Alert archive / Virginia / 2013
Weather alerts in Virginia, November 2013
137 weather alerts in November 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 November 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 137
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 12
- Advisories
- 65
- Busiest day
- November 18, 201326 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 12:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 hr |
| Nov 1, 1:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 54 min |
| Nov 1, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Rockbridge and 3 more | 62 min |
| Nov 1, 3:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 59 min |
| Nov 1, 3:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Bedford and 48 more | 83 min |
| Nov 1, 4:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 1, 4:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 63 min |
| Nov 1, 4:17 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 1, 5:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 54 min |
| Nov 1, 5:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 62 min |
| Nov 1, 5:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 49 min |
| Nov 1, 6:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 47 min |
| Nov 1, 6:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 44 min |
| Nov 1, 6:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 23 min |
| Nov 1, 6:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 39 min |
| Nov 1, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Botetourt, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 5 more | 60 min |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 45 min | |
| Nov 1, 8:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 65 min |
| Nov 2, 3:26 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Nov 2, 4:50 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 56 hr | |
| Nov 4, 1:01 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 15 hr | |
| Nov 5, 7:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr | |
| Nov 6, 12:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 69 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 67 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 53 hr | |
| Nov 7, 12:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:27 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 54 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Nov 9, 10:50 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 10, 4:45 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 12 hr |
| Nov 10, 8:50 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Patrick and 4 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 10, 12:27 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 18 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 11, 2:20 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 7 hr | |
| Nov 11, 2:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 28 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:30 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 44 hr | |
| Nov 11, 3:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 57 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Nov 12, 10:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Nov 12, 1:46 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 18 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:31 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 16 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Nov 16, 3:14 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 36 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:11 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 8 hr |
| Nov 17, 1:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 17, 3:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 19 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Nov 17, 4:11 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 6 hr |
| Nov 17, 6:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, Tazewell, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Nov 17, 9:10 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 5 more | 110 min |
| Nov 17, 12:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rappahannock and 7 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Nov 17, 10:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 43 min |
| Nov 17, 11:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 10 more | 67 min |
| Nov 17, 11:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Nov 17, 11:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Albemarle, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 17, 11:35 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland, Rockingham | 55 min |
| Nov 17, 11:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 26 min |
| Nov 18, 12:05 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Craig, Giles | 40 min |
| Nov 18, 12:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 33 min |
| Nov 18, 12:16 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 59 min |
| Nov 18, 12:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth | 29 min |
| Nov 18, 12:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke and 6 more | 36 min |
| Nov 18, 12:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Nov 18, 1:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Floyd, Franklin, City of Roanoke | 46 min |
| Nov 18, 1:39 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Nov 18, 1:46 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 119 min | |
| Nov 18, 1:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 46 min |
| Nov 18, 2:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 89 min |
| Nov 18, 2:32 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| Nov 18, 2:48 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| Nov 18, 3:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 61 min |
| Nov 18, 3:30 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 90 min | |
| Nov 18, 4:28 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland and 1 more | 62 min |
| Nov 18, 5:22 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Nov 18, 5:26 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Nov 18, 12:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Nov 18, 5:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 42 hr | |
| Nov 19, 5:41 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Nov 20, 6:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr | |
| Nov 21, 12:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 44 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Nov 22, 3:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 52 hr | |
| Nov 22, 3:36 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 50 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 32 hr |
| Nov 23, 11:05 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 23, 11:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 110 min | |
| Nov 23, 11:55 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Nov 23, 1:56 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:29 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Bath, Grayson | 18 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:23 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 26 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Nov 24, 3:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Nov 25, 12:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Nov 25, 5:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 34 hr |
| Nov 25, 5:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Nov 25, 9:58 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 18 more | 62 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:19 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Nov 25, 4:02 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 46 hr | |
| Nov 26, 12:33 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Nov 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 30 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 24 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Nov 26, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 47 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:32 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Nov 26, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:05 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:22 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 9 more | 9 hr |
| Nov 26, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Page and 8 more | 33 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 32 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 15 more | 32 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:06 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 13 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 26, 6:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Nov 26, 10:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover and 7 more | 55 min |
| Nov 26, 10:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Greensville and 13 more | 39 min |
| Nov 27, 3:06 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Nov 27, 4:37 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Nov 27, 4:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 19 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:31 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Nov 27, 10:43 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 5 hr |
| Nov 28, 2:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Nov 28, 10:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 29, 8:51 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 21 hr | |
| Nov 29, 2:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr | |
| Nov 29, 6:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 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 | 6 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 23 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 9 |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 40 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County18
- Amherst County17
- Botetourt County15
- Bath County15
- City of Roanoke15
- Bedford County14
- City of Buena Vista14
- City of Lexington14
- Roanoke County14
- City of Salem14
- Franklin County13
- Highland County13
- Tazewell County12
- Alleghany County12
- Craig County12
- Floyd County12
- Frederick County12
- Grayson County12
- Rockingham County12
- Shenandoah County12
- Greene County11
- Madison County11
- Rappahannock County11
- Warren County11
- City of Harrisonburg11
- Bland County10
- Carroll County10
- Clarke County10
- Nelson County10
- Page County10
- Smyth County10
- City of Covington10
- City of Staunton10
- City of Winchester10
- Patrick County9
- City of Galax9
- Fauquier County8
- Giles County8
- Montgomery County8
- Augusta County7
84 more counties
- Pulaski County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Charlottesville7
- City of Radford7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Fairfax County7
- City of Lynchburg6
- Washington County6
- Arlington County6
- Culpeper County6
- Orange County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Falls Church6
- Henry County6
- City of Martinsville6
- Campbell County5
- Albemarle County5
- Lee County5
- Scott County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- Stafford County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Appomattox County4
- Russell County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- King George County4
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- City of Fairfax4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Richmond County4
- City of Bristol4
- Buckingham County3
- Loudoun County3
- Halifax County3
- City of Danville3
- Amelia County3
- Brunswick County3
- Caroline County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Essex County3
- King William County3
- Charlotte County2
- Charles City County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- King and Queen County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Henrico County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Richmond2
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Prince William County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Hanover 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.