Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2021

353 weather alerts in May 2021, 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 May 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 353
Warnings: 161
Watches: 6
Advisories: 56
Busiest day: May 4, 202175 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
May 1, 1:14 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		15 hr
May 1, 3:00 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		15 hr
May 1, 6:01 AM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		3 hr
May 1, 6:01 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		10 hr
May 1, 9:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		48 hr
May 1, 9:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
May 1, 2:57 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		22 hr
May 2, 9:44 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		50 hr
May 3, 7:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	49 min
May 3, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond	30 min
May 3, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	40 min
May 3, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin	46 min
May 3, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond	42 min
May 3, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		91 min
May 3, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		68 min
May 3, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
May 3, 3:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		54 min
May 3, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City	24 min
May 3, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	38 min
May 3, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	35 min
May 3, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick	52 min
May 3, 6:26 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Loudoun	34 min
May 3, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
May 4, 4:08 AM EDT	Gale Watch	LWX		24 hr
May 4, 4:08 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		50 hr
May 4, 12:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	25 min
May 4, 12:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	38 min
May 4, 12:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	29 min
May 4, 1:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta and 92 more	56 min
May 4, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	37 min
May 4, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 4 more	30 min
May 4, 1:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	49 min
May 4, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah	42 min
May 4, 1:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Albemarle, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington and 98 more	6 hr
May 4, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham, Shenandoah	38 min
May 4, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	37 min
May 4, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	14 min
May 4, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	35 min
May 4, 2:12 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Bedford, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	2 hr
May 4, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Staunton	24 min
May 4, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	60 min
May 4, 2:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 3 more	53 min
May 4, 2:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah	48 min
May 4, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, City of Waynesboro	43 min
May 4, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 1 more	67 min
May 4, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Augusta, Nelson	48 min
May 4, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	40 min
May 4, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fauquier, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren	52 min
May 4, 3:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Madison	32 min
May 4, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell	55 min
May 4, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Nelson	39 min
May 4, 3:41 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		42 hr
May 4, 3:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah	9 hr
May 4, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte	55 min
May 4, 3:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Buckingham and 52 more	115 min
May 4, 3:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William, Rappahannock, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park	39 min
May 4, 4:00 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	LWX	Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah	3 hr
May 4, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William	44 min
May 4, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, City of Charlottesville	36 min
May 4, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	34 min
May 4, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan	48 min
May 4, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		68 min
May 4, 4:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford and 5 more	49 min
May 4, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	44 min
May 4, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Orange, Spotsylvania	37 min
May 4, 4:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Louisa, Powhatan	38 min
May 4, 4:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	48 min
May 4, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward	31 min
May 4, 5:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
May 4, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	38 min
May 4, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	48 min
May 4, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		119 min
May 4, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George	51 min
May 4, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and 7 more	48 min
May 4, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	43 min
May 4, 5:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	40 min
May 4, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex	32 min
May 4, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, Sussex	28 min
May 4, 5:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Charles City, Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Prince George and 18 more	53 min
May 4, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		95 min
May 4, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 5 more	49 min
May 4, 6:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex	33 min
May 4, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	25 min
May 4, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		93 min
May 4, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		61 min
May 4, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more	36 min
May 4, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	42 min
May 4, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland	51 min
May 4, 6:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		34 min
May 4, 6:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
May 4, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		74 min
May 4, 7:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Isle of Wight, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more	34 min
May 4, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		78 min
May 4, 7:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk	30 min
May 4, 7:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	36 min
May 4, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	49 min
May 4, 7:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		65 min
May 4, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	60 min
May 4, 8:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		56 min
May 4, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
May 5, 3:43 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		32 hr
May 5, 1:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Accomack, Amelia, Arlington, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 52 more	2 hr
May 5, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		47 min
May 5, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		63 min
May 5, 2:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Prince William, Stafford	50 min
May 5, 2:42 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	18 hr
May 5, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		91 min
May 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		83 min
May 5, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	44 min
May 5, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		69 min
May 5, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		19 min
May 5, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		53 min
May 5, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Accomack	21 min
May 5, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		44 min
