Weather alerts in Virginia, 2013
3,872 weather alerts in 2013, 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 3,872
- Warnings
- 1,145
- Watches
- 147
- Advisories
- 850
- Busiest month
- July836 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 13, 2013123 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
3,872 alerts are too many to list on one page. Narrow it to a product above, to a month in the chart, or to a county.
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County204
- Botetourt County173
- Carroll County172
- Fairfax County168
- Amherst County164
- Rockbridge County164
- Bedford County163
- Arlington County162
- Franklin County161
- Pittsylvania County161
- City of Alexandria161
- Wythe County159
- Halifax County158
- Fauquier County158
- City of Buena Vista156
- City of Falls Church156
- Campbell County153
- Patrick County150
- City of Galax150
- Bath County148
- Alleghany County147
- Madison County147
- Floyd County146
- Montgomery County146
- Dinwiddie County145
- Tazewell County145
- City of Lexington144
- City of Roanoke144
- Pulaski County143
- Culpeper County143
- Roanoke County142
- Appomattox County141
- City of Fairfax141
- Smyth County141
- Charlotte County139
- Rockingham County138
- Buckingham County137
- City of Salem136
- Craig County135
- Southampton County135
93 more counties
- Rappahannock County134
- Shenandoah County134
- Bland County134
- Brunswick County133
- City of Chesapeake133
- City of Covington132
- Goochland County132
- Henry County131
- City of Lynchburg131
- Greene County131
- Prince George County131
- Frederick County130
- Orange County130
- Clarke County129
- Nelson County129
- Warren County128
- Prince Edward County128
- Sussex County128
- City of Charlottesville127
- City of Hopewell127
- City of Petersburg127
- City of Martinsville126
- Page County126
- Amelia County126
- Nottoway County126
- Powhatan County126
- Surry County126
- Giles County126
- Henrico County126
- Fluvanna County125
- Greensville County125
- Mecklenburg County125
- Caroline County124
- Cumberland County124
- Chesterfield County124
- Lunenburg County123
- City of Emporia122
- City of Danville121
- Charles City County121
- City of Franklin121
- City of Richmond120
- Stafford County119
- James City County119
- City of Virginia Beach119
- City of Radford118
- Gloucester County118
- New Kent County118
- City of Winchester115
- City of Williamsburg113
- King William County113
- Hanover County112
- Highland County111
- King George County110
- Spotsylvania County110
- Middlesex County110
- City of Harrisonburg109
- Westmoreland County109
- Richmond County107
- Northumberland County106
- City of Colonial Heights105
- Loudoun County105
- Washington County104
- City of Waynesboro104
- Lancaster County104
- City of Fredericksburg102
- King and Queen County102
- City of Staunton101
- City of Suffolk100
- Louisa County100
- Albemarle County99
- Isle of Wight County96
- Mathews County94
- Prince William County94
- Accomack County92
- Russell County91
- Scott County91
- Northampton County90
- City of Newport News88
- City of Portsmouth87
- City of Bristol86
- Essex County85
- City of Norfolk83
- Buchanan County82
- Lee County80
- York County80
- Wise County78
- Dickenson County77
- City of Manassas73
- City of Norton72
- City of Manassas Park72
- City of Hampton71
- Augusta County69
- City of Poquoson69
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.