Alert archive / Virginia / 2004
Weather alerts in Virginia, August 2004
115 weather alerts in August 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 August 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 115
- Warnings
- 85
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- August 30, 200417 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 1:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince William | 6 hr |
| Aug 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 1, 6:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 4 hr |
| Aug 1, 6:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 2 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bedford | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:57 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 2, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 4, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Dickenson, Tazewell, Wise | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison, Page and 6 more | 119 min |
| Aug 4, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Aug 4, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell, Wise, City of Norton | 96 min |
| Aug 4, 5:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 117 min |
| Aug 4, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 4, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 97 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 4, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 5, 10:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Halifax, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 5, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Aug 11, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Bedford and 57 more | 89 min |
| Aug 11, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Warren | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 51 min |
| Aug 11, 2:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Albemarle, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham and 41 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 11, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 29 min |
| Aug 11, 3:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 44 min |
| Aug 11, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 40 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 71 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 61 min | |
| Aug 11, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| Aug 11, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| Aug 11, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| Aug 11, 7:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Gloucester and 17 more | 64 min |
| Aug 12, 1:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford and 77 more | 86 min |
| Aug 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 51 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 25 min |
| Aug 12, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 40 min |
| Aug 12, 4:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick and 52 more | 84 min |
| Aug 12, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Aug 12, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 34 min |
| Aug 12, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 84 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 86 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 86 min | |
| Aug 12, 6:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 58 min |
| Aug 12, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Aug 12, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| Aug 12, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 12, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 13, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Aug 13, 8:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Aug 13, 10:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 8:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 27 more | 113 min |
| Aug 14, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Virginia Beach | 116 min |
| Aug 14, 5:54 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| Aug 14, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 92 min |
| Aug 14, 6:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 14 min |
| Aug 14, 7:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 15 min |
| Aug 14, 7:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 17 min |
| Aug 17, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 49 min |
| Aug 17, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 63 min | |
| Aug 18, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Caroline and 61 more | 96 min |
| Aug 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 116 min | |
| Aug 18, 6:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 24 min |
| Aug 19, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 67 min |
| Aug 19, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 7 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 19, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Page | 43 min |
| Aug 19, 7:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper | 41 min |
| Aug 19, 8:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 11 more | 92 min |
| Aug 19, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster and 17 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 1:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, Northampton, Southampton and 11 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester | 32 min |
| Aug 21, 2:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 42 more | 115 min |
| Aug 21, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 24 min | |
| Aug 21, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 112 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Aug 21, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Aug 21, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Aug 21, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 48 min | |
| Aug 21, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 48 min | |
| Aug 30, 11:43 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 32 min |
| Aug 30, 12:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 49 more | 113 min |
| Aug 30, 12:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 20 min |
| Aug 30, 12:50 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 44 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 30, 1:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 33 min |
| Aug 30, 1:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 1:53 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | James City | 22 min |
| Aug 30, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 45 more | 114 min |
| Aug 30, 3:35 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, York, City of Williamsburg | 25 min |
| Aug 30, 3:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Hanover | 14 min |
| Aug 30, 4:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Hanover, New Kent | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 6:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 46 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 7:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 30, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 9:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 30, 10:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 1:55 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 4 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield | 2 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 | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 14 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 42 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Chesterfield County22
- Henrico County19
- City of Chesapeake18
- City of Virginia Beach18
- City of Norfolk17
- City of Portsmouth17
- New Kent County17
- Northampton County16
- Hanover County16
- City of Richmond16
- Charles City County16
- Gloucester County16
- James City County16
- Dinwiddie County15
- Isle of Wight County15
- City of Franklin15
- City of Suffolk15
- Brunswick County14
- Southampton County14
- York County14
- City of Hampton14
- King William County14
- Mathews County14
- Middlesex County14
- Greensville County13
- City of Emporia13
- City of Newport News13
- City of Poquoson13
- Powhatan County13
- City of Hopewell13
- City of Williamsburg13
- Surry County12
- Sussex County12
- Amelia County12
- Caroline County12
- Cumberland County12
- Essex County12
- City of Colonial Heights12
- City of Petersburg12
- King and Queen County12
79 more counties
- Prince George County12
- Lunenburg County11
- Goochland County11
- Nottoway County11
- Prince Edward County10
- Lancaster County10
- Northumberland County10
- Culpeper County9
- Prince William County9
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- Fluvanna County9
- Louisa County9
- Westmoreland County9
- Richmond County9
- Clarke County8
- City of Falls Church8
- Stafford County8
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Buckingham County7
- Fauquier County7
- King George County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Fredericksburg7
- Accomack County7
- Madison County6
- Page County6
- Halifax County6
- Appomattox County6
- Charlotte County6
- Loudoun County6
- Orange County6
- Bedford County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Warren County5
- City of Winchester5
- Campbell County5
- Henry County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Lynchburg5
- City of Martinsville5
- Nelson County4
- Frederick County4
- Greene County4
- Albemarle County4
- Amherst County4
- Franklin County4
- Highland County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Patrick County3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wise County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Augusta County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Staunton2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Carroll County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- Bland County1
- Russell County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Roanoke County1
- Bath 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.