Weather alerts in Virginia, October 2017

182 weather alerts in October 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 October 2017. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 182
Warnings: 38
Watches: 6
Advisories: 68
Busiest day: October 11, 201742 alerts

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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
Oct 1, 9:42 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 hr
Oct 4, 3:53 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	AKQ		6 hr
Oct 4, 4:02 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		28 hr
Oct 5, 5:30 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		8 hr
Oct 6, 12:23 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		48 hr
Oct 7, 2:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		20 hr
Oct 7, 3:34 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	36 hr
Oct 7, 6:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		35 hr
Oct 8, 4:31 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Smyth and 3 more	29 hr
Oct 8, 4:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	22 hr
Oct 8, 3:01 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		36 hr
Oct 8, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	42 min
Oct 8, 6:11 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		19 hr
Oct 8, 6:11 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		26 hr
Oct 8, 8:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	50 min
Oct 8, 10:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	6 hr
Oct 8, 11:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	6 hr
Oct 9, 12:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, City of Radford	6 hr
Oct 9, 1:33 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	6 hr
Oct 10, 1:39 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 days
Oct 10, 4:06 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		5 days
Oct 10, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	43 min
Oct 10, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	43 min
Oct 10, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Wythe	31 min
Oct 10, 5:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	107 min
Oct 10, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	New Kent	45 min
Oct 10, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	43 min
Oct 10, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Williamsburg	52 min
Oct 10, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	50 min
Oct 10, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	New Kent	40 min
Oct 10, 8:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	44 min
Oct 10, 10:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	60 min
Oct 10, 10:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	44 min
Oct 10, 11:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Craig	3 hr
Oct 10, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	55 min
Oct 10, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	37 min
Oct 10, 11:52 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Hanover, Louisa	3 hr
Oct 10, 11:52 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Craig	6 hr
Oct 10, 11:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	32 min
Oct 11, 12:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	65 min
Oct 11, 12:13 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	3 hr
Oct 11, 12:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	38 min
Oct 11, 12:28 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Botetourt	6 hr
Oct 11, 12:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	3 hr
Oct 11, 12:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Louisa	3 hr
Oct 11, 12:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	51 min
Oct 11, 1:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	54 min
Oct 11, 1:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista, City of Lynchburg	61 min
Oct 11, 2:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover	44 min
Oct 11, 3:00 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg	60 min
Oct 11, 3:36 AM EDT	Gale Watch	AKQ		12 hr
Oct 11, 4:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	57 min
Oct 11, 4:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 9 more	42 min
Oct 11, 6:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, City of Richmond	49 min
Oct 11, 7:50 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		6 hr
Oct 11, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	40 min
Oct 11, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	37 min
Oct 11, 3:28 PM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		27 hr
Oct 11, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin	48 min
Oct 11, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson and 1 more	42 min
Oct 11, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Emporia and 1 more	48 min
Oct 11, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	43 min
Oct 11, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	41 min
Oct 11, 5:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	James City, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	3 hr
Oct 11, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson	50 min
Oct 11, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	45 min
Oct 11, 5:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	3 hr
Oct 11, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	45 min
Oct 11, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	44 min
Oct 11, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	34 min
Oct 11, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	48 min
Oct 11, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville	41 min
Oct 12, 2:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Richmond	41 min
Oct 12, 3:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Henrico, City of Richmond	40 min
Oct 12, 4:48 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 8 more	37 hr
Oct 12, 5:53 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	47 hr
Oct 12, 4:53 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more	31 hr
Oct 12, 10:07 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	15 hr
Oct 14, 1:06 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		10 hr
Oct 14, 4:34 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		38 hr
Oct 14, 3:23 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
Oct 15, 5:14 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Halifax and 10 more	6 hr
Oct 15, 6:11 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		42 hr
Oct 16, 3:53 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Highland	9 hr
Oct 16, 4:48 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and 6 more	28 hr
Oct 16, 11:10 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	23 hr
Oct 16, 12:30 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison and 10 more	20 hr
Oct 16, 12:30 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	20 hr
Oct 17, 12:31 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		11 hr
Oct 17, 4:03 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	29 hr
Oct 17, 1:39 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more	19 hr
Oct 17, 1:39 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro	19 hr
Oct 17, 2:33 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 6 more	18 hr
Oct 17, 2:34 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	18 hr
Oct 19, 1:16 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		33 hr
Oct 22, 2:34 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		43 hr