May 6, 2:07 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Highland	22 hr
May 7, 2:38 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		46 hr
May 7, 4:01 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Roanoke, City of Galax and 2 more	14 hr
May 7, 4:06 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		36 hr
May 7, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	30 min
May 7, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	31 min
May 7, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	39 min
May 7, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	25 min
May 7, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		21 min
May 7, 11:58 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		16 hr
May 8, 2:58 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		13 hr
May 8, 1:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		33 min
May 8, 1:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		94 min
May 8, 1:13 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		92 min
May 8, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		90 min
May 8, 1:31 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		89 min
May 8, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		69 min
May 8, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		42 min
May 8, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		85 min
May 8, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		66 min
May 8, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		24 min
May 8, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		31 min
May 8, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		58 min
May 8, 3:55 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		2 hr
May 8, 3:55 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		10 hr
May 8, 6:19 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		26 hr
May 9, 2:06 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		37 hr
May 9, 3:36 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	16 hr
May 9, 3:50 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	15 hr
May 9, 3:48 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack	14 hr
May 9, 8:32 PM EDT	Gale Warning	LWX		8 hr
May 9, 8:32 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		23 hr
May 10, 3:31 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		24 hr
May 10, 12:21 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		24 min
May 10, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		47 min
May 10, 12:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	114 min
May 10, 3:09 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		14 hr
May 10, 3:26 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Highland	23 hr
May 10, 5:47 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		43 hr
May 10, 7:28 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		8 hr
May 11, 5:03 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		35 hr
May 11, 2:25 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	19 hr
May 11, 10:14 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		12 hr
May 12, 4:06 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	Highland	9 hr
May 12, 11:56 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	21 hr
May 12, 12:37 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, Tazewell, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	20 hr
May 12, 1:03 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		20 hr
May 12, 1:32 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more	19 hr
May 12, 1:32 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	19 hr
May 12, 3:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Wise, City of Norton	18 hr
May 13, 2:40 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	18 hr
May 13, 6:50 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	Highland	14 hr
May 13, 6:50 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	Highland	14 hr
May 15, 9:48 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 hr
May 17, 2:51 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 14 more	7 hr
May 20, 1:29 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		21 hr
May 20, 3:40 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		71 hr
May 21, 4:12 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	4 days
May 21, 3:13 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		45 hr
May 22, 5:23 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		10 hr
May 22, 2:58 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		28 hr
May 23, 2:54 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		33 hr
May 23, 3:03 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		46 hr
May 24, 1:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bedford, Buckingham and 23 more	2 hr
May 24, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	38 min
May 24, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	46 min
May 24, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	32 min
May 24, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	49 min
May 24, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	33 min
May 24, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	35 min
May 25, 4:31 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	15 hr
May 25, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	47 min
May 25, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	42 min
May 25, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	48 min
May 25, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	42 min
May 25, 2:15 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		28 hr
May 25, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	47 min
May 25, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	41 min
May 25, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	46 min
May 25, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke	25 min
May 25, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	43 min
May 25, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	45 min
May 25, 3:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Rockingham	30 min
May 25, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	42 min
May 25, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Bath	41 min
May 25, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	49 min
May 25, 4:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax	109 min
May 25, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	37 min
May 25, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	48 min
May 25, 8:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	44 min
May 25, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Patrick	55 min
May 25, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	28 min
May 26, 7:34 AM EDT	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		2 hr
May 26, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	27 min
May 26, 1:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more	84 min
May 26, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	44 min
May 26, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	25 min
May 26, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester	42 min
May 26, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Accomack, Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Caroline, Clarke and 36 more	7 hr
May 26, 2:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	39 min
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	17 min
May 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	21 min
May 26, 3:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	39 min
May 26, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	23 min
May 26, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, Warren	39 min
May 26, 3:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Loudoun	28 min
May 26, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	32 min
May 26, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	30 min
May 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
May 26, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	53 min
May 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	21 min
May 26, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	9 min
May 26, 4:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	Campbell	24 min
May 26, 4:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas and 1 more	40 min
May 26, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		114 min
May 26, 4:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more	40 min
May 26, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	25 min
May 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more	64 min
May 26, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield	42 min
May 26, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		59 min
May 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Richmond	42 min
May 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		97 min
May 26, 5:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William, City of Alexandria	24 min
