Alert archive / Virginia / 2005
Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2005
102 weather alerts in May 2005, 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 May 2005. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 102
- Warnings
- 81
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 15, 200525 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 91 min | |
| May 10, 2:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 9 more | 95 min |
| May 10, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 35 min |
| May 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 12 more | 3 hr |
| May 12, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 49 min |
| May 12, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Buckingham | 46 min |
| May 12, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 27 min |
| May 12, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 52 min |
| May 12, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 30 min |
| May 12, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 52 min |
| May 12, 8:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 118 min |
| May 13, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 23 min |
| May 13, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 18 min |
| May 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 38 min |
| May 13, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 32 min |
| May 13, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 32 min |
| May 13, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 61 min |
| May 13, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell | 114 min |
| May 13, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 31 min |
| May 13, 6:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 4 hr |
| May 13, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 56 min |
| May 13, 7:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| May 13, 7:53 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Russell | 2 hr |
| May 13, 8:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Wise | 117 min |
| May 14, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig and 19 more | 91 min |
| May 14, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Warren | 19 min |
| May 14, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 63 more | 95 min |
| May 14, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 42 min |
| May 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 39 min |
| May 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Rappahannock | 40 min |
| May 14, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 25 min |
| May 14, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 47 min |
| May 14, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 48 min |
| May 14, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 35 min |
| May 14, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 63 min | |
| May 14, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 55 min |
| May 14, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Nelson, City of Waynesboro | 33 min |
| May 14, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 92 min | |
| May 14, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 60 min |
| May 14, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 59 min |
| May 14, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 30 min |
| May 14, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 60 min | |
| May 14, 6:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rappahannock | 23 min |
| May 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier | 18 min |
| May 14, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William | 59 min |
| May 14, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 62 min |
| May 14, 7:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington | 33 min |
| May 14, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 43 min | |
| May 14, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 23 min |
| May 14, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 15, 1:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia and 6 more | 93 min |
| May 15, 1:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 15, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 days | |
| May 15, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 25 min |
| May 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 44 min |
| May 15, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 43 min |
| May 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 36 min |
| May 15, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 29 min |
| May 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City | 24 min |
| May 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake and 9 more | 84 min |
| May 15, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 days | |
| May 15, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton | 24 min |
| May 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 days | |
| May 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk | 31 min |
| May 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 days | |
| May 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 30 min |
| May 15, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 73 days | |
| May 15, 7:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Northampton, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 7 more | 62 min |
| May 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick and 40 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin and 10 more | 91 min |
| May 19, 9:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise and 1 more | 89 min |
| May 19, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 5 hr |
| May 20, 12:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 24 min |
| May 20, 12:29 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 16 min |
| May 20, 12:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 20, 12:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 11 more | 2 hr |
| May 20, 1:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 41 min |
| May 20, 2:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 22 more | 7 hr |
| May 20, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 68 days | |
| May 23, 1:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 37 more | 89 min |
| May 23, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Goochland | 43 min |
| May 23, 3:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Culpeper and 53 more | 6 hr |
| May 23, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 49 min |
| May 23, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 46 min |
| May 23, 5:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 52 more | 93 min |
| May 23, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 32 min |
| May 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 49 more | 84 min |
| May 23, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 days | |
| May 23, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 48 min |
| May 23, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 days | |
| May 23, 6:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greensville and 7 more | 63 min |
| May 28, 10:25 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 days | |
| May 28, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 28, 1:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 87 min |
| May 28, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 117 min | |
| May 28, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 117 min | |
| May 28, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 79 days | |
| May 28, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 80 days |
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 | 53 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 17 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 22 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Russell County10
- City of Suffolk10
- Franklin County9
- Halifax County9
- Henry County9
- City of Martinsville9
- City of Chesapeake9
- City of Emporia9
- Montgomery County8
- City of Radford8
- City of Salem8
- Grayson County8
- Patrick County8
- Pittsylvania County8
- City of Danville8
- Wise County8
- Smyth County8
- Greensville County8
- Isle of Wight County8
- Southampton County8
- City of Franklin8
- City of Norfolk8
- City of Portsmouth8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- Pulaski County7
- City of Galax7
- City of Roanoke7
- Dickenson County7
- City of Newport News7
- Northampton County7
- Bland County6
- Roanoke County6
- Carroll County6
- Floyd County6
- Wythe County6
- Washington County6
- Goochland County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Hampton6
- City of Poquoson6
90 more counties
- Chesterfield County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Prince George County6
- City of Hopewell6
- Charles City County6
- Botetourt County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Lexington5
- Lee County5
- Scott County5
- City of Norton5
- Buchanan County5
- Amelia County5
- Appomattox County5
- Bedford County5
- Campbell County5
- Charlotte County5
- Cumberland County5
- Fauquier County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Hanover County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince Edward County5
- City of Lynchburg5
- York County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Petersburg5
- Nottoway County5
- Henrico County5
- City of Richmond5
- Craig County4
- Giles County4
- Tazewell County4
- Buckingham County4
- Albemarle County4
- Arlington County4
- Caroline County4
- Fairfax County4
- King George County4
- Loudoun County4
- Louisa County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Gloucester County4
- Mathews County4
- James City County4
- New Kent County4
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- City of Covington3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Bristol3
- Amherst County3
- Augusta County3
- Greene County3
- Orange County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Brunswick County3
- Essex County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northumberland County3
- Richmond County3
- Surry County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Highland County2
- Warren County2
- Culpeper County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Staunton2
- Lunenburg County2
- Clarke County1
- Page County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
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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.