Alert archive / Virginia / Amherst County
Weather alerts in Amherst County, Virginia, 2008
124 weather alerts in 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Amherst County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 124
- Warnings
- 48
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 25
- Busiest month
- June33 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 22, 20086 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Amherst County, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 34 | 13 | 62% | 3 | 100% | 5 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2008
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 23 | 2 | 91% | 6 | 33% | 22 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 449 | 253 | 44% | 528 | 78% | 23 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 61 | 23 | 62% | 93 | 87% | 235 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 41 hr |
| Jan 17, 7:51 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:53 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 30 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 14 hr |
| Jan 31, 5:03 AM EST | Ice Storm Warning | RNK | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 7:36 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 7 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:49 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Feb 9, 3:18 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | 10 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:29 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 46 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 42 hr |
| Feb 9, 1:33 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 31 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:15 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:58 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:13 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 15 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:35 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 14 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:31 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 45 min |
| Mar 4, 8:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| Mar 4, 9:07 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 23 min |
| Mar 4, 9:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 2:03 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 34 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:35 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 11 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:44 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:20 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 13 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 18 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:31 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 28 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:50 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 16 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Apr 20, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 80 min |
| Apr 26, 3:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
| Apr 29, 4:12 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 29 hr |
| May 8, 6:12 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 8, 6:48 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 8, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| May 8, 9:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| May 8, 9:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 23 min |
| May 9, 12:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 4 hr |
| May 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 25 hr |
| May 11, 2:07 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 11, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 71 min |
| May 11, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 80 min |
| May 31, 12:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 6:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 4, 12:18 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 4, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 4, 7:34 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 6, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 4:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 10, 8:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 14, 12:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 14, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 12:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 16, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 67 min |
| Jun 16, 6:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 16, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 12:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 1:57 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 12:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 22, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jun 22, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 57 min |
| Jun 22, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Jun 27, 11:37 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 12:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Jun 27, 12:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 78 min |
| Jun 29, 4:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 29, 9:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 87 min |
| Jul 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Jul 8, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 38 min |
| Jul 8, 1:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 57 min |
| Jul 8, 12:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 8, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Jul 9, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 23, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 23, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 1:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 15, 12:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Aug 15, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Aug 26, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 37 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 22 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:22 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:59 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 24 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:40 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:46 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 53 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 32 hr |
| Nov 13, 9:15 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Nov 15, 11:20 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 44 min |
| Dec 11, 9:54 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 11 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:18 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:55 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:37 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 11 hr |
| Dec 29, 8:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 9 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 31 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 31 hr |
| Dec 31, 11:19 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 10 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 | 34 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Ice Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 6 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.