Weather alerts in Virginia, 2016
4,383 weather alerts in 2016, 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 4,383
- Warnings
- 1,442
- Watches
- 163
- Advisories
- 832
- Busiest month
- July1,053 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 2, 2016111 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
4,383 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.
- Rockbridge County204
- Pittsylvania County199
- Amherst County193
- Halifax County189
- Loudoun County186
- Fauquier County185
- Bedford County183
- Arlington County176
- Franklin County175
- City of Alexandria174
- City of Falls Church173
- Fairfax County172
- Botetourt County172
- City of Virginia Beach172
- Hanover County164
- City of Chesapeake163
- City of Newport News161
- Mecklenburg County156
- Warren County155
- Madison County155
- Rockingham County155
- Charlotte County154
- Campbell County153
- James City County153
- Henrico County151
- Westmoreland County151
- Roanoke County151
- Rappahannock County149
- King and Queen County148
- King William County148
- Page County147
- Surry County147
- City of Hampton145
- Caroline County145
- City of Roanoke144
- Stafford County144
- Gloucester County143
- Appomattox County143
- City of Danville143
- Southampton County142
93 more counties
- Brunswick County141
- Charles City County141
- City of Salem140
- Frederick County138
- Albemarle County138
- York County138
- Culpeper County138
- Essex County137
- Goochland County137
- New Kent County137
- Sussex County137
- Middlesex County136
- Amelia County135
- Richmond County135
- Shenandoah County134
- Clarke County134
- Accomack County134
- City of Fairfax134
- Alleghany County134
- City of Poquoson134
- Louisa County134
- Buckingham County133
- Henry County133
- City of Buena Vista133
- Spotsylvania County133
- City of Richmond132
- City of Williamsburg132
- Prince George County132
- Greene County131
- Patrick County131
- Dinwiddie County131
- Chesterfield County130
- Northumberland County130
- Montgomery County130
- City of Petersburg130
- Craig County129
- Nottoway County129
- Lancaster County128
- Nelson County128
- City of Franklin128
- City of Covington127
- Giles County126
- Tazewell County126
- City of Suffolk126
- City of Hopewell124
- City of Lynchburg123
- Carroll County122
- City of Martinsville121
- Powhatan County121
- City of Lexington120
- Fluvanna County120
- Washington County119
- Floyd County119
- Smyth County119
- Greensville County119
- Lunenburg County119
- Orange County118
- Cumberland County118
- City of Colonial Heights118
- Bath County117
- Mathews County117
- Bland County117
- City of Winchester116
- City of Radford115
- Augusta County114
- City of Emporia114
- City of Fredericksburg113
- Northampton County112
- Grayson County112
- Pulaski County112
- King George County112
- City of Harrisonburg111
- Scott County111
- Isle of Wight County109
- Buchanan County108
- Prince William County107
- Prince Edward County106
- Russell County104
- Lee County104
- City of Bristol103
- Highland County103
- Wythe County100
- Wise County99
- City of Waynesboro99
- City of Portsmouth97
- City of Charlottesville96
- City of Galax95
- Dickenson County94
- City of Staunton93
- City of Norton90
- City of Norfolk90
- City of Manassas Park64
- City of Manassas63
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.