Alert archive / Virginia / 2013
Weather alerts in Virginia, September 2013
143 weather alerts in September 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 September 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 143
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- September 12, 201332 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 9:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Albemarle | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:10 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Sep 1, 1:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick | 58 min |
| Sep 1, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 17 min |
| Sep 1, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 34 min |
| Sep 1, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 37 min |
| Sep 1, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 22 min |
| Sep 1, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 56 min |
| Sep 1, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 24 min |
| Sep 1, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 79 min |
| Sep 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Cumberland | 29 min |
| Sep 1, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 57 min |
| Sep 1, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, City of Hopewell | 61 min |
| Sep 1, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Sep 1, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Powhatan | 63 min |
| Sep 1, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg and 1 more | 54 min |
| Sep 1, 7:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 58 min |
| Sep 1, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 8:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 113 min |
| Sep 1, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 67 min |
| Sep 1, 9:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Sep 2, 12:34 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Sep 2, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 7:16 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 9:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 119 min |
| Sep 2, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 59 min |
| Sep 3, 12:48 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 3:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 11:12 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 15 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 36 min |
| Sep 3, 12:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 32 min |
| Sep 3, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 33 min |
| Sep 3, 1:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 30 min |
| Sep 3, 1:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 39 min |
| Sep 3, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 79 min |
| Sep 3, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 50 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk | 34 min |
| Sep 3, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Sep 3, 2:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Sep 3, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Sep 3, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 54 min |
| Sep 3, 6:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 10 hr | |
| Sep 4, 2:45 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr | |
| Sep 4, 12:45 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Sep 4, 5:13 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 47 hr | |
| Sep 6, 6:23 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 min |
| Sep 6, 6:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 1:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 11 hr | |
| Sep 7, 5:53 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 42 hr | |
| Sep 8, 3:19 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr | |
| Sep 10, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 33 min |
| Sep 10, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 32 min |
| Sep 10, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 36 min |
| Sep 10, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 21 min |
| Sep 11, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 56 min |
| Sep 11, 1:20 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 71 hr | |
| Sep 11, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 65 min |
| Sep 11, 2:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Patrick | 114 min |
| Sep 11, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 48 min |
| Sep 11, 3:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 119 min |
| Sep 11, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 40 min |
| Sep 11, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 36 min |
| Sep 11, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 53 min |
| Sep 11, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 53 min |
| Sep 11, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 60 min |
| Sep 12, 4:23 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr | |
| Sep 12, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Sep 12, 1:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 11 more | 91 min |
| Sep 12, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| Sep 12, 2:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Buchanan, Craig and 12 more | 59 min |
| Sep 12, 3:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Loudoun | 36 min |
| Sep 12, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William | 28 min |
| Sep 12, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 41 min |
| Sep 12, 4:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock | 44 min |
| Sep 12, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Fairfax, Prince William, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 43 min |
| Sep 12, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 83 min | |
| Sep 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 41 min |
| Sep 12, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more | 66 min |
| Sep 12, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 55 min | |
| Sep 12, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Pittsylvania | 39 min |
| Sep 12, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 23 min |
| Sep 12, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Sep 12, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 56 min |
| Sep 12, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 37 min |
| Sep 12, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 63 min |
| Sep 12, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 83 min | |
| Sep 12, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 55 min |
| Sep 12, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 28 min |
| Sep 12, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 26 min | |
| Sep 12, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 61 min |
| Sep 12, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa | 87 min |
| Sep 12, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond | 67 min |
| Sep 12, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 54 min |
| Sep 12, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 33 min |
| Sep 12, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent | 54 min |
| Sep 12, 7:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 36 min | |
| Sep 12, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 23 min |
| Sep 12, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 72 min |
| Sep 13, 1:22 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:59 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 69 hr | |
| Sep 16, 12:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Sep 16, 5:10 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 11 hr |
| Sep 20, 10:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke | 34 min |
| Sep 20, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 53 min |
| Sep 20, 9:28 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 64 hr | |
| Sep 21, 12:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery and 4 more | 53 min |
| Sep 21, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 64 min |
| Sep 21, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more | 61 min |
| Sep 21, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 55 min |
| Sep 21, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Henry, City of Lynchburg, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Sep 21, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 62 min |
| Sep 21, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 56 min |
| Sep 21, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 2 more | 53 min |
| Sep 21, 6:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 4 hr |
| Sep 21, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 59 min |
| Sep 21, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 56 min |
| Sep 21, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more | 49 min |
| Sep 21, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 67 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 21, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 48 min |
| Sep 21, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 45 min |
| Sep 21, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, King and Queen, New Kent, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 45 min |
| Sep 21, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 94 min | |
| Sep 21, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 118 min | |
| Sep 21, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| Sep 22, 3:13 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 41 hr | |
| Sep 26, 4:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Sep 28, 9:36 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 7 hr | |
| Sep 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 5 |
| Special Weather Statement | 74 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Special Marine Warning | 13 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 22 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Patrick County8
- Greensville County8
- City of Emporia7
- City of Chesapeake7
- Pittsylvania County7
- Brunswick County6
- Tazewell County6
- Fairfax County6
- Prince William County6
- Henry County6
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Portsmouth5
- City of Suffolk5
- Prince George County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Bland County5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Arlington County5
- Fauquier County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- City of Manassas5
- City of Manassas Park5
- Grayson County4
- Amherst County4
- Franklin County4
- Buckingham County4
- Southampton County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Franklin4
- Fluvanna County4
- City of Norfolk4
- Chesterfield County4
- City of Petersburg4
- Nottoway County4
- Smyth County4
- Alleghany County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Roanoke4
89 more counties
- Bedford County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Culpeper County4
- Carroll County3
- Cumberland County3
- Charles City County3
- James City County3
- Amelia County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- Charlotte County3
- Botetourt County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Russell County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Floyd County3
- Bath County3
- Loudoun County3
- Rappahannock County3
- City of Danville3
- Louisa County3
- Goochland County3
- King and Queen County3
- New Kent County3
- Campbell County3
- Appomattox County2
- Henrico County2
- City of Richmond2
- Buchanan County2
- Gloucester County2
- Mathews County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Salem2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- King George County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Caroline County2
- Hanover County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Montgomery County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- Roanoke County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Albemarle County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Galax1
- Page County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Augusta County1
- Dickenson County1
- Highland County1
- Rockingham County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- Accomack County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Essex County1
- Halifax County1
- King William County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Charlottesville1
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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.