Alert archive / Virginia / 2006
Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2006
99 weather alerts in May 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 May 2006. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 99
- Warnings
- 68
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 5
- Busiest day
- May 26, 200623 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 12:28 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 14 hr |
| May 3, 2:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City and 16 more | 118 min |
| May 8, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| May 8, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 57 min | |
| May 10, 9:53 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 38 hr |
| May 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta and 84 more | 2 hr |
| May 11, 4:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 55 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 4:38 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 28 min |
| May 11, 4:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Louisa | 47 min |
| May 11, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 11, 5:25 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 50 min |
| May 11, 5:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 6 more | 59 min |
| May 11, 5:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford | 41 min |
| May 11, 6:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania | 29 min |
| May 11, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights | 45 min |
| May 11, 6:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | King George, Stafford | 31 min |
| May 11, 6:32 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Stafford | 28 min |
| May 11, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Henrico, New Kent | 23 min |
| May 11, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 11, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 114 min | |
| May 11, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 26 min |
| May 11, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 96 min | |
| May 11, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| May 11, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| May 11, 9:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 5 more | 62 min |
| May 13, 4:28 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 5 hr |
| May 14, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| May 14, 12:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Floyd | 38 min |
| May 14, 12:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 59 min |
| May 14, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 55 min |
| May 14, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and 49 more | 115 min |
| May 14, 12:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 67 more | 7 hr |
| May 14, 12:47 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| May 14, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | King William | 23 min |
| May 14, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 60 min |
| May 14, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 113 min | |
| May 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 58 min |
| May 14, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Caroline | 43 min |
| May 14, 1:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| May 14, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford | 55 min |
| May 14, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 14, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| May 14, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | King George | 14 min |
| May 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| May 14, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 67 more | 92 min |
| May 14, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| May 14, 10:38 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 19 hr |
| May 15, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 115 min | |
| May 15, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 2 more | 91 min |
| May 15, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
| May 15, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 44 min | |
| May 15, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| May 15, 10:22 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 14 hr |
| May 17, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 26 min |
| May 17, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 64 min | |
| May 17, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince William | 25 min |
| May 18, 3:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Greensville, Halifax, Henry, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 6 more | 114 min |
| May 18, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 42 min | |
| May 18, 8:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 25 min |
| May 18, 8:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 45 min |
| May 18, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| May 21, 3:32 PM EDT | Marine Weather Statement | LWX | 4 hr | |
| May 22, 4:42 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 10 hr | |
| May 22, 2:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 13 hr |
| May 22, 2:36 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 17 hr | |
| May 22, 2:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Bath | 15 hr |
| May 23, 2:38 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 14 hr |
| May 23, 2:38 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 17 hr | |
| May 23, 3:02 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, City of Covington | 17 hr |
| May 25, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 30 min | |
| May 25, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 37 min |
| May 25, 8:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 6 hr |
| May 26, 2:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 52 min |
| May 26, 2:11 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson, Floyd, Franklin and 21 more | 94 min |
| May 26, 11:42 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 36 more | 2 hr |
| May 26, 1:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Charlotte and 49 more | 93 min |
| May 26, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight and 23 more | 9 hr |
| May 26, 3:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| May 26, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 24 more | 7 hr |
| May 26, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 40 min |
| May 26, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| May 26, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 26, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 41 min | |
| May 26, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax | 62 min |
| May 26, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin | 15 min |
| May 26, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| May 26, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 54 min |
| May 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell | 35 min |
| May 26, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 109 min | |
| May 26, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| May 26, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington | 41 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bedford, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and 42 more | 84 min |
| May 26, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, Sussex | 50 min |
| May 26, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 47 min | |
| May 29, 1:31 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 8 hr |
| May 31, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg | 53 min |
| May 31, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 56 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 | 30 |
| Tornado Warning | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 5 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 27 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Southampton County13
- Greensville County11
- City of Emporia11
- Franklin County11
- Stafford County10
- Brunswick County10
- Lunenburg County10
- Sussex County10
- City of Franklin10
- Halifax County10
- Pittsylvania County10
- City of Danville10
- King George County9
- Dinwiddie County9
- Nottoway County9
- Prince George County9
- Surry County9
- City of Portsmouth9
- City of Suffolk9
- Henry County9
- Mecklenburg County9
- Patrick County9
- City of Martinsville9
- Arlington County8
- Fairfax County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Fairfax8
- City of Falls Church8
- Isle of Wight County8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Hopewell8
- City of Petersburg8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Bedford County8
- City of Roanoke8
- Charles City County7
- James City County7
- City of Newport News7
- Caroline County7
93 more counties
- Charlotte County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Henrico County7
- Prince Edward County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- York County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Montgomery County7
- Roanoke County7
- City of Salem7
- Washington County7
- Amelia County6
- Campbell County6
- Cumberland County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Goochland County6
- King William County6
- New Kent County6
- Powhatan County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Norfolk6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- City of Radford6
- Floyd County6
- Carroll County6
- City of Galax6
- Botetourt County6
- Rockingham County6
- Albemarle County5
- Amherst County5
- Appomattox County5
- Buckingham County5
- Clarke County5
- Essex County5
- Gloucester County5
- Greene County5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- Louisa County5
- Prince William County5
- Richmond County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Richmond5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Poquoson5
- Pulaski County5
- Alleghany County5
- Craig County5
- Grayson County5
- Bath County5
- Augusta County4
- Fauquier County4
- Middlesex County4
- Nelson County4
- Orange County4
- Page County4
- Warren County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Mathews County4
- Bland County4
- Giles County4
- Smyth County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Bristol4
- Russell County4
- Culpeper County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Accomack County3
- Northampton County3
- Frederick County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Winchester3
- Lee County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Tazewell County3
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Scott County2
- Highland 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.