Alert archive / Virginia / 2012
Weather alerts in Virginia, November 2012
66 weather alerts in November 2012, 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 November 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 66
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 44
- Busiest day
- November 5, 20128 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1:32 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 70 hr | |
| Nov 1, 2:21 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 70 hr | |
| Nov 2, 10:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:06 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 17 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:36 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Greene, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Harrisonburg and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | Freeze Watch | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:46 AM EST | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:43 PM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:54 PM EST | Frost Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Roanoke and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:54 PM EST | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 5, 1:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 14 hr | |
| Nov 5, 3:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Nov 5, 2:18 PM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Nov 5, 3:50 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 5, 4:09 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 36 hr |
| Nov 5, 4:09 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:09 PM EST | Storm Watch | AKQ | 23 hr | |
| Nov 6, 3:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Nov 6, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Nov 7, 3:13 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 10 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:07 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 45 hr |
| Nov 9, 10:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 9, 12:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:37 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 63 hr | |
| Nov 12, 4:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 8 days | |
| Nov 12, 5:22 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| Nov 12, 9:33 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Nov 12, 9:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Nov 12, 10:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 43 min |
| Nov 13, 7:22 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 83 min | |
| Nov 13, 9:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 91 min | |
| Nov 13, 9:14 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 106 min | |
| Nov 13, 10:26 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 94 min | |
| Nov 15, 3:42 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 8 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:42 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 6 hr |
| Nov 16, 4:26 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, Surry, City of Chesapeake | 11 hr |
| Nov 16, 11:11 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Nov 17, 12:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 54 hr | |
| Nov 17, 7:18 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 63 hr |
| Nov 18, 7:03 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, Northampton, Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach, City of Williamsburg | 9 hr |
| Nov 18, 12:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 26 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:28 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | James City, Northampton, Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach, City of Williamsburg | 23 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Nov 20, 3:32 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 20, 4:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Nov 22, 2:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:27 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 9 hr |
| Nov 23, 4:08 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Nov 23, 5:20 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 3 hr |
| Nov 23, 5:21 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Nov 23, 7:57 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 11 hr |
| Nov 23, 4:22 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Nov 24, 12:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 16 hr | |
| Nov 24, 9:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 59 min | |
| Nov 25, 3:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Nov 25, 11:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:04 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| Nov 27, 12:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 46 hr | |
| Nov 27, 10:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 7 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 26 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 5 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 5 |
| Special Marine Warning | 4 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Storm Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 29 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Falls Church6
- Accomack County6
- Northampton County6
- Greene County4
- Page County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Fairfax County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fairfax4
- Surry County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Campbell County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Fauquier County3
- King George County3
- James City County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Buckingham County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Roanoke County2
24 more counties
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Culpeper County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Warren County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Orange County1
- Gloucester County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Loudoun 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.