Alert archive / Virginia / 2011
Weather alerts in Virginia, January 2011
120 weather alerts in January 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 January 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 120
- Warnings
- 16
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 81
- Busiest day
- January 25, 201113 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, 3:50 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 24 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 12 hr |
| Jan 1, 6:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Jan 1, 8:35 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Jan 1, 1:05 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 14 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 32 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr | |
| Jan 5, 5:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 37 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Jan 6, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bath, Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 8 more | 3 days |
| Jan 6, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 49 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott | 49 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Jan 7, 6:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 88 min |
| Jan 7, 1:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 62 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Jan 7, 5:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 35 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 29 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, City of Radford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 9:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 11:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 12:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 20 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 36 min | |
| Jan 8, 2:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 34 min | |
| Jan 8, 6:04 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:46 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 7 hr | |
| Jan 9, 1:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 4 days |
| Jan 9, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 17 hr |
| Jan 9, 9:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Jan 10, 4:44 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 3 days |
| Jan 10, 4:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 3 days |
| Jan 10, 5:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 22 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 26 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 10, 6:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 10, 9:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 55 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 69 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 71 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 53 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 7:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 14 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 11, 10:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 61 min |
| Jan 12, 12:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 28 hr |
| Jan 12, 2:45 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 15, 1:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Jan 15, 3:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 15, 10:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 65 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Arlington, Buckingham, Culpeper, Cumberland, Fairfax and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:56 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | King George | 10 hr |
| Jan 17, 11:55 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Jan 18, 8:19 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:32 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 25 hr | |
| Jan 19, 5:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 57 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 19, 12:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 48 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:47 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Jan 20, 8:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Jan 20, 11:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:18 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:00 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 11 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 29 hr | |
| Jan 20, 6:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:01 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Bath, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 15 hr |
| Jan 22, 8:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:16 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 7:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:03 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 59 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 13 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 24 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:48 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 6:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:56 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 21 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Orange and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Richmond and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:30 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 5 hr |
| Jan 26, 7:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 55 min |
| Jan 26, 11:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Prince Edward | 64 min |
| Jan 26, 11:19 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt and 22 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, Powhatan and 9 more | 60 min |
| Jan 26, 1:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico and 14 more | 55 min |
| Jan 26, 2:19 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax and 17 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:16 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:42 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Dinwiddie, Greensville, James City, New Kent, Prince George and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:09 PM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 13 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 24 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 6 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Special Marine Warning | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 41 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County16
- Highland County14
- Floyd County13
- City of Galax13
- Carroll County12
- Smyth County11
- Tazewell County11
- Patrick County10
- Bath County10
- Culpeper County10
- Bland County9
- Giles County9
- Montgomery County9
- City of Radford9
- Alleghany County9
- Craig County9
- City of Covington9
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- Fauquier County9
- Orange County9
- Spotsylvania County9
- Stafford County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- City of Fredericksburg9
- Pulaski County8
- Clarke County8
- Frederick County8
- Greene County8
- King George County8
- Madison County8
- Nelson County8
- City of Charlottesville8
- City of Winchester8
- Franklin County7
- Buchanan County7
- Dickenson County7
- Wythe County7
86 more counties
- City of Roanoke7
- City of Salem7
- Botetourt County7
- Rockbridge County7
- City of Buena Vista7
- City of Lexington7
- Richmond County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Shenandoah County7
- Warren County7
- Lee County6
- Russell County6
- Wise County6
- City of Norton6
- Bedford County6
- Roanoke County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Caroline County6
- Fluvanna County6
- Goochland County6
- Page County6
- Rockingham County6
- City of Harrisonburg6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Scott County5
- Amherst County5
- Cumberland County5
- Powhatan County5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Danville4
- Buckingham County4
- Amelia County4
- Charles City County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- New Kent County4
- Nottoway County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Petersburg4
- Appomattox County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- Greensville County3
- James City County3
- Middlesex County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Gloucester County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Albemarle County2
- Louisa County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Richmond2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- Brunswick County1
- Mathews County1
- Accomack County1
- Augusta County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- King and Queen County1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
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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.