Alert archive / Virginia / 2023
Weather alerts in Virginia, February 2023
118 weather alerts in February 2023, 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 75
- Busiest day
- February 17, 202324 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:35 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 57 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 51 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:31 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | Highland | 41 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:34 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:20 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:58 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 62 min | |
| Feb 3, 7:00 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 60 min | |
| Feb 3, 10:58 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 3, 10:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:42 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Feb 4, 12:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| Feb 4, 6:39 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:06 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:33 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Feb 5, 7:04 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr | |
| Feb 5, 9:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 7, 12:39 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 26 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 40 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:17 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 40 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 8, 12:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 54 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:08 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:16 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 10, 3:46 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Feb 10, 6:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr | |
| Feb 10, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Grayson | 14 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:52 PM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:08 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:55 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 58 hr | |
| Feb 11, 9:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:58 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:02 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 12, 10:10 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 21 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge | 13 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:24 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Virginia Beach | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 7:25 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 10 hr |
| Feb 13, 1:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Roanoke | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:01 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:17 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:33 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 22 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:33 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 61 hr | |
| Feb 16, 7:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 28 min |
| Feb 16, 9:57 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:53 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:22 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 26 hr | |
| Feb 17, 1:29 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:32 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:45 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Feb 17, 4:07 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:08 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 40 min |
| Feb 17, 5:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery and 5 more | 37 min |
| Feb 17, 8:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 37 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:13 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Wise | 25 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:21 AM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Lee | 20 hr |
| Feb 17, 8:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 12 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Smyth | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bath | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:40 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 65 min | |
| Feb 17, 3:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 15 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:23 PM EST | River Flood Warning | MRX | Scott | 26 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Feb 17, 3:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 52 min | |
| Feb 17, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| Feb 17, 5:51 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 54 min | |
| Feb 17, 5:59 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:46 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Alleghany | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:11 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 20, 4:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Feb 20, 11:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 22 min |
| Feb 21, 12:39 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:00 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:11 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 56 min | |
| Feb 21, 2:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 18 min | |
| Feb 21, 2:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 53 min |
| Feb 22, 2:49 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 34 hr | |
| Feb 22, 3:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:21 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 53 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:28 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:31 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Feb 25, 4:56 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Feb 26, 3:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:59 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 15 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 5:43 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Orange, City of Charlottesville | 4 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:27 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Lunenburg and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:47 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 27, 11:06 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 22 hr |
| Feb 27, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Feb 27, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 34 min |
| Feb 28, 1:58 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 12:24 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 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 | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 9 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 7 |
| Special Marine Warning | 9 |
| Gale Watch | 4 |
| Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | 2 |
| Low Water Advisory | 2 |
| 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.
- Amherst County12
- Rockbridge County12
- Nelson County8
- Alleghany County8
- Tazewell County8
- Highland County7
- Albemarle County7
- Augusta County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Page County7
- Rockingham County7
- Warren County7
- Grayson County7
- Bath County7
- Bland County7
- Carroll County7
- Scott County6
- Buchanan County6
- Rappahannock County6
- Roanoke County6
- Wythe County6
- City of Covington6
- City of Galax6
- Lee County5
- Russell County5
- Washington County5
- Wise County5
- Dickenson County5
- Smyth County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Salem5
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
45 more counties
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Patrick County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Winchester3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Orange County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- Culpeper County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Henry County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- Amelia County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward 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.