Alert archive / Virginia / 2015
Weather alerts in Virginia, January 2015
131 weather alerts in January 2015, 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 January 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 131
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 2
- Advisories
- 96
- Busiest day
- January 5, 201515 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 2, 12:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Jan 2, 11:22 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 2, 2:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 14 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 26 hr | |
| Jan 3, 8:43 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, James City, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 3, 8:58 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Jan 4, 12:13 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 15 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 4, 12:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:48 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 87 min |
| Jan 4, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jan 4, 5:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 55 min |
| Jan 4, 5:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Franklin, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 61 min |
| Jan 4, 7:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 38 min | |
| Jan 4, 7:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| Jan 4, 7:50 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 40 min | |
| Jan 4, 7:52 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 38 min | |
| Jan 4, 8:07 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 53 min | |
| Jan 4, 8:33 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 42 min | |
| Jan 4, 9:07 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 68 min | |
| Jan 4, 9:12 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Jan 4, 10:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 74 min | |
| Jan 4, 10:19 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 56 min | |
| Jan 4, 11:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 64 min | |
| Jan 4, 11:15 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 4, 11:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 5, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 53 hr |
| Jan 5, 6:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 5, 9:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:18 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Jan 6, 3:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:58 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:37 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 19 hr |
| Jan 6, 4:17 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 45 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 7, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 6:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 32 hr | |
| Jan 7, 10:55 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | AKQ | 23 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:00 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott | 23 hr |
| Jan 7, 12:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 16 hr |
| Jan 7, 5:57 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Jan 7, 10:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 10 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Jan 8, 8:18 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 42 min |
| Jan 8, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Jan 9, 12:08 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Jan 9, 1:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:39 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Grayson and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 9, 4:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 31 hr |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 9, 5:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Jan 9, 1:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 23 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:31 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:29 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 17 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:03 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:22 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 18 hr |
| Jan 11, 6:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 66 hr | |
| Jan 11, 8:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Albemarle, Alleghany, Amherst, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt and 23 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Jan 12, 2:12 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 8 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:13 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 27 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 13, 10:35 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 29 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:14 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 14 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 14 hr |
| Jan 13, 9:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 13, 10:37 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MRX | Lee | 11 hr |
| Jan 14, 12:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City and 20 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 15, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:15 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 43 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 91 min |
| Jan 18, 12:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Jan 18, 10:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun and 4 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 14 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:56 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:12 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:36 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Jan 22, 12:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:13 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 50 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 50 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Highland, City of Winchester | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 20 hr |
| Jan 24, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 2:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun, Madison and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 8 hr | |
| Jan 24, 10:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:30 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Highland | 5 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 51 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 9:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Grayson, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:54 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:42 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Jan 26, 2:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 67 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 25 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 51 hr | |
| Jan 28, 10:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:37 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 7 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:02 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 66 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:43 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 9:44 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 20 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Bath | 18 hr |
| Jan 30, 8:08 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:24 AM EST | Gale Warning | 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 5 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 11 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 10 |
| Special Marine Warning | 11 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 2 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 42 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County19
- Frederick County17
- Highland County17
- City of Winchester17
- Amherst County16
- Loudoun County16
- Warren County15
- Clarke County14
- Shenandoah County14
- Fauquier County14
- Greene County13
- Madison County13
- Page County13
- Rappahannock County13
- Rockingham County12
- City of Harrisonburg12
- Arlington County12
- Fairfax County12
- City of Alexandria12
- City of Fairfax12
- City of Falls Church12
- Bath County11
- Grayson County11
- City of Buena Vista11
- Albemarle County10
- Augusta County10
- Nelson County10
- City of Staunton10
- City of Waynesboro10
- Alleghany County10
- City of Covington10
- City of Lexington10
- Botetourt County9
- Craig County9
- Culpeper County9
- Stafford County9
- City of Virginia Beach8
- Floyd County8
- Roanoke County8
- Smyth County8
83 more counties
- City of Roanoke8
- City of Salem8
- City of Chesapeake7
- Carroll County7
- Montgomery County7
- Wythe County7
- Giles County7
- King George County7
- Orange County7
- Southampton County6
- City of Franklin6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Galax6
- City of Radford6
- Bedford County6
- Bland County6
- Tazewell County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Greensville County5
- James City County5
- Prince George County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Patrick County5
- Franklin County5
- Dinwiddie County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Russell County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Accomack County4
- Caroline County4
- Charles City County4
- Cumberland County4
- Gloucester County4
- Goochland County4
- Lancaster County4
- Mathews County4
- Middlesex County4
- New Kent County4
- Northampton County4
- Northumberland County4
- Powhatan County4
- Richmond County4
- Brunswick County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Norfolk3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Amelia County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Lee County3
- City of Portsmouth2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Suffolk2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Nottoway County2
- Scott County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
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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.