Alert archive / Virginia / 2017

Weather alerts in Virginia, January 2017

125 weather alerts in January 2017, 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
125
Warnings
13
Watches
5
Advisories
88
Busiest day
January 23, 201718 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 4:07 AM ESTLow Water AdvisoryAKQ53 min
Jan 1, 4:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ59 hr
Jan 2, 5:23 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ19 hr
Jan 2, 5:56 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX3 hr
Jan 2, 6:12 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more9 hr
Jan 3, 3:49 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX48 hr
Jan 4, 3:48 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ24 hr
Jan 4, 3:10 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBuchanan, Dickenson37 hr
Jan 4, 3:11 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more31 hr
Jan 4, 3:11 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRNKTazewell37 hr
Jan 4, 8:13 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXClarke, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more32 hr
Jan 5, 9:09 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX20 hr
Jan 5, 10:20 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchAKQAccomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more17 hr
Jan 5, 2:56 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchRNKCharlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more13 hr
Jan 5, 3:10 PM ESTGale WatchAKQ13 hr
Jan 5, 3:10 PM ESTGale WarningAKQ3 days
Jan 5, 3:10 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ34 hr
Jan 5, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more13 hr
Jan 5, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningMRXWashington, City of Bristol43 hr
Jan 5, 3:24 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more43 hr
Jan 6, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningAKQAccomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 41 more39 hr
Jan 6, 3:45 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more54 hr
Jan 6, 3:53 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 days
Jan 6, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningRNKAppomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax and 6 more34 hr
Jan 6, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRNKAmherst, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Carroll, Craig and 16 more34 hr
Jan 6, 5:02 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX3 days
Jan 6, 8:48 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more30 hr
Jan 6, 2:12 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more61 hr
Jan 6, 2:59 PM ESTBlizzard WarningAKQNorthampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach28 hr
Jan 6, 3:19 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more45 hr
Jan 6, 3:47 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more50 hr
Jan 6, 8:48 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBuchanan, Dickenson13 hr
Jan 6, 8:56 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 37 more6 hr
Jan 7, 2:50 AM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryAKQCity of Virginia Beach19 hr
Jan 7, 3:18 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 61 more5 hr
Jan 7, 3:34 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXWashington, City of Bristol6 hr
Jan 7, 8:11 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAccomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 31 more4 hr
Jan 7, 9:26 AM ESTGale WarningLWX27 hr
Jan 7, 9:26 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX18 hr
Jan 8, 3:24 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX27 hr
Jan 9, 3:30 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX51 hr
Jan 9, 4:17 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ2 hr
Jan 10, 4:17 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ30 hr
Jan 10, 7:16 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLWXClarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and 2 more89 min
Jan 10, 8:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementLWXClarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester55 min
Jan 10, 9:06 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXLoudoun2 hr
Jan 10, 1:32 PM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more14 hr
Jan 10, 2:43 PM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more10 hr
Jan 11, 3:07 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX43 hr
Jan 11, 3:19 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 days
Jan 11, 10:21 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryAKQ30 hr
Jan 12, 3:30 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX42 hr
Jan 12, 3:30 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX24 hr
Jan 12, 3:24 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ39 hr
Jan 13, 3:32 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXArlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more47 hr
Jan 13, 3:32 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more36 hr
Jan 13, 4:22 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 3 more31 hr
Jan 14, 3:00 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more7 hr
Jan 14, 7:15 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX15 hr
Jan 16, 4:06 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more6 hr
Jan 17, 3:05 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX41 hr
Jan 17, 9:20 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXArlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more7 hr
Jan 18, 12:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach24 min
Jan 18, 1:01 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin29 min
Jan 18, 1:32 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Franklin28 min
Jan 18, 1:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, City of Franklin25 min
Jan 20, 9:07 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 9 more53 min
Jan 20, 11:35 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Suffolk25 min
Jan 21, 12:06 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXClarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 14 more13 hr
Jan 21, 3:21 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX44 hr
Jan 21, 3:57 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more8 hr
Jan 21, 4:47 AM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ11 hr
Jan 21, 1:53 PM ESTGale WarningLWX52 hr
Jan 21, 3:59 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 days
Jan 21, 6:04 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ37 hr
Jan 21, 8:42 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXClarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock and 3 more14 hr
Jan 22, 3:43 AM ESTGale WarningAKQ36 hr
Jan 22, 1:51 PM ESTWind AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 13 more26 hr
Jan 22, 3:09 PM ESTWind AdvisoryAKQAccomack25 hr
Jan 22, 4:56 PM ESTHigh Surf AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach43 hr
Jan 23, 1:42 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLWXArlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church35 hr
Jan 23, 2:54 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX49 hr
Jan 23, 4:39 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax31 hr
Jan 23, 6:17 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBland, Tazewell, Wythe6 hr
Jan 23, 6:51 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more29 hr
Jan 23, 7:32 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 4 more6 hr
Jan 23, 8:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland and 13 more52 min
Jan 23, 9:03 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen and 4 more42 min
Jan 23, 10:17 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 5 more43 min
Jan 23, 10:27 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan, Dickenson3 hr
Jan 23, 10:37 AM ESTFlood WatchLWXClarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more5 hr
Jan 23, 10:50 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton40 min
Jan 23, 11:00 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningRNKRoanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem12 hr
Jan 23, 11:02 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Essex, King and Queen43 min
Jan 23, 12:18 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more17 hr
Jan 23, 12:38 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKRoanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem18 hr
Jan 23, 2:29 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKHalifax47 hr
Jan 23, 4:48 PM ESTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ6 hr
Jan 23, 10:11 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKGiles3 hr
Jan 24, 8:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax29 hr
Jan 24, 6:47 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jan 25, 3:23 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ4 days
Jan 25, 8:36 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX40 hr
Jan 25, 9:04 AM ESTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLWXArlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church17 hr
Jan 25, 2:32 PM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 14 more28 hr
Jan 26, 3:34 AM ESTGale WarningLWX17 hr
Jan 26, 3:34 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX65 hr
Jan 26, 3:35 AM ESTWind AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more15 hr
Jan 26, 10:48 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXHighland38 hr
Jan 27, 3:14 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX39 hr
Jan 28, 3:05 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRLXBuchanan, Dickenson45 hr
Jan 28, 3:07 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMRXLee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more43 hr
Jan 28, 3:59 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryRNKBland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell44 hr
Jan 28, 5:05 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryAKQ14 hr
Jan 28, 8:04 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX14 hr
Jan 29, 2:54 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ43 hr
Jan 29, 3:42 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXArlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Highland and 12 more33 hr
Jan 29, 3:56 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX44 hr
Jan 29, 9:50 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAlleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more115 min
Jan 29, 10:46 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPatrick59 min
Jan 30, 4:09 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX39 hr
Jan 30, 7:25 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ30 hr
Jan 31, 3:59 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 5 more12 hr
Jan 31, 4:01 AM ESTWind AdvisoryLWXAlbemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more12 hr
Jan 31, 4:05 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX35 hr

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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.