Weather alerts in Virginia, December 2022

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2022. Tap one for its archive.

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
Nov 30, 8:34 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		86 min
Dec 1, 6:02 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		28 min
Dec 2, 3:35 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		53 hr
Dec 2, 3:28 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		52 hr
Dec 3, 2:38 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	37 min
Dec 3, 5:10 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		50 min
Dec 4, 10:03 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Dec 7, 3:14 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		8 days
Dec 7, 3:32 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		35 hr
Dec 7, 7:58 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		4 hr
Dec 7, 12:34 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		10 days
Dec 7, 8:21 PM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		5 hr
Dec 7, 10:40 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more	8 hr
Dec 7, 10:56 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	10 hr
Dec 8, 12:09 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Halifax, Henry and 5 more	8 hr
Dec 8, 8:53 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		3 hr
Dec 8, 2:40 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		20 hr
Dec 9, 6:56 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	4 hr
Dec 9, 12:41 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	21 hr
Dec 9, 9:02 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	13 hr
Dec 11, 5:49 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, Northumberland, Westmoreland	13 hr
Dec 11, 6:51 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		35 hr
Dec 12, 6:34 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		3 hr
Dec 13, 3:42 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more	23 hr
Dec 13, 9:40 AM EST	Gale Watch	LWX		33 hr
Dec 13, 3:11 PM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		24 hr
Dec 13, 3:11 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		4 days
Dec 14, 2:25 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 days
Dec 14, 2:30 AM EST	Ice Storm Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more	41 hr
Dec 14, 2:30 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene and 10 more	37 hr
Dec 14, 2:46 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 10 more	34 hr
Dec 14, 3:42 AM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton	27 hr
Dec 14, 5:23 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	Fluvanna, Louisa	28 hr
Dec 14, 3:32 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		33 hr
Dec 15, 12:11 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Augusta, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 4 more	6 hr
Dec 15, 2:00 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	33 hr
Dec 15, 3:36 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	18 hr
Dec 15, 3:36 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	33 hr
Dec 15, 12:07 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	6 hr
Dec 15, 4:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin	44 min
Dec 15, 7:18 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more	5 hr
Dec 16, 2:08 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		40 hr
Dec 16, 3:07 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland	8 hr
Dec 16, 10:11 AM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, Northumberland, Westmoreland	12 hr
Dec 17, 12:43 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		68 hr
Dec 17, 2:26 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		47 hr
Dec 17, 5:51 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 hr
Dec 18, 1:14 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		44 hr
Dec 19, 1:50 AM EST	Gale Watch	LWX		71 hr
Dec 19, 9:21 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		4 hr
Dec 20, 3:02 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	LWX	Highland	25 hr
Dec 20, 3:29 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		10 hr
Dec 20, 3:48 PM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		25 hr
Dec 21, 3:38 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more	32 hr
Dec 21, 3:48 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		50 hr
Dec 21, 3:49 AM EST	Wind Chill Watch	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	12 hr
Dec 21, 3:51 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more	36 hr
Dec 21, 3:52 AM EST	Gale Watch	AKQ		24 hr
Dec 21, 3:52 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		36 hr
Dec 21, 3:54 AM EST	High Surf Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach	63 hr
Dec 21, 1:01 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	26 hr
Dec 21, 1:38 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	21 hr
Dec 21, 2:44 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	19 hr
Dec 21, 3:22 PM EST	Flood Watch	LWX	Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 10 more	34 hr
Dec 21, 3:30 PM EST	Wind Chill Warning	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	70 hr
Dec 21, 3:47 PM EST	Coastal Flood Watch	AKQ	Accomack	24 hr
Dec 21, 4:18 PM EST	Gale Warning	AKQ		66 hr
Dec 22, 1:09 AM EST	Gale Warning	LWX		52 hr
Dec 22, 2:30 AM EST	High Wind Watch	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	10 hr
Dec 22, 3:06 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	51 hr
Dec 22, 3:25 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more	56 hr
Dec 22, 3:55 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	39 hr
Dec 22, 4:04 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	32 hr
Dec 22, 9:29 AM EST	Wind Chill Warning	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	3 days
Dec 22, 9:29 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	39 hr
Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST	Wind Chill Warning	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more	70 hr
Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more	3 days
Dec 22, 11:26 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more	35 hr
Dec 22, 11:48 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	Grayson	31 hr
Dec 22, 12:37 PM EST	High Wind Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	39 hr
Dec 22, 12:37 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more	29 hr
Dec 22, 12:51 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	Highland	29 hr
Dec 22, 12:52 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	LWX		48 hr
Dec 22, 2:05 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church	27 hr
Dec 22, 2:25 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 2 more	4 hr
Dec 22, 2:49 PM EST	Wind Advisory	MRX	Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more	25 hr
Dec 22, 2:53 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Charles City, James City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry, York and 1 more	3 hr
Dec 22, 2:55 PM EST	Wind Chill Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more	69 hr
Dec 22, 2:55 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	LWX	Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more	67 hr
Dec 22, 3:35 PM EST	Coastal Flood Statement	AKQ	Northumberland, Westmoreland	12 hr
Dec 22, 3:35 PM EST	Coastal Flood Warning	AKQ	Accomack	29 hr
Dec 22, 3:35 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	AKQ	Northampton	30 hr
Dec 22, 8:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	Albemarle, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun and 7 more	15 hr
Dec 23, 3:40 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		62 hr
Dec 23, 3:50 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	27 hr
Dec 23, 4:04 AM EST	Low Water Advisory	AKQ		41 hr
Dec 23, 4:28 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Culpeper, Fauquier	18 hr
Dec 23, 6:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Loudoun	7 hr
Dec 23, 6:06 AM EST	River Flood Warning	LWX	Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg	13 hr
Dec 23, 9:06 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		84 min
Dec 23, 9:15 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		90 min
Dec 23, 9:17 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		28 min
Dec 23, 9:21 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		24 min
Dec 23, 9:55 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		95 min
Dec 23, 9:59 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	61 min
Dec 23, 10:39 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		51 min
Dec 23, 10:59 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	LWX		96 min
Dec 23, 11:43 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		77 min
Dec 23, 1:15 PM EST	Special Marine Warning	AKQ		90 min
Dec 23, 3:44 PM EST	Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	AKQ		39 hr
Dec 23, 8:09 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond	10 hr
Dec 23, 9:35 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		33 hr
Dec 24, 3:10 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	MRX	Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton	31 hr
Dec 24, 3:41 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	Highland	17 hr
Dec 24, 9:00 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	7 hr
Dec 24, 12:53 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	LWX		24 hr
Dec 24, 4:06 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RLX	Buchanan, Dickenson	4 hr
Dec 25, 12:58 AM EST	Low Water Advisory	AKQ		7 hr
Dec 25, 12:03 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	LWX	Highland	21 hr
Dec 31, 2:24 AM EST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ		32 hr
Dec 31, 3:24 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 38 more	7 hr
Dec 31, 5:56 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 9 more	16 hr
Dec 31, 10:24 AM EST	Small Craft Advisory	AKQ		21 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	1
Special Weather Statement	3
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
River Flood Warning	4
Flood Watch	1
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Ice Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	11
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	4
Wind Chill Watch	4
Wind Chill Advisory	7
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	7
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	1
Coastal Flood Watch	1
Coastal Flood Advisory	5
High Surf Advisory	2
Coastal Flood Statement	3
Marine
Gale Warning	3
Special Marine Warning	11
Gale Watch	5
Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory	2
Low Water Advisory	2
Marine Dense Fog Advisory	4
Small Craft Advisory	25

By county

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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.