Alert archive / Virginia / 2022
Weather alerts in Virginia, February 2022
113 weather alerts in February 2022, 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 February 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 113
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 72
- Busiest day
- February 18, 202212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 6:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 115 min | |
| Feb 2, 3:31 AM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 42 hr |
| Feb 2, 7:22 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:48 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:02 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 46 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 50 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:11 PM EST | Flood Watch | LWX | Highland | 43 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:10 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Feb 2, 6:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 2, 8:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 34 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:29 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 34 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:18 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 69 hr | |
| Feb 4, 1:02 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Augusta, Highland | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fairfax | 3 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:38 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 4 hr |
| Feb 4, 9:00 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Prince William | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:52 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 5, 12:52 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 5, 7:06 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin and 9 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:00 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 34 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:08 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:28 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 7, 11:15 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LWX | Nelson, City of Charlottesville, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 7 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:58 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 8, 8:32 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:55 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:15 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 10, 6:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 64 hr | |
| Feb 11, 1:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 11 hr | |
| Feb 12, 1:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 62 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 8 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge, City of Staunton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 6:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 69 hr | |
| Feb 12, 10:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge, City of Staunton and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:00 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 13 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Louisa | 22 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:22 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 22 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 33 min |
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | City of Fredericksburg | 22 min |
| Feb 14, 5:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | King George, City of Fredericksburg | 28 min |
| Feb 14, 5:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 23 min |
| Feb 14, 7:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 61 min |
| Feb 14, 7:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, City of Falls Church | 29 min |
| Feb 14, 8:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 64 min |
| Feb 14, 8:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 54 min |
| Feb 14, 4:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:05 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:46 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 44 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:48 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:48 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 16, 2:48 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 45 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:34 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:34 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:49 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:45 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:27 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:46 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:17 AM EST | Storm Warning | LWX | 8 hr | |
| Feb 18, 1:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 26 min |
| Feb 18, 2:00 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 30 min |
| Feb 18, 2:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 40 min |
| Feb 18, 10:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Feb 18, 11:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:18 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 19 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:20 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:54 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 31 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:05 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Feb 19, 2:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:23 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 22 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 34 hr | |
| Feb 19, 12:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 19, 9:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:51 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Feb 21, 5:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 1:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 68 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:33 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 42 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 5 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Pulaski, Wythe | 33 min |
| Feb 23, 3:10 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Feb 23, 11:12 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:15 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 40 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:16 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 3 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | City of Bristol | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:13 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:31 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:59 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Feb 25, 7:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 9:13 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr | |
| Feb 26, 9:51 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 39 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 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 | 12 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 7 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Storm Warning | 1 |
| Gale Watch | 5 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 37 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County13
- Rockbridge County13
- Nelson County9
- Highland County8
- Augusta County8
- Page County8
- Rockingham County8
- Warren County8
- Fairfax County7
- Albemarle County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Scott County6
- Loudoun County6
- City of Fairfax6
- Frederick County6
- Shenandoah County6
- City of Winchester6
- Halifax County6
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Arlington County6
- City of Falls Church6
- Lee County5
- Wise County5
- City of Norton5
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Accomack County5
- Fauquier County5
- Carroll County5
- Charlotte County5
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Grayson County5
- Pittsylvania County5
89 more counties
- City of Danville5
- City of Galax5
- Bedford County5
- Bland County5
- Botetourt County5
- Clarke County5
- City of Alexandria5
- Craig County5
- Pulaski County5
- Russell County4
- Northumberland County4
- Appomattox County4
- Campbell County4
- Henry County4
- Patrick County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Nottoway County4
- Buckingham County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- City of Bristol4
- Essex County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northampton County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Tazewell County3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Brunswick County3
- Cumberland County3
- Washington County3
- Giles County3
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Prince William County2
- Amelia County2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Louisa County2
- Stafford County2
- King George County2
- Caroline County2
- Smyth County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Spotsylvania County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
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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.