Alert archive / Virginia / 2023
Weather alerts in Virginia, May 2023
218 weather alerts in May 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 May 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 218
- Warnings
- 71
- Watches
- 4
- Advisories
- 53
- Busiest day
- May 16, 202352 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 8:43 PM EDT | Gale Warning | LWX | 4 hr | |
| Apr 30, 8:43 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 4 days | |
| Apr 30, 9:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 46 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 114 min | |
| May 1, 4:00 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| May 2, 4:08 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| May 2, 4:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 57 hr | |
| May 3, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 62 min | |
| May 3, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 59 min | |
| May 3, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 3, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 2 hr | |
| May 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 14 min | |
| May 3, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 66 min | |
| May 3, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 93 min | |
| May 3, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 63 min | |
| May 3, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 46 min | |
| May 4, 3:59 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 29 hr |
| May 4, 4:40 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 28 hr |
| May 4, 1:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| May 7, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 31 min |
| May 7, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond | 44 min |
| May 7, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 46 min | |
| May 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster | 17 min |
| May 7, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 37 min |
| May 7, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 59 min |
| May 8, 1:48 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 14 hr | |
| May 8, 2:27 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 31 hr | |
| May 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| May 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond | 55 min |
| May 8, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 54 min |
| May 8, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Middlesex | 54 min |
| May 9, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 43 min |
| May 9, 5:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 43 min |
| May 9, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 39 min |
| May 9, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 39 min |
| May 9, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, City of Galax | 24 min |
| May 9, 8:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 26 min |
| May 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 114 min |
| May 9, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 9 more | 7 hr |
| May 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 36 min |
| May 9, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 32 min |
| May 9, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 6 more | 83 min |
| May 9, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| May 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 48 min |
| May 9, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 29 min |
| May 11, 9:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 22 hr | |
| May 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 41 min |
| May 12, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 56 min |
| May 12, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | Nelson | 2 hr |
| May 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 32 min |
| May 12, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 36 min |
| May 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 28 min |
| May 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 33 min |
| May 12, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 min |
| May 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 min |
| May 13, 2:05 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 41 hr | |
| May 13, 12:15 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 24 hr | |
| May 13, 2:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Amelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 30 more | 4 hr |
| May 13, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland | 45 min |
| May 13, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| May 13, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| May 13, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 37 min |
| May 13, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 48 min |
| May 13, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 47 min |
| May 13, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 26 min |
| May 13, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 41 min |
| May 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 45 min |
| May 13, 5:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 2 hr |
| May 13, 5:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 3 hr |
| May 13, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 44 min |
| May 13, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| May 13, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 38 min |
| May 13, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 44 min |
| May 13, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway | 3 hr |
| May 13, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 50 min |
| May 13, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| May 13, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 44 min |
| May 13, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 23 min |
| May 14, 1:29 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more | 8 hr |
| May 14, 1:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 49 hr | |
| May 14, 1:16 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 17 hr | |
| May 15, 2:33 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr | |
| May 16, 6:47 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| May 16, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 8 hr |
| May 16, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 24 min |
| May 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 29 min |
| May 16, 2:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| May 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 45 min |
| May 16, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 15 more | 116 min |
| May 16, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Wythe | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 25 min |
| May 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 20 min |
| May 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 29 min |
| May 16, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 25 min |
| May 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 48 min |
| May 16, 3:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 13 min |
| May 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more | 94 min |
| May 16, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell and 29 more | 8 hr |
| May 16, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 26 min |
| May 16, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania | 52 min |
| May 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Buchanan | 27 min |
| May 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 48 min |
| May 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 44 min |
| May 16, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 58 min |
| May 16, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 49 min |
| May 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Dickenson | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Wise | 24 min |
| May 16, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 36 min |
| May 16, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 49 min |
| May 16, 5:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski | 48 min |
| May 16, 5:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise | 26 min |
| May 16, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 58 min |
| May 16, 5:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 min |
| May 16, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington | 41 min |
| May 16, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 53 min |
| May 16, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 50 min |
| May 16, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 28 min |
| May 16, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 33 min |
| May 16, 5:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| May 16, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 38 min |
| May 16, 6:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 57 min |
