Tropical Storm Warnings in Virginia
28 tropical storm warnings since 1986. 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 tropical storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Tropical Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tropical Storm Warnings
- 28
- Busiest year
- 20085 tropical storm warnings
- Average year
- 2over 14 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Virginia Beach19
- City of Chesapeake17
- Accomack County13
- Northampton County13
- Gloucester County10
- Lancaster County10
- Mathews County10
- Middlesex County10
- Westmoreland County10
- Northumberland County9
- James City County7
- Surry County7
- City of Williamsburg7
- City of Hampton7
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- King George County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- Southampton County5
- City of Franklin5
- York County5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- Greensville County4
- Richmond County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Emporia4
- Charles City County3
- New Kent County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
23 more counties
- Essex County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Bedford County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Richmond1
The latest tropical storm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 5:00 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 42 hr |
Nearby
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.