Alert archive / Virginia / 2011
Weather alerts in Virginia, December 2011
136 weather alerts in December 2011, 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 December 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 37
- Watches
- 5
- Advisories
- 57
- Busiest day
- December 7, 201135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 2, 3:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Dec 3, 5:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr | |
| Dec 5, 2:21 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 20 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 6, 4:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Dec 6, 1:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 15 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bath, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 34 hr |
| Dec 6, 8:24 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:38 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 26 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 7, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Dec 7, 4:06 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 18 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 18 more | 88 min |
| Dec 7, 4:49 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 28 hr | |
| Dec 7, 5:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:31 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 6:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 11 more | 73 min |
| Dec 7, 10:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:08 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:25 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Highland | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:35 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick | 38 min |
| Dec 7, 4:04 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 41 min |
| Dec 7, 4:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 47 min |
| Dec 7, 4:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Henrico and 18 more | 94 min |
| Dec 7, 5:03 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 51 min |
| Dec 7, 5:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax | 37 min |
| Dec 7, 5:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 32 more | 33 min |
| Dec 7, 5:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 62 min |
| Dec 7, 5:44 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Dec 7, 5:55 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 39 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 7, 6:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 19 min |
| Dec 7, 6:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Greensville and 10 more | 34 min |
| Dec 7, 6:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Franklin, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 4 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:01 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 2 more | 30 min |
| Dec 7, 7:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Petersburg | 25 min |
| Dec 7, 7:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Hanover and 12 more | 51 min |
| Dec 7, 7:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Westmoreland | 26 min |
| Dec 7, 7:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Middlesex and 2 more | 47 min |
| Dec 7, 7:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Dec 7, 7:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk and 1 more | 25 min |
| Dec 7, 7:39 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | King George | 6 hr |
| Dec 7, 7:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 32 min |
| Dec 7, 8:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 40 min |
| Dec 7, 8:27 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| Dec 7, 8:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 29 min |
| Dec 7, 8:45 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
| Dec 7, 9:01 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 8 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 9:43 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 55 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:39 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 17 hr |
| Dec 8, 12:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 1:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Buckingham, Fluvanna | 45 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:39 AM EST | River Flood Watch | LWX | Loudoun | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Botetourt | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:42 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 6 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 5:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 63 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Dec 8, 5:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 8, 12:51 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | City of Richmond | 46 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:24 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 11 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Dec 9, 3:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 60 hr | |
| Dec 12, 9:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Dec 12, 2:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Dec 14, 2:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 62 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:27 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Dec 15, 1:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 8:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Dec 19, 10:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Dec 20, 12:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Dec 21, 3:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Dec 22, 1:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Dec 22, 5:55 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Dec 22, 7:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 113 min |
| Dec 22, 8:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 54 min |
| Dec 22, 9:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 53 min |
| Dec 22, 11:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and 3 more | 51 min |
| Dec 23, 12:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick and 4 more | 50 min |
| Dec 23, 12:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Henry and 9 more | 46 min |
| Dec 23, 1:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte | 46 min |
| Dec 23, 4:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr | |
| Dec 24, 9:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 24, 2:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 51 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:56 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Dec 26, 6:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 2:37 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 19 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 63 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:23 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 30 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Grayson and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:05 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:17 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 23 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:05 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | City of Chesapeake | 55 min |
| Dec 27, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 46 min |
| Dec 27, 2:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex and 13 more | 29 min |
| Dec 27, 2:23 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland | 9 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George and 4 more | 24 min |
| Dec 27, 2:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Dec 27, 2:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, York, City of Chesapeake and 5 more | 25 min |
| Dec 27, 3:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 3:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 56 min |
| Dec 27, 3:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 44 min |
| Dec 27, 4:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 13 min |
| Dec 27, 4:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Henrico, King and Queen and 10 more | 29 min |
| Dec 27, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King William and 10 more | 42 min |
| Dec 27, 5:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland | 43 min |
| Dec 27, 7:59 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 22 hr | |
| Dec 28, 4:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Dec 29, 4:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 62 hr | |
| Dec 30, 5:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 25 hr | |
| Dec 30, 10:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 8 hr | |
| Dec 30, 10:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 19 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 | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| River Flood Warning | 10 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| River Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 40 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- New Kent County12
- Prince George County12
- City of Hopewell12
- Henrico County12
- Charles City County11
- City of Petersburg11
- City of Colonial Heights11
- Chesterfield County10
- Dinwiddie County9
- James City County9
- Sussex County9
- Botetourt County9
- City of Roanoke9
- Patrick County9
- City of Richmond9
- Greensville County8
- Middlesex County8
- Southampton County8
- City of Emporia8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- City of Williamsburg8
- Bath County8
- Craig County8
- Montgomery County8
- Roanoke County8
- City of Salem8
- Floyd County8
- King William County8
- Accomack County7
- Northampton County7
- Surry County7
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Franklin7
- Alleghany County7
- Amherst County7
- Rockbridge County7
- City of Covington7
- City of Lexington7
- Carroll County7
- Franklin County7
90 more counties
- King and Queen County7
- Gloucester County6
- Mathews County6
- Highland County6
- Bedford County6
- Giles County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- Bland County6
- City of Radford6
- Halifax County6
- Brunswick County6
- Isle of Wight County6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Suffolk6
- York County6
- Campbell County6
- Northumberland County5
- Tazewell County5
- Pulaski County5
- Henry County5
- Charlotte County5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Portsmouth5
- Hanover County5
- Lancaster County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Grayson County4
- Smyth County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Stafford County4
- Wythe County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Poquoson4
- Caroline County3
- Russell County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Arlington County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Galax3
- Buckingham County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Essex County3
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Winchester2
- Loudoun County2
- Albemarle County2
- City of Danville2
- Appomattox County2
- Cumberland County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Amelia County2
- Powhatan County2
- King George County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Prince William County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Augusta County1
- Goochland County1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20102012
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.