Weather alerts in Virginia, 2014
3,804 weather alerts in 2014, 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 2014. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 3,804
- Warnings
- 1,145
- Watches
- 156
- Advisories
- 788
- Busiest month
- July723 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 3, 2014126 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
3,804 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.
- City of Virginia Beach189
- City of Chesapeake168
- Halifax County166
- Fauquier County162
- Arlington County161
- Bedford County160
- City of Falls Church159
- Fairfax County156
- City of Alexandria154
- Pittsylvania County153
- Southampton County153
- Tazewell County148
- Alleghany County145
- Franklin County145
- Amherst County143
- Rockbridge County142
- Surry County142
- Botetourt County140
- City of Roanoke139
- Sussex County139
- City of Buena Vista138
- Patrick County137
- Warren County135
- Brunswick County135
- Prince George County135
- Rappahannock County134
- Culpeper County134
- Charles City County134
- Montgomery County131
- Grayson County130
- Floyd County130
- City of Covington130
- Clarke County130
- City of Fairfax130
- Mecklenburg County130
- City of Salem129
- Campbell County129
- New Kent County129
- Craig County128
- Greensville County128
93 more counties
- City of Franklin128
- City of Hopewell128
- Stafford County127
- Pulaski County126
- Roanoke County126
- Charlotte County126
- City of Danville126
- Frederick County125
- Shenandoah County125
- Washington County124
- Smyth County124
- Carroll County124
- City of Suffolk124
- City of Lexington123
- Amelia County123
- Middlesex County123
- City of Petersburg122
- Henrico County122
- Bath County121
- Caroline County121
- Wythe County120
- Powhatan County120
- Madison County119
- Bland County118
- City of Radford118
- City of Lynchburg117
- Dinwiddie County117
- Giles County116
- Greene County116
- City of Emporia116
- Loudoun County116
- Henry County115
- Spotsylvania County115
- Appomattox County115
- James City County115
- Northumberland County115
- Isle of Wight County115
- Rockingham County114
- Goochland County114
- Nottoway County114
- Russell County113
- Page County113
- Richmond County113
- City of Portsmouth113
- Northampton County112
- Lunenburg County112
- Westmoreland County112
- Orange County111
- Buckingham County111
- City of Norfolk111
- Lancaster County109
- Chesterfield County109
- City of Bristol108
- Highland County108
- City of Winchester107
- City of Fredericksburg107
- Gloucester County107
- Wise County106
- City of Galax106
- Prince Edward County106
- Hanover County106
- Scott County105
- King George County104
- City of Williamsburg104
- Cumberland County103
- City of Norton102
- Nelson County102
- Accomack County101
- City of Martinsville101
- City of Richmond100
- Lee County98
- Fluvanna County98
- City of Newport News94
- City of Colonial Heights93
- City of Charlottesville92
- City of Staunton92
- City of Waynesboro92
- King William County92
- Mathews County91
- City of Harrisonburg90
- King and Queen County90
- Buchanan County88
- City of Hampton86
- Essex County84
- Prince William County82
- Dickenson County77
- York County77
- City of Poquoson74
- Louisa County73
- City of Manassas62
- City of Manassas Park62
- Albemarle County58
- Augusta County47
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.