Alert archive / Virginia / Tropical Storm Warnings
Tropical Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2020
4 tropical storm warnings in 2020. 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 in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Tropical Storm Warnings
- 4
- Busiest month
- August2 tropical storm warnings
- Busiest day
- August 3, 20202 tropical storm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 10:55 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Aug 2, 10:51 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 33 more | 43 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:29 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 36 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin and 9 more | 22 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Accomack County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Arlington County1
23 more counties
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Bedford County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.