Weather alerts in Virginia, 2004
1,201 weather alerts in 2004, 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 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 1,201
- Warnings
- 987
- Watches
- 62
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- May346 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 17, 2004102 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
1,201 alerts are too many to list on one page. Narrow it to a product above, to a month in the chart, or to a county.
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 | 368 |
| Tornado Warning | 132 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 39 |
| Tornado Watch | 23 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 152 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 109 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 378 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fairfax County93
- Fauquier County91
- City of Fairfax90
- Prince William County89
- Hanover County89
- Chesterfield County87
- Henrico County87
- Arlington County85
- Stafford County84
- City of Alexandria84
- City of Falls Church84
- City of Manassas84
- City of Manassas Park84
- Loudoun County84
- Caroline County83
- Culpeper County83
- Spotsylvania County81
- King and Queen County80
- Madison County79
- City of Richmond79
- Southampton County78
- Dinwiddie County77
- Isle of Wight County77
- Essex County77
- King William County76
- City of Suffolk76
- New Kent County75
- Orange County75
- Surry County75
- King George County74
- Goochland County74
- Powhatan County74
- City of Fredericksburg74
- Charles City County73
- Prince George County73
- City of Chesapeake73
- Clarke County73
- Amelia County72
- Greensville County72
- James City County72
93 more counties
- Middlesex County72
- Rappahannock County72
- Sussex County71
- City of Franklin71
- City of Hopewell71
- City of Emporia70
- Northumberland County70
- Richmond County70
- Westmoreland County70
- Brunswick County69
- Greene County69
- Louisa County69
- City of Colonial Heights69
- Frederick County69
- Lancaster County69
- Albemarle County68
- City of Charlottesville68
- City of Petersburg68
- City of Winchester67
- Gloucester County66
- City of Williamsburg65
- Mathews County65
- City of Newport News64
- Cumberland County63
- City of Portsmouth63
- Warren County63
- City of Virginia Beach63
- Fluvanna County62
- Nottoway County62
- City of Norfolk62
- Page County61
- York County61
- Shenandoah County60
- Lunenburg County59
- Prince Edward County59
- City of Hampton58
- City of Poquoson57
- Nelson County56
- Bedford County55
- Pittsylvania County55
- Augusta County51
- Charlotte County51
- Halifax County51
- Buckingham County50
- Campbell County50
- Franklin County50
- Mecklenburg County50
- City of Waynesboro50
- Northampton County48
- Rockingham County47
- Amherst County46
- Appomattox County45
- City of Lynchburg45
- City of Staunton45
- Accomack County45
- City of Harrisonburg43
- Montgomery County41
- City of Danville41
- City of Martinsville41
- Lee County41
- Wise County39
- Henry County39
- City of Norton38
- Rockbridge County38
- City of Roanoke38
- Botetourt County36
- Highland County36
- City of Salem35
- City of Radford35
- Washington County34
- Roanoke County34
- City of Lexington34
- Giles County34
- City of Buena Vista33
- Bland County33
- Russell County31
- Scott County31
- Floyd County31
- Patrick County31
- Pulaski County31
- Tazewell County29
- Alleghany County29
- Bath County29
- Carroll County29
- Buchanan County27
- Craig County27
- Wythe County27
- City of Covington26
- Dickenson County25
- Grayson County25
- Smyth County25
- City of Bristol25
- City of Galax24
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. Rebuilt daily.