Weather alerts in Virginia, October 2011

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in October 2011. Tap one for its archive.

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 30, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		73 min
Sep 30, 8:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Norfolk	26 min
Sep 30, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		92 min
Oct 1, 3:49 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		32 hr
Oct 1, 9:58 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		20 hr
Oct 2, 3:04 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	19 hr
Oct 2, 11:46 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Oct 3, 2:37 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		63 hr
Oct 3, 3:37 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Oct 4, 1:33 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		40 hr
Oct 4, 1:03 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 hr
Oct 4, 3:38 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		66 hr
Oct 5, 8:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		24 hr
Oct 5, 8:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		24 hr
Oct 6, 6:22 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	14 hr
Oct 7, 12:10 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	6 hr
Oct 7, 2:47 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more	15 hr
Oct 10, 4:09 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 days
Oct 11, 1:32 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		43 hr
Oct 11, 3:14 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	20 hr
Oct 12, 3:11 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		12 hr
Oct 12, 4:28 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 2 more	8 hr
Oct 12, 11:07 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	49 hr
Oct 12, 12:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie	49 min
Oct 12, 5:59 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	42 hr
Oct 12, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Nelson	28 min
Oct 12, 8:54 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson	4 hr
Oct 13, 2:01 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Buckingham	6 hr
Oct 13, 2:33 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	4 hr
Oct 13, 3:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Goochland, Powhatan, City of Richmond	60 min
Oct 13, 4:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	62 min
Oct 13, 5:41 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange	112 min
Oct 13, 6:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Prince Edward	59 min
Oct 13, 7:01 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Oct 13, 11:18 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	9 hr
Oct 13, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	29 min
Oct 13, 3:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Louisa	23 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Orange	33 min
Oct 13, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	48 min
Oct 13, 3:46 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover, Louisa	29 min
Oct 13, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	29 min
Oct 13, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Spotsylvania	11 min
Oct 13, 4:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Orange	30 min
Oct 13, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	36 min
Oct 13, 4:23 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Orange	37 min
Oct 13, 4:28 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Arlington, Caroline, Culpeper, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier and 25 more	4 hr
Oct 13, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Prince William	16 min
Oct 13, 4:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	City of Fredericksburg	29 min
Oct 13, 4:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Hanover, King William, New Kent	28 min
Oct 13, 4:51 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		59 hr
Oct 13, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Fauquier	14 min
Oct 13, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Culpeper	25 min
Oct 13, 5:07 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Prince William, City of Manassas	23 min
Oct 13, 5:13 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, King William	31 min
Oct 13, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		57 min
Oct 13, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	King George	12 min
Oct 13, 5:28 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford	32 min
Oct 13, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	44 min
Oct 13, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
Oct 13, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Fairfax, City of Fairfax	25 min
Oct 13, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		58 min
Oct 13, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	City of Fairfax	28 min
Oct 13, 6:04 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover, Louisa	26 min
Oct 13, 6:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania	31 min
Oct 13, 6:53 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arlington, Caroline, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Gloucester and 22 more	97 min
Oct 13, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	35 min
Oct 13, 8:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax	2 hr
Oct 13, 8:59 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Rappahannock	2 hr
Oct 13, 11:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Fairfax, City of Fairfax	117 min
Oct 13, 11:52 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	21 hr
Oct 14, 1:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		54 hr
Oct 14, 4:37 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		51 hr
Oct 14, 12:04 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	16 hr
Oct 14, 12:56 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax	7 hr
Oct 14, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		69 min
Oct 14, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		64 min
Oct 14, 6:45 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		25 hr
Oct 14, 6:48 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	23 hr
Oct 15, 4:24 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		41 hr
Oct 15, 10:07 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		34 hr
Oct 18, 3:51 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	13 hr
Oct 18, 4:22 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Oct 18, 2:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		40 hr
Oct 18, 7:50 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	6 hr
Oct 19, 4:09 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	35 hr
Oct 19, 4:12 AM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		40 hr
Oct 19, 10:27 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	40 hr
Oct 19, 4:12 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	8 hr
Oct 19, 6:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 33 more	2 hr
Oct 19, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	63 min
Oct 19, 8:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		97 min
Oct 19, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	65 min
Oct 19, 9:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	6 hr
Oct 19, 10:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Newport News	41 min
Oct 19, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		84 min
Oct 19, 11:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		65 min
Oct 19, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	40 min
Oct 20, 3:18 AM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		13 hr
Oct 20, 3:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		40 hr
Oct 20, 3:10 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	23 hr
Oct 20, 9:05 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	7 hr
Oct 21, 3:56 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	29 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	29 hr
Oct 21, 9:41 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 hr
Oct 21, 2:21 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more	20 hr
Oct 21, 2:21 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more	20 hr
Oct 22, 4:22 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	29 hr
Oct 22, 1:51 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	19 hr
Oct 22, 2:52 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton	18 hr
Oct 22, 3:07 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 19 more	18 hr
Oct 23, 9:59 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	10 hr
Oct 24, 3:11 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	5 hr
Oct 24, 10:36 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		30 hr
Oct 24, 10:41 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	10 hr
Oct 24, 2:43 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		53 hr
Oct 24, 3:49 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		23 hr
Oct 25, 12:22 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Madison, Orange and 5 more	6 hr
Oct 25, 3:05 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		10 hr
Oct 25, 5:09 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	4 hr
Oct 25, 3:25 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		4 days
Oct 26, 8:55 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	14 hr
Oct 26, 5:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		43 hr
Oct 27, 4:03 AM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		19 hr
Oct 27, 4:36 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		20 hr
Oct 28, 3:36 AM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more	15 hr
Oct 28, 4:12 AM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge and 3 more	12 hr
Oct 28, 4:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		57 hr
Oct 28, 4:35 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		5 hr
Oct 28, 9:58 AM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		37 hr
Oct 28, 12:42 PM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		39 hr
Oct 28, 2:31 PM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more	27 hr
Oct 28, 4:02 PM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	17 hr
Oct 28, 4:02 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Giles and 5 more	17 hr
Oct 28, 4:31 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		46 hr
Oct 28, 6:32 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, City of Fairfax	11 hr
Oct 28, 9:23 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	3 hr
Oct 28, 9:27 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 1 more	21 hr
Oct 29, 12:34 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Clarke, Fauquier and 18 more	6 hr
Oct 29, 3:57 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more	29 hr
Oct 29, 4:09 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	17 hr
Oct 29, 4:23 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	MRX	Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton	30 hr
Oct 29, 5:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 hr
Oct 29, 5:30 AM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Rappahannock, City of Charlottesville	13 hr
Oct 29, 5:30 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, City of Fairfax	15 hr
Oct 29, 7:36 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	5 hr
Oct 29, 7:48 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, Northumberland	13 hr
Oct 29, 8:17 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	4 hr
Oct 29, 8:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 3 more	59 min
Oct 29, 10:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	45 min
Oct 29, 10:32 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more	22 hr
Oct 29, 1:43 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	77 min
Oct 29, 2:26 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	19 hr
Oct 29, 3:57 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 12 more	17 hr
Oct 29, 9:33 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		27 hr
Oct 30, 3:57 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Mathews, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	9 hr
Oct 30, 2:38 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		50 hr
Oct 30, 9:19 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	17 hr
Oct 31, 4:19 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		59 hr
Oct 31, 10:42 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	15 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	1
Tornado Warning	12
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	4
Special Weather Statement	24
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	4
River Flood Warning	1
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	7
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	8
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	23
Coastal Flood Statement	2
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Special Marine Warning	10
Small Craft Advisory	38

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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.