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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 8:43 PM EDTGale WarningLWX4 hr
Apr 30, 8:43 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX4 days
Apr 30, 9:32 PM EDTWind AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax46 hr
Apr 30, 9:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ114 min
May 1, 4:00 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXHighland30 hr
May 2, 4:08 AM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLWXHighland30 hr
May 2, 4:14 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX57 hr
May 3, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ62 min
May 3, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ59 min
May 3, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX2 hr
May 3, 5:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX2 hr
May 3, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX14 min
May 3, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ66 min
May 3, 7:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX93 min
May 3, 8:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ63 min
May 3, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ46 min
May 4, 3:59 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryLWXHighland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro29 hr
May 4, 4:40 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRNKAlleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more28 hr
May 4, 1:33 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX3 hr
May 7, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXWise, City of Norton31 min
May 7, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNorthumberland, Richmond44 min
May 7, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX46 min
May 7, 6:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLancaster17 min
May 7, 8:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie37 min
May 7, 8:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSouthampton, Sussex, City of Franklin59 min
May 8, 1:48 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX14 hr
May 8, 2:27 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX31 hr
May 8, 3:14 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ33 hr
May 8, 7:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCaroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond55 min
May 8, 8:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQKing and Queen, King William, New Kent54 min
May 8, 9:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Middlesex54 min
May 9, 4:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan43 min
May 9, 5:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth, Tazewell43 min
May 9, 5:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRussell39 min
May 9, 5:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDickenson39 min
May 9, 6:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKGrayson, Smyth, City of Galax24 min
May 9, 8:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBland, Tazewell26 min
May 9, 1:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Charlotte, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more114 min
May 9, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAmelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg and 9 more7 hr
May 9, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCharlotte36 min
May 9, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg32 min
May 9, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCharlotte33 min
May 9, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg25 min
May 9, 4:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 6 more83 min
May 9, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax33 min
May 9, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg46 min
May 9, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGreensville48 min
May 9, 5:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Mecklenburg29 min
May 11, 9:14 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX22 hr
May 12, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLouisa41 min
May 12, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRussell, Washington, City of Bristol56 min
May 12, 5:23 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningLWXNelson2 hr
May 12, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland32 min
May 12, 6:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKBuckingham36 min
May 12, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell28 min
May 12, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan33 min
May 12, 7:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan, Dickenson32 min
May 12, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan, Dickenson32 min
May 13, 2:05 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ41 hr
May 13, 12:15 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX24 hr
May 13, 2:13 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAmelia, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline and 30 more4 hr
May 13, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQFluvanna, Goochland45 min
May 13, 3:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin32 min
May 13, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCumberland, Powhatan43 min
May 13, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Powhatan43 min
May 13, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPittsylvania33 min
May 13, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Richmond37 min
May 13, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQChesterfield48 min
May 13, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQNottoway47 min
May 13, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox26 min
May 13, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie41 min
May 13, 5:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie, Nottoway45 min
May 13, 5:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAmelia, Cumberland, Nottoway, Prince Edward2 hr
May 13, 5:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQAmelia, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Prince Edward3 hr
May 13, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSussex44 min
May 13, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia43 min
May 13, 6:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg38 min
May 13, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick44 min
May 13, 7:50 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQBrunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway3 hr
May 13, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg50 min
May 13, 8:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg44 min
May 13, 8:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQLunenburg, Mecklenburg44 min
May 13, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick23 min
May 14, 1:29 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryLWXClarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 2 more8 hr
May 14, 1:16 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX49 hr
May 14, 1:16 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX17 hr
May 15, 2:33 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ37 hr
May 16, 6:47 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX47 hr
May 16, 12:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more8 hr
May 16, 2:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXDickenson24 min
May 16, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWythe29 min
May 16, 2:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX6 hr
May 16, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell45 min
May 16, 2:34 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 15 more116 min
May 16, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFloyd, Wythe46 min
May 16, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRLXBuchanan25 min
May 16, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXRussell20 min
May 16, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKTazewell29 min
May 16, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXWise, City of Norton25 min
May 16, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBland, Tazewell, Wythe48 min
May 16, 3:49 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKBland, Tazewell13 min
May 16, 3:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBuchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington and 3 more94 min
May 16, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCAppomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Campbell and 29 more8 hr
May 16, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry26 min
May 16, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, Pittsylvania52 min
May 16, 4:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementJKLBuchanan27 min
May 16, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKWythe48 min
May 16, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCharlotte44 min
May 16, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville58 min
May 16, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementMRXLee, Wise, City of Norton49 min
May 16, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXDickenson27 min
May 16, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPulaski27 min
