Alert archive / Virginia / 1996
Weather alerts in Virginia, January 1996
69 weather alerts in January 1996, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 1996. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 69
- Warnings
- 69
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- January 19, 199657 alerts
Over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 11:37 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:37 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Craig | 6 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:39 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | City of Waynesboro | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Rockingham, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, City of Harrisonburg | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | City of Staunton | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Rappahannock | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 12:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 1:22 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 6 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:45 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Highland | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 3 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:38 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Craig | 3 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:38 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bath, Rockbridge | 3 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 48 min |
| Jan 19, 5:57 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 48 min |
| Jan 19, 6:33 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 57 min |
| Jan 19, 6:43 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 2 hr |
| Jan 19, 6:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 61 min |
| Jan 19, 7:11 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 64 min |
| Jan 19, 7:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 7:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 7:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince Edward | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 7:49 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox | 56 min |
| Jan 19, 8:10 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna | 50 min |
| Jan 19, 8:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Nottoway, Powhatan | 48 min |
| Jan 19, 8:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa | 48 min |
| Jan 19, 8:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Loudoun | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 8:54 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Nelson, Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:54 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Page, Shenandoah, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:54 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:54 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Rappahannock | 4 hr |
| Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 9:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 62 min |
| Jan 19, 9:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 29 min |
| Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George | 66 min |
| Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 66 min |
| Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 66 min |
| Jan 19, 9:54 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hopewell | 66 min |
| Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Hanover, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Henrico | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 10:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Essex | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 10:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, York | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 10:46 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry | 59 min |
| Jan 19, 10:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland | 61 min |
| Jan 19, 10:59 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Middlesex | 61 min |
| Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 11:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 60 min |
| Jan 19, 12:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Jan 19, 12:17 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 58 min |
| Jan 19, 12:40 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 65 min |
| Jan 24, 8:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Highland | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:09 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:29 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Rockingham | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:26 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:26 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Lexington | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:26 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Giles, Pulaski | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:17 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 34 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 35 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Augusta County5
- Highland County5
- Warren County4
- Page County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Rockbridge County3
- Greene County3
- Albemarle County3
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Pulaski County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Clarke County2
- Fauquier County2
- Henrico County2
- Hanover County2
- York County2
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- Botetourt County1
- Roanoke County1
- Montgomery County1
- Henry County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Franklin County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Campbell County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Halifax County1
- Charlotte County1
- Prince Edward County1
45 more counties
- Appomattox County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Amelia County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Loudoun County1
- Brunswick County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Petersburg1
- Caroline County1
- City of Hopewell1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Essex County1
- James City County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Surry County1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Middlesex County1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Northampton County1
- Accomack County1
- Frederick County1
- Tazewell County1
- Bland County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
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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.