Alert archive / Virginia / 2016
Weather alerts in Virginia, November 2016
111 weather alerts in November 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 November 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 111
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 54
- Busiest day
- November 30, 201623 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 4:19 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 68 hr | |
| Nov 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Nov 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Rockingham, Stafford and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:33 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 19 hr |
| Nov 6, 3:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Nov 6, 3:39 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Nov 6, 2:35 PM EST | Frost Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 6, 2:35 PM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Fairfax, City of Fairfax | 15 hr |
| Nov 7, 12:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Nov 7, 2:22 PM EST | Frost Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Nelson, City of Alexandria, City of Charlottesville and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 7, 2:22 PM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 18 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:29 PM EST | Frost Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, Henrico, James City and 12 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:29 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 18 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:58 PM EST | Frost Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 8 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 8, 2:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 62 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:56 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:17 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Nov 9, 3:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 9, 3:32 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Nov 9, 1:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 27 min |
| Nov 9, 1:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 45 min |
| Nov 9, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 31 min |
| Nov 9, 2:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Nov 9, 3:09 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 50 min |
| Nov 9, 3:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 42 min |
| Nov 9, 3:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 69 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Middlesex | 47 min |
| Nov 9, 4:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 45 min |
| Nov 9, 5:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Newport News | 44 min |
| Nov 9, 5:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mathews | 25 min |
| Nov 10, 3:37 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 56 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:21 PM EST | Frost Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:23 PM EST | Frost Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 21 hr |
| Nov 11, 12:23 PM EST | Freeze Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 15 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:25 PM EST | Freeze Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 15 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:38 PM EST | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:04 AM EST | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:19 AM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 30 hr |
| Nov 12, 3:43 AM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 17 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 12, 12:49 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 13, 12:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 40 hr | |
| Nov 14, 4:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Nov 16, 9:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:23 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:29 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Nov 18, 12:12 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 54 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:54 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Grayson | 12 hr |
| Nov 18, 3:55 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Nov 18, 3:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Nov 19, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:41 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 39 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:41 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 51 hr |
| Nov 19, 9:19 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:07 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 13 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 19, 2:09 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 19, 4:09 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Nov 19, 8:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 44 hr |
| Nov 20, 2:09 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 13 more | 17 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:02 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 22 more | 14 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:46 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:46 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 13 hr |
| Nov 20, 12:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 55 hr | |
| Nov 21, 4:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Nov 21, 6:11 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr | |
| Nov 25, 12:17 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:27 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 61 hr | |
| Nov 25, 3:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 59 hr | |
| Nov 25, 6:46 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 2 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:27 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Nov 27, 3:35 AM EST | High Wind Watch | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 25 hr |
| Nov 27, 11:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Nov 27, 2:52 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 40 hr |
| Nov 27, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:56 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:05 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 27 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 26 hr |
| Nov 28, 3:11 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Nov 28, 4:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 28, 5:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 22 hr | |
| Nov 28, 5:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 49 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 40 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:28 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 24 hr |
| Nov 29, 6:11 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 15 hr |
| Nov 29, 7:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Nov 29, 7:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Nov 30, 12:46 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Lee | 119 min |
| Nov 30, 4:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 4:51 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 39 min |
| Nov 30, 5:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 44 min |
| Nov 30, 5:51 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 6:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 58 min |
| Nov 30, 7:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 61 min |
| Nov 30, 8:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles | 29 min |
| Nov 30, 10:18 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 27 min |
| Nov 30, 10:40 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 35 min |
| Nov 30, 10:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 64 min |
| Nov 30, 11:45 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr | |
| Nov 30, 11:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 55 min |
| Nov 30, 11:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 66 min |
| Nov 30, 12:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 64 min |
| Nov 30, 4:53 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, City of Radford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 5:10 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 25 hr | |
| Nov 30, 5:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg | 53 min |
| Nov 30, 6:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 52 min |
| Nov 30, 6:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell | 53 min |
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 | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 22 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 9 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 2 |
| Low Water Advisory | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 29 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Falls Church11
- Fairfax County11
- Amherst County10
- Washington County10
- City of Bristol10
- Rockbridge County9
- Russell County9
- Wise County9
- City of Norton9
- Greene County8
- Madison County8
- Rockingham County8
- Stafford County8
- City of Fairfax8
- Nelson County8
- Lee County8
- Scott County8
- Grayson County7
- Fauquier County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Staunton7
- King George County7
- Albemarle County7
- Augusta County7
- Page County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Warren County7
- Highland County6
- Clarke County6
- Frederick County6
- Loudoun County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Winchester6
- Smyth County5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Spotsylvania County5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Charles City County5
86 more counties
- New Kent County5
- Bedford County5
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Culpeper County5
- Bland County5
- Tazewell County5
- Floyd County4
- Orange County4
- Essex County4
- Hanover County4
- James City County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Middlesex County4
- Richmond County4
- Surry County4
- Westmoreland County4
- Brunswick County4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Henry County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- Botetourt County4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Carroll County3
- Montgomery County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- City of Buena Vista3
- Gloucester County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- York County3
- City of Newport News3
- Mathews County3
- Giles County3
- Roanoke County3
- Pulaski County2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Charlottesville2
- Henrico County2
- City of Richmond2
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- Accomack County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Covington2
- Northampton County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Craig County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
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Sources
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