Oct 22, 2:34 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		21 hr
Oct 22, 4:28 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		4 days
Oct 23, 4:01 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 20 more	5 hr
Oct 23, 10:46 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	9 hr
Oct 23, 11:04 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		7 hr
Oct 23, 11:04 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
Oct 23, 2:00 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	32 hr
Oct 23, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 2 more	83 min
Oct 23, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	108 min
Oct 23, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell and 2 more	110 min
Oct 23, 4:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 19 more	92 min
Oct 23, 5:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe and 1 more	6 hr
Oct 23, 5:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson	34 min
Oct 23, 5:40 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt and 38 more	8 hr
Oct 23, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	58 min
Oct 23, 5:53 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	6 hr
Oct 23, 5:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	35 min
Oct 23, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Covington and 1 more	89 min
Oct 23, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 2 more	59 min
Oct 23, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath, Botetourt, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 2 more	111 min
Oct 23, 6:31 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more	10 hr
Oct 23, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski	63 min
Oct 23, 6:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville	59 min
Oct 23, 6:58 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, City of Covington	6 hr
Oct 23, 7:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville	29 min
Oct 23, 7:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more	62 min
Oct 23, 7:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 25 more	116 min
Oct 23, 7:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Roanoke and 5 more	65 min
Oct 23, 7:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Lynchburg	55 min
Oct 23, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Highland	46 min
Oct 23, 8:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	City of Galax	3 hr
Oct 23, 8:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, City of Lynchburg	66 min
Oct 23, 10:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	51 min
Oct 23, 10:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville and 11 more	2 hr
Oct 23, 11:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	52 min
Oct 23, 11:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	City of Galax	3 hr
Oct 23, 11:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick	42 min
Oct 24, 12:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	46 min
Oct 24, 1:25 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Colonial Heights, City of Richmond	50 min
Oct 24, 1:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin	47 min
Oct 24, 2:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, King William, New Kent	46 min
Oct 24, 3:15 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	Grayson	30 hr
Oct 24, 3:40 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		50 min
Oct 24, 1:04 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		25 hr
Oct 24, 3:03 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	18 hr
Oct 24, 3:25 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		19 hr
Oct 24, 3:37 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland	3 hr
Oct 25, 2:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		44 hr
Oct 25, 3:26 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	31 hr
Oct 25, 3:48 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	29 hr
Oct 25, 3:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	18 hr
Oct 26, 3:08 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 10 more	30 hr
Oct 26, 3:12 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more	30 hr
Oct 26, 3:53 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George, Loudoun and 10 more	29 hr
Oct 26, 3:53 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Madison, Page and 3 more	29 hr
Oct 26, 8:07 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
Oct 26, 8:47 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		43 min
Oct 26, 8:58 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
Oct 26, 10:10 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 days
Oct 27, 4:11 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		62 hr
Oct 28, 3:59 AM EDT	Gale Watch	AKQ		11 hr
Oct 28, 1:29 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		46 hr
Oct 28, 3:24 PM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		46 hr
Oct 28, 3:24 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		60 hr
Oct 28, 3:49 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more	42 hr
Oct 28, 7:36 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Grayson	4 hr
Oct 28, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Giles, Wythe	57 min
Oct 28, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Galax, City of Radford	63 min
Oct 28, 9:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington	52 min
Oct 28, 10:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 5 more	56 min
Oct 29, 3:44 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more	30 hr
Oct 29, 3:44 AM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	26 hr
Oct 29, 3:58 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	30 hr
Oct 29, 7:58 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		92 min
Oct 29, 8:43 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
Oct 29, 8:48 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		87 min
Oct 29, 9:29 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
Oct 29, 2:44 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	19 hr
Oct 29, 4:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Greensville and 5 more	67 min
Oct 29, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	74 min
Oct 29, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Isle of Wight, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Prince George and 5 more	81 min
Oct 29, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	79 min
Oct 29, 8:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Middlesex and 5 more	68 min
Oct 30, 3:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 hr
Oct 30, 3:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		38 hr
Oct 31, 1:05 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		27 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
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	7
Tornado Warning	3
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	3
Special Weather Statement	65
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	4
Flash Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	11
Winter
Winter Weather Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	6
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	14
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
High Surf Advisory	1
Coastal Flood Statement	2
Marine
Gale Warning	5
Special Marine Warning	8
Gale Watch	2
Small Craft Advisory	30
Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	1

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.