| May 16, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| May 16, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 27 min |
| May 16, 6:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Bland, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 53 min |
| May 16, 6:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 48 min |
| May 16, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Patrick | 53 min |
| May 16, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania | 64 min |
| May 16, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 7 more | 115 min |
| May 16, 7:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more | 35 min |
| May 16, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 65 min |
| May 16, 7:31 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 16 min |
| May 16, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 65 min |
| May 16, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| May 16, 8:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 5 hr |
| May 16, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 41 min |
| May 16, 8:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 2 more | 85 min |
| May 16, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 28 min |
| May 16, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 36 min |
| May 16, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 45 min |
| May 16, 9:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 46 min |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 16 min |
| May 16, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 44 min |
| May 16, 9:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George | 3 hr |
| May 16, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 62 min |
| May 16, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 49 min |
| May 16, 10:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 3 hr |
| May 16, 11:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex and 3 more | 3 hr |
| May 16, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 58 min | |
| May 17, 3:42 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 4 hr |
| May 17, 4:14 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| May 17, 12:45 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 3 more | 17 hr |
| May 17, 2:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| May 18, 3:18 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 42 hr | |
| May 19, 4:23 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 28 hr |
| May 20, 4:09 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 39 hr | |
| May 20, 6:12 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr | |
| May 20, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 87 min | |
| May 20, 9:35 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| May 22, 3:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 7 days | |
| May 22, 3:33 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 38 hr | |
| May 22, 4:14 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 6 days |
| May 23, 11:57 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| May 24, 5:05 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 32 hr | |
| May 24, 9:17 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr | |
| May 25, 1:48 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Westmoreland | 7 hr |
| May 25, 1:06 PM EDT | Gale Watch | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| May 26, 4:01 AM EDT | Gale Warning | AKQ | 33 hr | |
| May 26, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 66 hr | |
| May 26, 4:10 PM EDT | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 39 hr |
| May 28, 6:32 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr | |
| May 28, 9:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Wythe | 4 hr |
| May 28, 10:08 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 7 hr | |
| May 28, 11:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, Wythe, City of Galax | 9 hr |
| May 29, 12:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| May 29, 2:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| May 29, 3:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 29, 4:01 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| May 29, 4:38 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 45 hr | |
| May 29, 6:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Tazewell, Wythe | 5 hr |
| May 29, 8:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke | 91 min |
| May 29, 8:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 6 hr |
| May 29, 8:58 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Tazewell | 6 hr |
| May 29, 9:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 4 hr |
| May 29, 11:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| May 29, 11:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Buchanan | 10 hr |
| May 29, 11:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 6 hr |
| May 29, 11:53 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Giles | 8 hr |
| May 29, 12:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Montgomery, Roanoke | 6 hr |
| May 29, 1:25 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Roanoke | 3 hr |
| May 29, 2:43 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 14 hr |
| May 29, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 8 hr |
| May 29, 3:59 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 52 hr |
| May 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 42 min |
| May 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 43 min |
| May 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 33 min |
| May 29, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 28 min |
| May 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 47 min |
| May 29, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 52 min |
| May 29, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | LWX | 44 min | |
| May 29, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| May 29, 7:46 PM EDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 8 hr | |
| May 29, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 26 min |
| May 29, 8:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | Halifax, Pittsylvania | 2 hr |
| May 29, 9:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico | 3 hr |
| May 29, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 27 min |
| May 30, 12:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | Giles | 6 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 | 33 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 7 |
| Special Weather Statement | 79 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 8 |
| River Flood Warning | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| High Surf Advisory | 1 |
| Beach Hazards Statement | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 1 |
| Marine | |
| Gale Warning | 2 |
| Special Marine Warning | 14 |
| Gale Watch | 1 |
| 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.
- Mecklenburg County17
- Lunenburg County16
- Halifax County15
- Pittsylvania County15
- Floyd County14
- Tazewell County14
- Brunswick County14
- Franklin County14
- Buchanan County13
- Wythe County12
- Bland County11
- Charlotte County11
- Henry County11
- Carroll County10
- Montgomery County10
- Pulaski County10
- Nottoway County9
- City of Danville9
- Grayson County8
- City of Galax8
- Giles County8
- Wise County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Russell County8
- Dickenson County8
- Greensville County8
- City of Martinsville8
- Patrick County8
- Roanoke County8
- Prince Edward County7
- City of Emporia7
- Henrico County7
- City of Richmond7
- Washington County6
- Cumberland County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Scott County6
- Charles City County6
- City of Norton5
- Sussex County5
65 more counties
- New Kent County5
- Smyth County5
- Amelia County5
- City of Bristol5
- Campbell County5
- Powhatan County5
- Lee County5
- Accomack County5
- Highland County4
- King and Queen County4
- Appomattox County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Radford3
- Southampton County3
- City of Franklin3
- Goochland County3
- Northampton County3
- Alleghany County2
- Craig County2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- Gloucester County2
- Middlesex County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Louisa County2
- Buckingham County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Hanover County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Petersburg2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Page County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- James City County2
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Bath County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- Lancaster County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Suffolk1
- Nelson County1
- City of Hopewell1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Amherst County1
- Mathews County1
- York County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Westmoreland 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.