May 26, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		86 min
May 26, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		79 min
May 26, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester	45 min
May 26, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		42 min
May 26, 6:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 9 more	116 min
May 26, 6:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Loudoun	39 min
May 26, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Greene, Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg	20 min
May 26, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	26 min
May 26, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Loudoun	48 min
May 26, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	13 min
May 26, 7:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church and 2 more	40 min
May 26, 7:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax	46 min
May 26, 8:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		117 min
May 26, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		88 min
May 26, 8:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church	39 min
May 26, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	35 min
May 26, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
May 26, 8:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William	52 min
May 26, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		2 hr
May 26, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		39 min
May 26, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	47 min
May 26, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		92 min
May 28, 1:20 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 days
May 28, 4:23 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		18 hr
May 28, 4:23 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		72 hr
May 28, 4:27 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 days
May 28, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	42 min
May 28, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	42 min
May 28, 1:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		51 min
May 28, 1:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	35 min
May 28, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent	45 min
May 28, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	51 min
May 28, 2:37 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		83 min
May 28, 2:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	33 min
May 28, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		45 min
May 28, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		49 min
May 28, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	37 min
May 28, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond	23 min
May 28, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	49 min
May 28, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Patrick	45 min
May 28, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		36 min
May 28, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington	37 min
May 28, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	50 min
May 28, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	51 min
May 28, 3:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath and 86 more	2 hr
May 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	31 min
May 28, 4:17 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	52 hr
May 28, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	26 min
May 28, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	43 min
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	43 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Caroline, Hanover	43 min
May 28, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte	31 min
May 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	29 min
May 28, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	39 min
May 28, 5:37 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg	10 min
May 28, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	37 min
May 28, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		65 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	44 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	44 min
May 28, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	33 min
May 28, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	62 min
May 28, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		67 min
May 28, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	Fairfax, Prince William	34 min
May 28, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin	28 min
May 28, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	48 min
May 28, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie	31 min
May 28, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	44 min
May 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more	50 min
May 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		68 min
May 28, 7:12 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Richmond	33 min
May 28, 7:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Accomack, Essex, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond and 1 more	87 min
May 28, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Middlesex, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	39 min
May 28, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland	38 min
May 28, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		62 min
May 28, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		79 min
May 28, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	17 min
May 28, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	LWX		78 min
May 28, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	31 min
May 28, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	25 min
May 28, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	39 min
May 28, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		82 min
May 28, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	63 min
May 28, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		56 min
May 28, 8:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia	40 min
May 28, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	47 min
May 28, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more	42 min
May 28, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		49 min
May 28, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	45 min
May 28, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		64 min
May 28, 9:36 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		84 min
May 28, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	28 min
May 29, 4:00 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 11 more	30 hr
May 29, 5:15 AM EDT	Gale Warning	AKQ		23 hr
May 29, 8:03 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		30 min
May 29, 10:26 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		25 min
May 29, 11:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Mecklenburg	58 min
May 29, 12:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Greensville, Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin and 4 more	113 min
May 29, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	52 min
May 29, 1:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg	97 min
May 29, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk	41 min
May 29, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		35 min
May 29, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	35 min
May 29, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	33 min
May 29, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		44 min
May 29, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	37 min
May 29, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	46 min
May 29, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		42 min
May 29, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	40 min
May 29, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	45 min
May 29, 11:49 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	James City, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg	7 hr
May 30, 3:02 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	King George	11 hr
May 30, 4:01 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		14 hr
May 30, 4:17 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Surry and 7 more	11 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	73
Tornado Warning	4
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	12
Special Weather Statement	114
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Flash Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Cold
Freeze Warning	4
Freeze Watch	3
Frost Advisory	6
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	3
Beach Hazards Statement	3
Coastal Flood Statement	1
Marine
Gale Warning	4
Special Marine Warning	73
Gale Watch	1
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	1
Small Craft Advisory	39

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. Rebuilt daily.