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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:07 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Jan 1, 4:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 59 hr | |
| Jan 2, 5:23 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr | |
| Jan 2, 5:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 2, 6:12 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 5, 9:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 5, 10:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:10 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:10 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Jan 5, 3:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 34 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 43 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 41 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 54 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Carroll, Craig and 16 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 5:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Jan 6, 8:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:12 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 61 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:59 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 28 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:47 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:56 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 37 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:50 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 19 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Bedford, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell and 61 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 8:11 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Gloucester and 31 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 7, 9:26 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 7, 9:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 8, 3:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 51 hr | |
| Jan 9, 4:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Jan 10, 4:17 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Jan 10, 7:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and 2 more | 89 min |
| Jan 10, 8:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 55 min |
| Jan 10, 9:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:32 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:43 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 43 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Jan 11, 10:21 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 42 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:32 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:22 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:00 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 14, 7:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 17, 9:20 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Jan 18, 12:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Jan 18, 1:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 29 min |
| Jan 18, 1:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 28 min |
| Jan 18, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 25 min |
| Jan 20, 9:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 9 more | 53 min |
| Jan 20, 11:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Jan 21, 12:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:21 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:57 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:47 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 11 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:53 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 52 hr | |
| Jan 21, 3:59 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Jan 21, 6:04 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr | |
| Jan 21, 8:42 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:43 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 1:51 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Greene and 13 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:09 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 25 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:56 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 43 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:42 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 35 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 49 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:39 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 31 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:17 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:51 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 23, 7:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland and 13 more | 52 min |
| Jan 23, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen and 4 more | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 10:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 5 more | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:37 AM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 40 min |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 12 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 12:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 18 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:29 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Halifax | 47 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:48 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Jan 23, 10:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Giles | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 29 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Jan 25, 8:36 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 40 hr | |
| Jan 25, 9:04 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 17 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:32 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 14 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:34 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:34 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 65 hr | |
| Jan 26, 3:35 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 38 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 28, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 45 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 44 hr |
| Jan 28, 5:05 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 14 hr | |
| Jan 28, 8:04 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Jan 29, 9:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 115 min |
| Jan 29, 10:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 59 min |
| Jan 30, 4:09 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 30, 7:25 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:01 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 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 | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 3 |
| Special Weather Statement | 16 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 4 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 5 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| Low Water Advisory | 3 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 34 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County18
- Warren County16
- Amherst County14
- Page County14
- Rappahannock County14
- City of Roanoke12
- City of Salem12
- Roanoke County11
- Clarke County11
- Frederick County11
- Loudoun County11
- Shenandoah County11
- City of Winchester11
- Greene County11
- Madison County11
- Rockingham County11
- Carroll County10
- Floyd County10
- City of Buena Vista10
- City of Galax10
- City of Lexington10
- Washington County10
- City of Bristol10
- Highland County10
- Nelson County10
- Alleghany County9
- Bath County9
- Botetourt County9
- Craig County9
- Grayson County9
- Montgomery County9
- Pulaski County9
- City of Covington9
- Northampton County9
- City of Virginia Beach9
- Bland County8
- Patrick County8
- Wythe County8
- City of Radford8
- Russell County8
90 more counties
- Scott County8
- Wise County8
- City of Norton8
- Accomack County8
- Chesterfield County8
- James City County8
- King and Queen County8
- King William County8
- New Kent County8
- City of Franklin8
- Albemarle County8
- Arlington County8
- Augusta County8
- City of Alexandria8
- City of Falls Church8
- Giles County7
- Lee County7
- Tazewell County7
- Gloucester County7
- Henrico County7
- Lancaster County7
- Middlesex County7
- Southampton County7
- Surry County7
- City of Hampton7
- City of Petersburg7
- City of Richmond7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Fauquier County7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- Franklin County6
- Amelia County6
- Brunswick County6
- Charles City County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Essex County6
- Greensville County6
- Hanover County6
- Mathews County6
- Prince George County6
- York County6
- City of Chesapeake6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Newport News6
- City of Poquoson6
- Halifax County6
- Smyth County6
- Fairfax County6
- City of Fairfax6
- Bedford County5
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- Northumberland County5
- Nottoway County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Richmond County5
- Sussex County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Charlotte County5
- Henry County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Martinsville5
- Caroline County5
- Cumberland County5
- Goochland County5
- Powhatan County5
- Appomattox County4
- Campbell County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Fluvanna County3
- Buckingham County3
- Culpeper County3
- King George County3
- Orange County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- Louisa County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Isle of Wight County2
- City of Norfolk2
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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.