Weather alerts in Virginia, October 2015

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in October 2015. Tap one for its archive.

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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
Sep 30, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	61 min
Sep 30, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News	27 min
Sep 30, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News	84 min
Sep 30, 11:59 PM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more	51 hr
Oct 1, 4:14 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	11 hr
Oct 1, 4:14 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	13 hr
Oct 1, 4:19 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 25 more	50 hr
Oct 1, 5:05 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	70 hr
Oct 1, 1:35 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	5 days
Oct 1, 3:04 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	69 hr
Oct 1, 4:52 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 20 more	5 days
Oct 2, 3:16 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	24 hr
Oct 2, 3:26 AM EDT	Storm Warning	AKQ		24 hr
Oct 2, 4:27 AM EDT	High Wind Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 23 more	12 hr
Oct 2, 9:46 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	15 hr
Oct 2, 10:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 4 more	83 min
Oct 2, 1:58 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	5 days
Oct 2, 2:54 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	17 hr
Oct 2, 4:16 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 28 more	68 hr
Oct 3, 2:39 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	8 hr
Oct 3, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	2 hr
Oct 3, 3:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 1 more	103 min
Oct 3, 4:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin and 7 more	2 hr
Oct 3, 7:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	116 min
Oct 3, 12:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester, Henrico and 14 more	53 min
Oct 3, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent	54 min
Oct 3, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	37 min
Oct 3, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent	42 min
Oct 3, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	35 min
Oct 3, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Henry, Patrick, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	89 min
Oct 3, 6:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Floyd, Henry, Patrick	6 hr
Oct 3, 7:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	2 hr
Oct 3, 9:20 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 5 more	8 hr
Oct 3, 10:02 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Brunswick	23 hr
Oct 3, 10:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	56 min
Oct 4, 8:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	9 hr
Oct 4, 8:44 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, York and 5 more	19 hr
Oct 4, 5:59 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 20 more	56 hr
Oct 6, 12:02 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	6 hr
Oct 7, 4:30 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg	7 hr
Oct 7, 2:59 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	3 hr
Oct 8, 4:00 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		58 hr
Oct 9, 3:59 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		68 hr
Oct 9, 2:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Wise, City of Norton	57 min
Oct 9, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
Oct 9, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Tazewell	46 min
Oct 9, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington	60 min
Oct 9, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		59 min
Oct 9, 6:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Pulaski, Wythe	39 min
Oct 9, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		96 min
Oct 9, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, City of Radford	38 min
Oct 9, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	45 min
Oct 9, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	44 min
Oct 9, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		67 min
Oct 9, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, Wythe	63 min
Oct 9, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery	43 min
Oct 9, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	47 min
Oct 9, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		90 min
Oct 9, 7:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, King and Queen and 9 more	95 min
Oct 9, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		54 min
Oct 9, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, City of Lynchburg	60 min
Oct 9, 8:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	43 min
Oct 9, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
Oct 9, 10:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex	24 min
Oct 11, 1:15 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		20 hr
Oct 12, 4:12 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		47 hr
Oct 12, 5:21 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	5 hr
Oct 12, 3:12 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		28 hr
Oct 12, 9:32 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		30 hr
Oct 13, 1:36 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		44 hr
Oct 15, 1:55 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
Oct 15, 1:33 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 days
Oct 15, 9:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		9 hr
Oct 16, 3:57 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more	24 hr
Oct 16, 3:57 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	29 hr
Oct 16, 3:57 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	24 hr
Oct 16, 3:59 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more	24 hr
Oct 16, 4:05 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	24 hr
Oct 16, 4:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		45 hr
Oct 16, 6:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Oct 16, 1:18 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Highland	7 hr
Oct 16, 2:37 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	18 hr
Oct 16, 8:12 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	13 hr
Oct 17, 3:31 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	35 hr
Oct 17, 3:31 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 23 more	29 hr
Oct 17, 3:32 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	29 hr
Oct 17, 3:34 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more	31 hr
Oct 17, 3:34 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more	29 hr
Oct 17, 3:36 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	29 hr
Oct 17, 3:41 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 26 more	30 hr
Oct 17, 1:04 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more	20 hr
Oct 17, 1:52 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
Oct 17, 2:18 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more	19 hr
Oct 17, 2:52 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	42 hr
Oct 17, 3:08 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland and 9 more	18 hr
Oct 18, 4:03 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, York and 3 more	29 hr
Oct 18, 10:06 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 28 more	23 hr
Oct 18, 10:38 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more	22 hr
Oct 18, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		86 min
Oct 19, 12:23 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin and 2 more	21 hr
Oct 19, 1:48 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		20 hr
Oct 20, 2:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 hr
Oct 21, 1:28 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		49 hr
Oct 22, 4:03 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		54 hr
Oct 24, 4:21 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		41 hr
Oct 24, 12:38 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		9 hr
Oct 24, 4:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		6 days
Oct 25, 10:04 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		22 hr
Oct 25, 4:26 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		21 hr
Oct 26, 1:46 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		6 hr
Oct 26, 4:31 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	8 hr
Oct 26, 2:25 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 days
Oct 26, 3:05 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	12 hr
Oct 27, 3:24 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	29 hr
Oct 27, 4:28 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	30 hr
Oct 27, 4:59 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 5 more	11 hr
Oct 27, 4:59 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	7 hr
Oct 27, 5:32 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 8 more	20 hr
Oct 27, 5:32 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	17 hr
Oct 27, 8:21 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	46 hr
Oct 28, 1:55 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Oct 28, 9:27 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Roanoke	3 hr
Oct 28, 9:30 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, Surry, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	5 hr
Oct 28, 11:01 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	9 hr
Oct 28, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	27 min
Oct 28, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	26 min
Oct 28, 3:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	31 min
Oct 28, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	29 min
Oct 28, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	19 min
Oct 28, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	24 min
Oct 28, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	29 min
Oct 28, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Wythe	28 min
Oct 28, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	28 min
Oct 28, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	28 min
Oct 28, 7:03 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		9 hr
Oct 28, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington	27 min
Oct 28, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
Oct 28, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		113 min
Oct 28, 9:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	26 min
Oct 28, 11:56 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	24 hr
Oct 29, 2:52 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		44 hr
Oct 29, 11:54 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	4 hr
Oct 30, 2:29 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 hr
Oct 31, 3:02 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 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	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	39
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Watch	3
Flood Watch	1
River Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	8
Freeze Watch	7
Frost Advisory	8
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	6
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	11
High Surf Advisory	1
Coastal Flood Statement	6
Marine
Special Marine Warning	10
Storm Warning	1
Small Craft Advisory	29

By county

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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.