Alert archive / Virginia / 2019
Weather alerts in Virginia, December 2019
83 weather alerts in December 2019, 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 December 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 83
- Warnings
- 5
- Watches
- 1
- Advisories
- 60
- Busiest day
- December 30, 201918 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 3:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 47 hr |
| Dec 1, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Dec 1, 5:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 49 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:05 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 36 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:05 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 36 hr |
| Dec 1, 11:05 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 36 hr |
| Dec 1, 12:19 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 54 hr | |
| Dec 1, 1:52 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 7 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 40 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 33 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 27 hr |
| Dec 3, 2:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 52 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 3, 4:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Dec 4, 2:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 41 hr | |
| Dec 5, 12:14 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 46 hr | |
| Dec 5, 10:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 51 hr | |
| Dec 7, 2:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 8, 12:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Dec 8, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Dec 9, 9:48 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Dec 10, 1:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 56 hr | |
| Dec 10, 2:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Dec 10, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 13 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 15 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Dec 12, 1:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 65 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:59 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 22 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Dec 14, 5:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Dec 15, 1:21 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 46 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 37 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bath | 18 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Dec 16, 9:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 65 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:47 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 12 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:56 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 94 min | |
| Dec 18, 3:49 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 10 hr | |
| Dec 18, 1:19 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| Dec 18, 9:40 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Dec 18, 9:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 16 hr | |
| Dec 18, 10:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Dec 23, 2:57 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 67 hr | |
| Dec 23, 1:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Dec 24, 1:38 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:42 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 5 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:56 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Dec 26, 5:23 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen and 18 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:05 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 115 min | |
| Dec 26, 9:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 14 more | 114 min |
| Dec 26, 11:26 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr | |
| Dec 27, 12:39 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:02 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Dec 29, 12:34 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 26 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 37 min |
| Dec 30, 2:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 2:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 38 min |
| Dec 30, 3:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 52 min |
| Dec 30, 3:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 3:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 49 min |
| Dec 30, 4:43 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 4 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax, City of Radford | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 5:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 45 min |
| Dec 30, 5:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Galax and 1 more | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 6:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Patrick, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 56 min |
| Dec 30, 7:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 34 min |
| Dec 30, 7:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 31 min |
| Dec 30, 7:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 7:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 43 min |
| Dec 30, 8:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Pittsylvania | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 11:07 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:26 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 5 hr |
| Dec 30, 9:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:46 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Dec 31, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 31, 2:10 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 5 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 | 15 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| River Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 2 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 1 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 27 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County9
- Rockbridge County9
- Amherst County8
- Smyth County8
- Bland County7
- Carroll County7
- Floyd County7
- Giles County7
- Montgomery County7
- Tazewell County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Galax7
- City of Radford7
- Craig County6
- Pulaski County6
- Clarke County6
- Page County6
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Bedford County5
- Patrick County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Covington5
- City of Lexington5
- Scott County5
- Northumberland County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Fauquier County5
- Frederick County5
- Greene County5
- Loudoun County5
- Madison County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
86 more counties
- City of Winchester5
- Botetourt County4
- Franklin County4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Highland County4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- Lee County3
- City of Bristol3
- Campbell County3
- Henry County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Accomack County3
- Essex County3
- Gloucester County3
- James City County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- New Kent County3
- Richmond County3
- Surry County3
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- Appomattox County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Orange County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- Charles City County2
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Franklin2
- Buckingham County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- City of Danville1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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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.