Alert archive / Virginia / 2020
Weather alerts in Virginia, March 2020
114 weather alerts in March 2020, 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 March 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 114
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 3
- Advisories
- 57
- Busiest day
- March 4, 202014 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 1:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Mar 1, 1:21 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 51 hr | |
| Mar 2, 10:18 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 43 hr | |
| Mar 3, 3:46 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 7:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 48 min |
| Mar 3, 12:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 18 min |
| Mar 3, 6:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 2 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:15 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 90 min | |
| Mar 3, 9:17 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 88 min | |
| Mar 3, 10:03 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Frederick | 27 min |
| Mar 3, 10:26 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, City of Winchester | 34 min |
| Mar 3, 10:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more | 30 min |
| Mar 3, 10:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and 12 more | 113 min |
| Mar 3, 10:54 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun | 36 min |
| Mar 3, 11:07 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 98 min | |
| Mar 3, 11:20 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Mar 3, 11:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 56 min | |
| Mar 3, 11:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 42 min |
| Mar 3, 11:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 44 min | |
| Mar 4, 5:20 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Mar 4, 5:29 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 5, 2:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Tazewell | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:15 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Mar 5, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 16 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Mar 5, 9:54 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:28 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 34 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:23 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 40 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 46 min | |
| Mar 6, 3:39 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| Mar 6, 4:02 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 58 min | |
| Mar 6, 4:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 26 min |
| Mar 6, 4:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 53 min | |
| Mar 6, 4:28 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 62 min | |
| Mar 6, 4:33 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 57 min | |
| Mar 6, 5:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 64 min | |
| Mar 6, 5:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 67 min | |
| Mar 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:01 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:47 AM EDT | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 99 min | |
| Mar 10, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 83 min | |
| Mar 10, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Mar 10, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 71 min | |
| Mar 10, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 53 min | |
| Mar 10, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 66 min | |
| Mar 10, 3:06 PM EDT | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Mar 11, 12:32 AM EDT | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Mar 12, 10:41 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 44 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:03 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Mar 12, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee | 23 min |
| Mar 12, 11:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 2 hr |
| Mar 13, 6:00 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 7:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 22 min |
| Mar 14, 2:51 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Mar 15, 6:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 17, 12:52 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 23 hr | |
| Mar 18, 3:59 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Mar 19, 3:51 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 57 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:25 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Mar 20, 2:43 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 20, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 50 min |
| Mar 20, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 64 min |
| Mar 21, 2:56 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Mar 21, 8:21 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 46 hr | |
| Mar 22, 3:06 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 41 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:35 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:51 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Mar 24, 5:11 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:50 AM EDT | Gale Watch | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:56 PM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 1 more | 36 min |
| Mar 25, 5:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 59 min |
| Mar 25, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Mar 25, 9:29 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott, Wise | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 11:15 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 7 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:31 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 10 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:02 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:54 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Mar 28, 6:01 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr | |
| Mar 29, 3:32 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 36 min |
| Mar 29, 6:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott | 37 min |
| Mar 29, 7:06 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 39 min |
| Mar 29, 7:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 30 min |
| Mar 29, 8:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 24 min |
| Mar 29, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Mar 29, 6:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 115 min |
| Mar 29, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Mar 29, 10:10 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 29, 11:16 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 5 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:53 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Mar 30, 12:41 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:15 PM EDT | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:15 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 7 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:09 AM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 37 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:11 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 52 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:13 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 37 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:05 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more | 53 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:49 PM EDT | Storm Warning | AKQ | 16 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 | 10 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| River Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| High Surf Advisory | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 3 |
| Special Marine Warning | 19 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 3 |
| Low Water Advisory | 3 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 2 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 32 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County7
- Frederick County7
- Loudoun County7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Scott County7
- Page County5
- Warren County5
- City of Winchester5
- Arlington County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Falls Church5
- Wythe County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Lee County4
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- Bland County3
- Carroll County3
- Grayson County3
- Fauquier County3
- Greene County3
- Highland County3
- Madison County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Russell County3
- Wise County3
- Smyth County3
- Buchanan County3
- Northumberland County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Southampton County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Suffolk3
77 more counties
- City of Portsmouth3
- Gloucester County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- York County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Galax2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Culpeper County2
- Prince William County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Norton2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Dickenson County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Orange County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Norfolk2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Brunswick County2
- James City County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Surry County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Augusta County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Giles County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Charlottesville1
- King George County1
- Amelia County1
- Charles City County1
- Charlotte County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Halifax County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Danville1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Franklin County1
- Patrick County1
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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.