May 16, 5:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXWise24 min
May 16, 5:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXLee, Scott, Wise36 min
May 16, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQLunenburg49 min
May 16, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Montgomery, Pulaski48 min
May 16, 5:17 PM EDTTornado WarningMRXLee, Scott, Wise26 min
May 16, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRLXBuchanan58 min
May 16, 5:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatRLXBuchanan, Dickenson38 min
May 16, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Washington41 min
May 16, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKTazewell53 min
May 16, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQBrunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg50 min
May 16, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville28 min
May 16, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol33 min
May 16, 5:44 PM EDTTornado WarningRLXBuchanan31 min
May 16, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatRLXBuchanan38 min
May 16, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMRXRussell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol57 min
May 16, 6:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatAKQBrunswick, Mecklenburg41 min
May 16, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKSmyth35 min
May 16, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCity of Martinsville27 min
May 16, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKBland, Pulaski, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe53 min
May 16, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKFranklin, Henry, City of Martinsville48 min
May 16, 6:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKPatrick53 min
May 16, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCharlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania64 min
May 16, 7:05 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax, Henry and 7 more115 min
May 16, 7:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick and 2 more35 min
May 16, 7:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville65 min
May 16, 7:31 PM EDTTornado WarningRNKAlleghany16 min
May 16, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRNKCarroll, Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville65 min
May 16, 8:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatRNKCampbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville60 min
May 16, 8:31 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQChesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond5 hr
May 16, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Richmond41 min
May 16, 8:35 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBrunswick, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 2 more85 min
May 16, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg39 min
May 16, 8:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHenry, City of Martinsville28 min
May 16, 8:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAmherst36 min
May 16, 9:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, Henrico45 min
May 16, 9:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQMecklenburg51 min
May 16, 9:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg3 hr
May 16, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Richmond46 min
May 16, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax16 min
May 16, 9:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, City of Richmond43 min
May 16, 9:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCumberland, Goochland, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond3 hr
May 16, 9:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAccomack44 min
May 16, 9:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQCharles City, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George3 hr
May 16, 9:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQBrunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia62 min
May 16, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCharles City, James City, New Kent49 min
May 16, 10:41 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQAccomack3 hr
May 16, 11:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Mathews, Middlesex and 3 more3 hr
May 16, 11:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ58 min
May 17, 3:42 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQMecklenburg4 hr
May 17, 4:14 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ4 days
May 17, 12:45 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryLWXClarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 3 more17 hr
May 17, 2:54 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ4 days
May 18, 3:18 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX42 hr
May 19, 4:23 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach28 hr
May 20, 4:09 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX39 hr
May 20, 6:12 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ7 hr
May 20, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX87 min
May 20, 9:35 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 22, 3:03 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ7 days
May 22, 3:33 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX38 hr
May 22, 4:14 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach6 days
May 23, 11:57 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX9 hr
May 24, 5:05 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX32 hr
May 24, 9:17 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 25, 1:48 AM EDTCoastal Flood StatementAKQNorthumberland, Westmoreland7 hr
May 25, 1:06 PM EDTGale WatchAKQ15 hr
May 26, 4:01 AM EDTGale WarningAKQ33 hr
May 26, 4:01 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX66 hr
May 26, 4:10 PM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryAKQCity of Virginia Beach39 hr
May 28, 6:32 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ17 hr
May 28, 9:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKGrayson, Wythe4 hr
May 28, 10:08 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX7 hr
May 28, 11:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Grayson, Patrick, Wythe, City of Galax9 hr
May 29, 12:16 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKFloyd, Franklin, Roanoke4 hr
May 29, 2:30 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKMontgomery, Roanoke4 hr
May 29, 3:53 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKCarroll, Floyd, Franklin, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 1 more7 hr
May 29, 4:01 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAKQ3 days
May 29, 4:38 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLWX45 hr
May 29, 6:57 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKBland, Giles, Pulaski, Tazewell, Wythe5 hr
May 29, 8:02 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKFloyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Roanoke91 min
May 29, 8:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKBland, Tazewell6 hr
May 29, 8:58 AM EDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatRNKTazewell6 hr
May 29, 9:33 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningRNKFloyd, Franklin, Roanoke4 hr
May 29, 11:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKFloyd, Montgomery6 hr
May 29, 11:06 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRLXBuchanan10 hr
May 29, 11:40 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKGiles6 hr
May 29, 11:53 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKBland, Giles8 hr
May 29, 12:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKMontgomery, Roanoke6 hr
May 29, 1:25 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKFloyd, Franklin, Roanoke3 hr
May 29, 2:43 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKBland, Tazewell14 hr
May 29, 3:56 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKGiles8 hr
May 29, 3:59 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementAKQAccomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach52 hr
May 29, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQSussex42 min
May 29, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCity of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg43 min
May 29, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKFranklin33 min
May 29, 6:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCharlotte28 min
May 29, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKHalifax47 min
May 29, 7:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKAppomattox52 min
May 29, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningLWX44 min
May 29, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKPittsylvania48 min
May 29, 7:46 PM EDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryAKQ8 hr
May 29, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementRNKCampbell26 min
May 29, 8:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryRNKHalifax, Pittsylvania2 hr
May 29, 9:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQCharles City, Chesterfield, Henrico3 hr
May 29, 9:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQIsle of Wight27 min
May 30, 12:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningRNKGiles6 hr

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