Weather alerts in Virginia, December 2012

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2012. Tap one for its archive.

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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, 9:57 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Stafford and 3 more	12 hr
Dec 2, 1:01 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 3 more	8 hr
Dec 3, 3:13 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		67 hr
Dec 4, 2:59 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		48 hr
Dec 8, 2:51 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 4 more	5 hr
Dec 9, 4:48 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		56 hr
Dec 9, 2:42 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		5 days
Dec 9, 7:04 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 16 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 7:10 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more	14 hr
Dec 9, 10:28 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more	10 hr
Dec 10, 5:03 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
Dec 11, 12:00 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Dec 11, 1:17 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		72 min
Dec 11, 1:18 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		72 min
Dec 11, 3:11 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		60 hr
Dec 12, 2:05 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	34 hr
Dec 12, 6:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		30 hr
Dec 16, 8:42 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 11 more	13 hr
Dec 17, 3:33 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		47 hr
Dec 17, 3:47 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		48 hr
Dec 17, 11:19 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	16 hr
Dec 17, 2:16 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 2 more	13 hr
Dec 17, 7:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe, City of Radford	35 min
Dec 17, 8:31 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	44 min
Dec 18, 3:32 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	10 hr
Dec 18, 1:29 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		5 hr
Dec 18, 1:29 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
Dec 18, 2:55 PM EST	High Wind Watch	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	23 hr
Dec 18, 7:03 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		26 hr
Dec 18, 8:31 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Highland	31 hr
Dec 19, 3:34 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		46 hr
Dec 19, 2:21 PM EST	High Wind Warning	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	26 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM EST	High Wind Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 20 more	14 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Bland, Smyth, Tazewell	27 hr
Dec 19, 3:14 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		3 days
Dec 19, 3:14 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Dec 20, 3:05 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	LWX	Highland	11 hr
Dec 20, 3:31 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	39 hr
Dec 20, 3:37 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		62 hr
Dec 20, 4:55 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth and 2 more	56 hr
Dec 20, 5:09 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	48 hr
Dec 20, 5:17 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more	58 hr
Dec 20, 5:17 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 5 more	58 hr
Dec 20, 5:21 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	55 hr
Dec 20, 10:23 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more	37 hr
Dec 20, 2:11 PM EST	High Wind Watch	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more	23 hr
Dec 20, 2:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more	50 hr
Dec 20, 2:12 PM EST	Blizzard Warning	LWX	Highland	50 hr
Dec 20, 5:43 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	7 hr
Dec 20, 6:34 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington	3 hr
Dec 20, 8:52 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack	9 hr
Dec 20, 9:12 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	9 hr
Dec 21, 12:24 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 40 more	2 hr
Dec 21, 4:19 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton	15 hr
Dec 21, 6:17 AM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Accomack	10 hr
Dec 21, 7:58 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	3 hr
Dec 21, 2:20 PM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Caroline, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 4 more	25 hr
Dec 21, 4:56 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack	4 hr
Dec 22, 2:05 AM EST	Storm Warning	LWX		10 hr
Dec 22, 2:42 AM EST	High Wind Warning	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 16 more	14 hr
Dec 22, 3:39 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
Dec 23, 2:44 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	24 hr
Dec 23, 8:50 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more	31 hr
Dec 24, 10:34 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Alleghany, Bath, Highland, City of Covington	2 hr
Dec 24, 2:52 PM EST	High Wind Watch	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	19 hr
Dec 24, 3:29 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	19 hr
Dec 24, 3:50 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more	23 hr
Dec 24, 3:53 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	14 hr
Dec 25, 1:13 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 12 more	11 hr
Dec 25, 3:56 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		51 hr
Dec 25, 4:33 AM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		68 hr
Dec 25, 4:33 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		62 hr
Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST	Ice Storm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington	10 hr
Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 11 more	32 hr
Dec 25, 10:11 AM EST	High Wind Warning	MRX	Russell, Washington, City of Bristol	27 hr
Dec 25, 2:29 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	LWX	Highland	35 hr
Dec 25, 2:29 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 16 more	35 hr
Dec 25, 3:02 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 10 more	22 hr
Dec 25, 3:13 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	37 hr
Dec 25, 3:38 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington	22 hr
Dec 26, 3:18 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 11 more	16 hr
Dec 26, 3:23 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Tazewell	10 hr
Dec 26, 3:41 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		42 hr
Dec 26, 3:55 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	27 hr
Dec 26, 8:16 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	26 hr
Dec 26, 12:48 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Culpeper and 21 more	6 hr
Dec 26, 1:01 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		42 hr
Dec 26, 1:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway	58 min
Dec 26, 1:40 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 18 more	27 hr
Dec 26, 1:57 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Hanover, Nottoway, Powhatan, City of Richmond	63 min
Dec 26, 2:19 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin	56 min
Dec 26, 3:12 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Mathews, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth and 1 more	63 min
Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 16 more	21 hr
Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more	21 hr
Dec 26, 4:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	43 min
Dec 26, 6:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 13 more	2 hr
Dec 26, 6:16 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	59 min
Dec 26, 6:27 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		28 hr
Dec 26, 6:51 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Poquoson	54 min
Dec 26, 7:21 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	39 min
Dec 26, 7:40 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	50 min
Dec 27, 1:47 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		88 min
Dec 27, 1:48 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	13 hr
Dec 27, 3:12 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		63 min
Dec 27, 3:34 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 hr
Dec 28, 4:16 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more	56 hr
Dec 28, 4:30 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more	51 hr
Dec 28, 2:38 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Dec 28, 3:11 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton	37 hr
Dec 28, 3:15 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		60 hr
Dec 29, 6:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax	30 hr
Dec 29, 4:20 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		28 hr
Dec 30, 12:32 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		17 hr
Dec 30, 12:32 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 hr
Dec 30, 9:31 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	5 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	11
Winter
Blizzard Warning	1
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	3
Winter Storm Watch	3
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	14
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	6
High Wind Watch	4
Wind Advisory	13
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	8
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	4
Storm Warning	1
Small Craft Advisory	22

By county

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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.