep 1, 1:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George | 17 min |
| Sep 1, 1:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Westmoreland | 13 min |
| Sep 1, 2:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 36 min |
| Sep 1, 3:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Northumberland | 16 min |
| Oct 25, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 27 min |
| Oct 25, 8:06 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County6
- City of Suffolk5
- Henry County5
- Greensville County4
- Southampton County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Patrick County4
- King George County3
- Halifax County3
- Northumberland County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Franklin County3
- Bedford County3
- Carroll County3
- Montgomery County3
- Nelson County3
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Essex County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Martinsville2
- Botetourt County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Culpeper County2
- Madison County2
- Caroline County2
- Sussex County1
- Brunswick County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Loudoun County1
- King and Queen County1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Franklin1
21 more counties
- Surry County1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Norfolk1
- Stafford County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Radford1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Augusta County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Orange County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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.