Alert archive / Virginia / 2009
Weather alerts in Virginia, January 2009
121 weather alerts in January 2009, 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 January 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 121
- Warnings
- 27
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 78
- Busiest day
- January 7, 200919 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Jan 2, 7:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:43 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 12:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 3, 10:38 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Nelson, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 8 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:51 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 59 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Fluvanna | 10 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 12 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:57 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 5, 9:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 38 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:30 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 9 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 4:21 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:06 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:24 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 46 hr | |
| Jan 6, 5:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 6, 11:02 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RLX | Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Jan 7, 12:24 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 7, 1:47 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 10 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:05 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 18 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 7:49 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 18 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:56 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 94 min | |
| Jan 7, 10:14 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 16 min |
| Jan 7, 10:21 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 54 min |
| Jan 7, 10:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Jan 7, 10:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 92 min | |
| Jan 7, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 29 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:59 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:02 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 5 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:02 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 43 min |
| Jan 7, 6:24 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 36 min |
| Jan 7, 9:58 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 45 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Jan 8, 9:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 18 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 69 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 69 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 15 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:17 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 10:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 46 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 3:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Jan 13, 10:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 14, 1:27 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | LWX | 93 min | |
| Jan 14, 11:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:54 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 67 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 16 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:08 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:18 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:22 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:40 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:05 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:48 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 7:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 17, 7:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 23 hr | |
| Jan 17, 10:37 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:36 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:36 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:12 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 63 hr |
| Jan 18, 6:38 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 18, 10:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 26 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 2:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 62 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 11 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 21 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville, James City and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:00 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Grayson and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 53 hr | |
| Jan 23, 3:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 46 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 13 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 26, 9:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, New Kent and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 50 hr | |
| Jan 27, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:14 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 36 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 7:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan | 5 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:25 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Highland, Madison and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:48 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:59 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 29 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:04 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 28, 5:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 85 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:21 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Jan 28, 5:37 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 83 min |
| Jan 28, 5:49 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 41 min |
| Jan 28, 6:27 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Jan 28, 7:58 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:49 AM EST | Marine Weather Statement | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 36 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 | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 5 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 6 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 8 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 20 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 8 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Special Marine Warning | 4 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 29 |
| Marine Weather Statement | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Scott County13
- Alleghany County12
- City of Covington12
- Lee County11
- Russell County11
- Washington County11
- Wise County11
- City of Norton11
- Bath County11
- Floyd County11
- Grayson County11
- City of Bristol10
- Rockingham County10
- City of Harrisonburg10
- Shenandoah County10
- Bland County10
- Wythe County10
- Montgomery County10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- Craig County10
- Giles County10
- City of Staunton9
- City of Waynesboro9
- Frederick County9
- Page County9
- Rappahannock County9
- City of Winchester9
- Smyth County9
- Tazewell County9
- Buchanan County9
- Dickenson County9
- Pulaski County9
- City of Radford9
- City of Chesapeake9
- Nelson County8
- Greene County8
- Madison County8
- Warren County8
- City of Charlottesville8
- Carroll County8
79 more counties
- City of Galax8
- Amherst County7
- Rockbridge County7
- City of Buena Vista7
- City of Lexington7
- Clarke County7
- Culpeper County7
- Fairfax County7
- City of Fairfax7
- Orange County6
- Franklin County6
- Greensville County6
- Bedford County6
- Botetourt County6
- Halifax County5
- Brunswick County5
- Southampton County5
- City of Emporia5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Arlington County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Falls Church5
- Buckingham County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Patrick County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Northampton County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Franklin4
- Campbell County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Amelia County3
- Cumberland County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Gloucester County3
- Goochland County3
- James City County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mathews County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince George County3
- Surry County3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- Appomattox County3
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Accomack County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Hopewell2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Hampton2
- Charlotte County2
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- York County1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- King George County1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.