Alert archive / Virginia / 2006
Weather alerts in Virginia, August 2006
96 weather alerts in August 2006, 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 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 73
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 8
- Busiest day
- August 30, 200616 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, 11:26 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:20 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 33 hr |
| Aug 2, 11:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 57 hr |
| Aug 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 6 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 27 more | 118 min |
| Aug 3, 2:50 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Virginia Beach | 29 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 27 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 42 min |
| Aug 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 45 min |
| Aug 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 23 min |
| Aug 3, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 52 min |
| Aug 3, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 33 min |
| Aug 3, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 52 min |
| Aug 4, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Grayson, Lee, Scott, Smyth, Washington, City of Bristol and 1 more | 114 min |
| Aug 4, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 38 more | 96 min |
| Aug 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | New Kent | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | James City, City of Williamsburg | 74 min |
| Aug 4, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | York | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Aug 4, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| Aug 4, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Nottoway | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 7:22 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Aug 4, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 7:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Aug 7, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 115 min | |
| Aug 7, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Aug 7, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Wise | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Smyth | 52 min |
| Aug 7, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 73 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pulaski | 60 min |
| Aug 7, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 96 min | |
| Aug 7, 8:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 27 more | 86 min |
| Aug 7, 8:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| Aug 7, 10:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 92 min | |
| Aug 7, 11:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 115 min | |
| Aug 8, 1:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Grayson, Lee, Patrick, Russell, Scott and 6 more | 88 min |
| Aug 8, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| Aug 8, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 7:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 57 min |
| Aug 11, 3:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Portsmouth | 27 min |
| Aug 11, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Aug 11, 3:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | City of Hampton | 42 min |
| Aug 20, 2:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 22 more | 113 min |
| Aug 23, 6:26 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 8 more | 94 min |
| Aug 24, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Aug 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Aug 26, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Shenandoah | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 56 min |
| Aug 26, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke | 45 min |
| Aug 28, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, City of Charlottesville | 63 min |
| Aug 29, 5:47 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, James City, Prince George and 10 more | 13 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 46 more | 94 min |
| Aug 29, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 118 min | |
| Aug 29, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 57 min | |
| Aug 29, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 78 min | |
| Aug 29, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 58 min | |
| Aug 29, 6:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Smyth and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 7:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 31 min |
| Aug 29, 8:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 90 min | |
| Aug 29, 8:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 38 min |
| Aug 29, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 89 min | |
| Aug 29, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 90 min | |
| Aug 29, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| Aug 30, 3:18 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 61 hr |
| Aug 30, 4:12 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 68 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 56 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:40 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 48 hr |
| Aug 30, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 35 min |
| Aug 30, 2:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 78 min |
| Aug 30, 5:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 59 min |
| Aug 30, 6:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 88 min |
| Aug 30, 7:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 116 min |
| Aug 30, 8:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 9:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 10:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 6 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:54 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:53 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 11 hr |
| Aug 31, 3:36 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 50 hr |
| Aug 31, 4:29 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Lancaster and 18 more | 32 hr |
| Aug 31, 6:06 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 2 more | 23 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 | 38 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 8 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 24 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Southampton County13
- City of Virginia Beach12
- Surry County11
- Sussex County11
- City of Franklin11
- Charles City County10
- Greensville County10
- James City County10
- Northampton County10
- Prince George County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Emporia10
- City of Williamsburg10
- Accomack County9
- Brunswick County9
- Dinwiddie County9
- Gloucester County9
- Mathews County9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- Lancaster County8
- Middlesex County8
- New Kent County8
- Northumberland County8
- Lunenburg County7
- Mecklenburg County7
- Nottoway County7
- Richmond County7
- Franklin County7
- Washington County7
- Amelia County6
- Caroline County6
- Powhatan County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Bedford County6
- Halifax County6
- Henry County6
- Pittsylvania County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Martinsville6
87 more counties
- Goochland County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Campbell County5
- City of Danville5
- Botetourt County5
- Grayson County5
- Smyth County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Portsmouth5
- Cumberland County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Amherst County4
- Charlotte County4
- Patrick County4
- Pulaski County4
- Russell County4
- City of Galax4
- King George County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Lee County4
- Isle of Wight County4
- York County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Carroll County3
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Giles County3
- Montgomery County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Scott County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Suffolk3
- Wise County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Alexandria3
- Buchanan County3
- Bland County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Essex County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- City of Richmond2
- Albemarle County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Page County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Norton2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Frederick County2
- Clarke County2
- Dickenson County2
- Arlington County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Augusta County1
- Highland County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Warren County1
- 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.