Alert archive / Virginia / 2023
Weather alerts in Virginia, January 2023
125 weather alerts in January 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 January 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 125
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 69
- Busiest day
- January 13, 202319 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:35 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 18 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:10 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 12 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:02 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:22 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Bland, Giles, Halifax, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 7 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:19 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 8 hr |
| Jan 2, 12:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 41 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:40 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Jan 3, 4:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 28 min |
| Jan 3, 4:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 31 min |
| Jan 3, 5:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 27 min |
| Jan 3, 5:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Radford | 29 min |
| Jan 3, 5:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 30 min |
| Jan 3, 5:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 32 min |
| Jan 3, 6:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 33 min |
| Jan 4, 1:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 43 min |
| Jan 4, 2:14 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 46 min |
| Jan 4, 2:22 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 53 min | |
| Jan 4, 2:36 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton | 24 min |
| Jan 4, 2:54 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 81 min | |
| Jan 4, 2:59 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin | 27 min |
| Jan 4, 3:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:38 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 12:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 5, 10:23 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr | |
| Jan 7, 8:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 68 min |
| Jan 7, 1:26 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 7, 2:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 8, 6:43 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 8, 7:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Fredericksburg | 114 min |
| Jan 8, 10:17 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| Jan 9, 5:04 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:07 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:16 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 16 hr | |
| Jan 11, 3:16 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 61 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 57 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 57 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:30 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Jan 12, 2:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 53 min |
| Jan 12, 2:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 40 min |
| Jan 12, 2:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 2:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Wythe | 39 min |
| Jan 12, 3:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 23 min |
| Jan 12, 3:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 35 min |
| Jan 12, 4:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 23 min |
| Jan 12, 5:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin | 64 min |
| Jan 12, 5:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 6:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 58 min |
| Jan 12, 7:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 37 min |
| Jan 12, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 31 min |
| Jan 12, 8:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Goochland, Hanover, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jan 12, 8:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Hanover, Henrico and 4 more | 65 min |
| Jan 12, 9:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 61 min |
| Jan 12, 9:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, Northumberland and 5 more | 62 min |
| Jan 12, 9:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 60 min | |
| Jan 12, 9:35 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 55 min | |
| Jan 12, 10:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 14 more | 73 min |
| Jan 12, 10:04 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 86 min | |
| Jan 12, 11:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 66 min |
| Jan 12, 11:19 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 71 min | |
| Jan 12, 11:53 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 61 min | |
| Jan 13, 2:51 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:32 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 5:42 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| Jan 13, 5:44 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| Jan 13, 3:11 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 46 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:47 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 18 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:56 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 31 hr | |
| Jan 14, 12:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 5:20 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 7 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:12 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 6:48 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:10 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 70 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 69 hr | |
| Jan 19, 2:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:41 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:19 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 19, 6:57 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 9 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, King George, Loudoun and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:15 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:44 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:15 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 28 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:38 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:33 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:45 AM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 12:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 21 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 31 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:35 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| Jan 24, 3:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr | |
| Jan 24, 8:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 57 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:35 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:47 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 17 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 26 hr |
| Jan 25, 6:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 34 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| Jan 25, 10:58 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| Jan 26, 2:41 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Jan 26, 8:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath, Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 4 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:50 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 27, 2:23 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:40 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Jan 28, 1:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 20 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 51 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:19 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 29 hr | |
| Jan 30, 9:32 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Jan 30, 10:24 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:44 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:38 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr | |
| Jan 31, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Tazewell and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 16 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 13 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 | 4 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 9 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 6 |
| Special Marine Warning | 10 |
| Gale Watch | 6 |
| Marine Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Small Craft Advisory | 28 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County12
- Rockbridge County10
- Smyth County10
- Russell County10
- Amherst County9
- City of Galax9
- Scott County9
- Washington County9
- Carroll County8
- Patrick County8
- Bland County8
- City of Bristol8
- Lee County8
- Wise County8
- City of Norton8
- Tazewell County8
- Highland County8
- Bath County7
- Craig County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Giles County7
- Wythe County7
- Alleghany County6
- Floyd County6
- City of Covington6
- Nelson County6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Radford6
- Warren County6
- Bedford County5
- Botetourt County5
- Franklin County5
- Henry County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Martinsville5
- Montgomery County5
- Greensville County5
86 more counties
- Southampton County5
- Albemarle County5
- Augusta County5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Pittsylvania County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- King George County3
- Orange County3
- Stafford County3
- Halifax County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Campbell County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Charlotte County2
- Amelia County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Hanover County2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- Northumberland County2
- Mathews County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Chesapeake2
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- Accomack County2
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Goochland County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Richmond1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- King and Queen County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Surry County1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Northampton County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Clarke 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.