Alert archive / Virginia / 1997
Weather alerts in Virginia, June 1997
94 weather alerts in June 1997, 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 June 1997. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 94
- Warnings
- 87
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- June 2, 199725 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:48 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 6:20 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 115 min |
| Jun 1, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 10:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista | 4 hr |
| Jun 1, 11:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Lexington | 4 hr |
| Jun 2, 11:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Halifax, City of Danville | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Wythe | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Galax | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 12:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 61 min |
| Jun 2, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Wythe | 32 min |
| Jun 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 1:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 64 min |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery | 33 min |
| Jun 2, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 50 min |
| Jun 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 5:22 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd | 58 min |
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| Jun 2, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 39 min |
| Jun 2, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 47 min |
| Jun 2, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg | 29 min |
| Jun 12, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Appomattox, Buckingham, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 23 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 69 min |
| Jun 13, 6:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 14 min |
| Jun 13, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 65 min |
| Jun 13, 7:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 59 min |
| Jun 13, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 7:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Scott | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 58 min |
| Jun 13, 8:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 63 min |
| Jun 18, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bath, Highland | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 4:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Clarke | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 5:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 5:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 30 min |
| Jun 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Clarke | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 5:33 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 5:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 33 min |
| Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Falls Church | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 7:15 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Cumberland, Essex, Goochland, Hanover and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 7:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 63 min |
| Jun 21, 4:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Salem | 62 min |
| Jun 21, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Salem | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 5:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 119 min |
| Jun 25, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Orange | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 6:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 1:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Clarke, Frederick and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 62 more | 6 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | City of Alexandria | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 5:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 34 min |
| Jun 26, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 37 min |
| Jun 26, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 33 min |
| Jun 26, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 7:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Surry | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Sussex | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Emporia | 49 min |
| Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Hopewell | 49 min |
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 | 62 |
| Tornado Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 18 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County7
- Loudoun County7
- Roanoke County6
- City of Salem6
- Frederick County6
- City of Roanoke5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- Clarke County5
- Fauquier County5
- Pulaski County4
- Patrick County4
- Cumberland County4
- King George County4
- Powhatan County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Franklin County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- Alleghany County3
- City of Covington3
- Grayson County3
- Halifax County3
- Carroll County3
- Wythe County3
- Montgomery County3
- Floyd County3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Lee County3
- Botetourt County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Brunswick County3
- Accomack County3
- Appomattox County3
79 more counties
- Buckingham County3
- Caroline County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Essex County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Louisa County3
- Middlesex County3
- New Kent County3
- Northumberland County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Richmond3
- Bath County3
- Highland County3
- Arlington County3
- Bedford County3
- Orange County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Prince William County3
- Warren County3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- Henrico County2
- Buchanan County2
- Scott County2
- Smyth County2
- Albemarle County2
- Amherst County2
- Augusta County2
- Campbell County2
- Culpeper County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Winchester2
- Amelia County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Prince George County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Danville1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Dickenson County1
- Wise County1
- Tazewell County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Bland County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Greene County1
- Charles City County1
- Charlotte County1
- James City County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- 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. Rebuilt daily.