Weather alerts in Virginia, December 2016

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2016. 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
Nov 30, 7:09 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	66 min
Nov 30, 7:33 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville	57 min
Nov 30, 7:34 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	41 min
Nov 30, 8:10 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 2 more	65 min
Nov 30, 8:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	55 min
Nov 30, 8:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway	67 min
Nov 30, 8:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond and 2 more	62 min
Nov 30, 9:45 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		45 min
Nov 30, 9:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond	35 min
Nov 30, 9:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William	32 min
Dec 1, 12:23 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		66 hr
Dec 2, 3:56 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		45 hr
Dec 2, 3:31 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		13 hr
Dec 2, 7:26 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	15 hr
Dec 4, 3:33 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	24 hr
Dec 5, 12:44 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		5 hr
Dec 5, 3:19 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
Dec 5, 3:19 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		58 hr
Dec 5, 4:29 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		72 hr
Dec 5, 1:30 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	31 hr
Dec 5, 3:26 PM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		12 hr
Dec 6, 7:54 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		96 min
Dec 6, 9:26 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		94 min
Dec 7, 3:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		7 hr
Dec 7, 2:36 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 days
Dec 8, 4:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		51 hr
Dec 8, 9:13 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		6 hr
Dec 8, 9:13 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		45 hr
Dec 9, 12:39 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		29 hr
Dec 10, 3:17 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		47 hr
Dec 11, 3:14 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		40 hr
Dec 11, 3:31 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 14 more	26 hr
Dec 12, 12:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	7 hr
Dec 12, 6:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 15 more	50 min
Dec 12, 2:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		12 hr
Dec 12, 2:14 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	Highland	8 hr
Dec 13, 9:27 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		30 hr
Dec 13, 3:51 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		12 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 AM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		2 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		57 hr
Dec 14, 3:49 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		38 hr
Dec 14, 3:49 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		26 hr
Dec 14, 5:25 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more	49 hr
Dec 14, 5:40 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 15 more	30 hr
Dec 14, 6:02 AM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		9 hr
Dec 14, 6:02 AM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		40 hr
Dec 14, 9:59 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		5 hr
Dec 14, 3:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		15 hr
Dec 14, 3:05 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		42 hr
Dec 14, 3:09 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more	41 hr
Dec 15, 4:04 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, Page and 6 more	8 hr
Dec 15, 12:08 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Grayson	112 min
Dec 15, 2:46 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	13 hr
Dec 15, 2:51 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Frederick, City of Winchester	23 hr
Dec 16, 3:48 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 6 more	33 hr
Dec 16, 4:11 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	51 hr
Dec 16, 6:30 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		38 hr
Dec 16, 2:09 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene and 17 more	22 hr
Dec 16, 2:24 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more	19 hr
Dec 16, 2:40 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 33 more	18 hr
Dec 16, 4:14 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		4 days
Dec 17, 9:03 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 11 more	2 hr
Dec 17, 9:04 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 11 more	116 min
Dec 17, 9:27 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Dec 17, 2:29 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		28 hr
Dec 17, 2:29 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		64 hr
Dec 17, 2:29 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more	22 hr
Dec 17, 7:38 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more	15 hr
Dec 17, 8:47 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
Dec 18, 12:45 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	6 hr
Dec 18, 3:33 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	57 min
Dec 18, 3:48 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	57 min
Dec 18, 2:47 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	43 min
Dec 18, 3:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk and 1 more	62 min
Dec 18, 4:16 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		44 min
Dec 18, 4:40 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		20 min
Dec 18, 4:56 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
Dec 18, 5:11 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	34 min
Dec 18, 5:13 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
Dec 18, 5:30 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	45 min
Dec 18, 5:39 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		66 min
Dec 18, 6:46 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		74 min
Dec 19, 10:06 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Dec 20, 5:02 AM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	RNK	Smyth, Tazewell	4 hr
Dec 20, 12:33 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		19 hr
Dec 21, 4:09 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		37 hr
Dec 21, 3:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		41 hr
Dec 22, 2:31 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		7 hr
Dec 22, 2:31 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
Dec 23, 8:28 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		5 hr
Dec 23, 2:46 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	Highland	11 hr
Dec 24, 8:40 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more	9 hr
Dec 24, 10:02 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		14 hr
Dec 24, 10:30 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more	8 hr
Dec 25, 7:15 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Highland, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	4 hr
Dec 25, 8:17 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 5 more	103 min
Dec 25, 9:57 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		55 hr
Dec 26, 1:02 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		42 hr
Dec 26, 11:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Greene and 9 more	22 hr
Dec 27, 9:36 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 hr
Dec 28, 3:24 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 hr
Dec 28, 3:27 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Highland	26 hr
Dec 28, 3:50 AM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		12 hr
Dec 28, 2:01 PM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		51 hr
Dec 28, 2:02 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more	52 hr
Dec 28, 2:17 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more	52 hr
Dec 28, 2:37 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more	51 hr
Dec 28, 3:50 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		50 hr
Dec 28, 3:50 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		57 hr
Dec 28, 8:29 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more	12 hr
Dec 28, 8:59 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Giles and 8 more	9 hr
Dec 29, 5:53 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	LWX	Highland	36 hr
Dec 29, 3:06 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 10 more	39 min
Dec 29, 3:10 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		80 min
Dec 29, 4:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach	61 min
Dec 29, 4:19 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		71 min
Dec 30, 2:04 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		22 hr
Dec 30, 9:24 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	66 min
Dec 30, 5:30 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		15 hr
Dec 31, 3:16 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		27 hr
Dec 31, 8:06 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		21 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
Special Weather Statement	19
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	2
Freezing Rain Advisory	9
Winter Weather Advisory	6
Cold
Wind Chill Advisory	3
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	11
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4
Freezing Fog Advisory	1
Marine
Gale Warning	8
Special Marine Warning	11
Gale Watch	4
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	2
Small Craft Advisory	40

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. Rebuilt daily.