Alert archive / Virginia / 2009
Weather alerts in Virginia, September 2009
137 weather alerts in September 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 September 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 137
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 52
- Busiest day
- September 28, 200918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:25 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 69 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:41 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 27 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:32 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 21 hr |
| Sep 3, 8:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Sep 4, 8:04 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Sep 5, 8:31 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 47 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 days | |
| Sep 6, 3:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Sep 6, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 57 min |
| Sep 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 9:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 55 min |
| Sep 6, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 60 min |
| Sep 7, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 90 min |
| Sep 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:56 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 16 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 7, 8:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 20 hr |
| Sep 7, 9:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 10:39 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:19 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:32 PM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 60 hr | |
| Sep 8, 4:23 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 3 more | 58 hr |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 min |
| Sep 8, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 6:04 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Sep 8, 8:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 28 min |
| Sep 9, 12:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Pulaski | 61 min |
| Sep 9, 8:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 58 min |
| Sep 9, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 65 min |
| Sep 9, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 43 min |
| Sep 9, 1:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 4 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Wythe | 63 min |
| Sep 9, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 34 min |
| Sep 9, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 61 min |
| Sep 9, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 36 min |
| Sep 9, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 33 min |
| Sep 9, 4:27 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 34 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Sep 9, 7:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | City of Roanoke | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:16 AM EDT | Gale Warning | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 10, 4:36 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Sep 10, 11:01 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 57 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 10, 9:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 109 min |
| Sep 10, 9:55 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Sep 11, 2:12 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 8 hr |
| Sep 11, 6:02 AM EDT | Gale Warning | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 13, 9:46 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Sep 16, 2:35 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 58 hr | |
| Sep 16, 2:39 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 17 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:22 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Sep 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Lunenburg | 79 min |
| Sep 16, 5:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 88 min |
| Sep 16, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott | 118 min |
| Sep 16, 10:14 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 23 hr |
| Sep 17, 2:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:02 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 47 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:26 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Sep 18, 3:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 54 min |
| Sep 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 62 min |
| Sep 18, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 56 min |
| Sep 19, 1:25 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 17 more | 8 hr |
| Sep 19, 4:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 113 min |
| Sep 19, 10:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 70 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 16 hr | |
| Sep 22, 9:06 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 23 hr |
| Sep 23, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 59 min |
| Sep 24, 3:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Sep 24, 4:11 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 6 days | |
| Sep 24, 3:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 72 hr | |
| Sep 24, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 62 min |
| Sep 24, 5:13 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 25 hr |
| Sep 24, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 33 min |
| Sep 24, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 9:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 116 min |
| Sep 24, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 2 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:24 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Wise | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott | 112 min |
| Sep 25, 5:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 24 min |
| Sep 25, 6:35 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 25 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:59 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Sep 26, 8:29 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 10:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 11:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 50 min |
| Sep 26, 12:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Russell, Scott, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 1:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 110 min |
| Sep 26, 1:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 2:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Smyth | 5 hr |
| Sep 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Sep 26, 4:36 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Westmoreland | 11 hr |
| Sep 26, 7:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 8:00 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:04 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Sep 27, 4:09 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 27, 4:29 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 59 hr | |
| Sep 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 28, 4:06 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 46 hr | |
| Sep 28, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 38 min |
| Sep 28, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Giles, City of Covington | 50 min |
| Sep 28, 1:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 45 min |
| Sep 28, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Buena Vista | 45 min |
| Sep 28, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg | 62 min |
| Sep 28, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 85 min | |
| Sep 28, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 36 min |
| Sep 28, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 4:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 13 more | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 76 min |
| Sep 28, 5:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 22 min | |
| Sep 28, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Sep 28, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 7 more | 61 min |
| Sep 28, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 72 min | |
| Sep 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Southampton | 53 min |
| Sep 28, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 83 min | |
| Sep 28, 8:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 97 min |
| Sep 28, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 67 min | |
| Sep 28, 8:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 50 min |
| Sep 28, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 43 min | |
| Sep 29, 3:21 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:45 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:49 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 11 more | 30 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 | 9 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 29 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 11 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 16 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 15 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 6 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 23 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Virginia Beach24
- Accomack County22
- Northampton County21
- Scott County12
- Smyth County11
- Tazewell County11
- Lee County11
- Bland County8
- Pulaski County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- Wise County7
- Grayson County7
- Russell County7
- Washington County7
- City of Bristol7
- Southampton County6
- City of Norton6
- Floyd County5
- City of Radford5
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- King George County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Galax5
- Carroll County5
- City of Lexington5
- Giles County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- Montgomery County4
- Prince George County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Hopewell4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Wythe County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Roanoke4
54 more counties
- Greensville County4
- Alleghany County4
- City of Covington4
- Brunswick County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Petersburg3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Isle of Wight County3
- City of Suffolk3
- Lunenburg County3
- Bedford County3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Martinsville3
- Amherst County3
- Bath County3
- Craig County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Salem3
- City of Emporia3
- Charles City County2
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
- Surry County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Campbell County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Botetourt County2
- Amelia County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- New Kent County1
- Richmond County1
- York County1
- City of Poquoson1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham 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.