Alert archive / Virginia / Arlington County

Weather alerts in Arlington County, Virginia, 2012

224 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Arlington County and its neighbors

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Alerts: 224
Warnings: 36
Watches: 33
Advisories: 82
Busiest month: June47 alerts
Busiest day: June 1, 201212 alerts

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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 20, 1:00 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	24 hr
Jan 21, 4:20 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Jan 22, 1:26 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	LWX	22 hr
Jan 23, 8:06 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	4 hr
Jan 27, 7:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	26 min
Jan 27, 8:19 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	26 min
Feb 11, 12:38 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	17 hr
Feb 11, 2:39 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	81 min
Feb 16, 11:24 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	10 hr
Feb 23, 10:05 AM EST	Fire Weather Watch	LWX	18 hr
Feb 24, 3:53 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	20 hr
Feb 25, 12:08 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	3 hr
Feb 25, 2:52 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	15 hr
Mar 2, 8:34 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	20 hr
Mar 2, 11:53 AM EST	Flood Watch	LWX	18 hr
Mar 2, 10:41 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	79 min
Mar 2, 11:52 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	LWX	53 min
Mar 3, 2:41 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	3 hr
Mar 17, 5:11 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	3 hr
Mar 21, 5:51 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	4 hr
Mar 22, 3:55 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	7 hr
Mar 25, 2:52 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	LWX	26 hr
Mar 26, 4:10 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	LWX	29 hr
Mar 28, 4:47 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	9 hr
Apr 2, 2:44 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Statement	LWX	5 hr
Apr 5, 7:13 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	3 hr
Apr 6, 1:09 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	9 hr
Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	LWX	14 hr
Apr 7, 4:14 AM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	LWX	17 hr
Apr 7, 4:14 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	LWX	15 hr
Apr 7, 9:05 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	LWX	23 hr
Apr 8, 3:28 AM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	LWX	22 hr
Apr 8, 8:19 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	LWX	23 hr
Apr 9, 10:34 AM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	LWX	10 hr
Apr 9, 8:39 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	LWX	27 hr
Apr 21, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	48 min
May 4, 1:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 5, 6:37 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	16 hr
May 6, 10:50 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	13 hr
May 7, 10:14 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	39 hr
May 15, 2:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
May 21, 7:50 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	3 hr
May 21, 8:58 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	15 hr
May 23, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	34 min
May 27, 8:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	18 min
May 27, 9:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	39 min
May 28, 4:16 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	17 hr
May 29, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 29, 7:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	61 min
May 29, 8:11 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	76 min
Jun 1, 12:29 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jun 1, 1:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 1, 1:50 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 1, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	41 min
Jun 1, 2:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	46 min
Jun 1, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	52 min
Jun 1, 3:40 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	8 hr
Jun 1, 3:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
Jun 1, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	41 min
Jun 1, 5:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	6 hr
Jun 1, 6:06 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	2 hr
Jun 1, 6:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 1, 8:01 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 1, 10:56 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	9 hr
Jun 1, 11:28 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	5 hr
Jun 3, 6:01 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	2 hr
Jun 3, 1:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 4, 1:12 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	9 hr
Jun 5, 4:11 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	7 hr
Jun 5, 2:41 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	47 hr
Jun 5, 8:28 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	16 hr
Jun 6, 8:37 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	3 hr
Jun 12, 7:43 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	21 hr
Jun 14, 8:29 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	12 hr
Jun 15, 12:38 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	21 hr
Jun 16, 8:56 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	12 hr
Jun 17, 6:51 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	15 hr
Jun 18, 3:46 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	18 hr
Jun 19, 1:57 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	51 hr
Jun 22, 12:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 22, 2:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 22, 6:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Jun 22, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	45 min
Jun 27, 2:44 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	LWX	24 hr
Jun 28, 2:46 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	30 hr
Jun 29, 1:33 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	LWX	27 hr
Jun 29, 10:03 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LWX	11 hr
Jun 29, 6:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 29, 7:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
Jun 29, 10:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	65 min
Jun 29, 10:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	78 min
Jun 29, 10:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jun 30, 4:19 AM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LWX	12 hr
Jun 30, 4:19 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	14 hr
Jun 30, 4:27 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 30, 7:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 3, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	30 min
Jul 3, 9:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	36 min
Jul 4, 3:04 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	18 hr
Jul 4, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:45 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	16 hr
Jul 5, 9:20 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Watch	LWX	16 hr
Jul 6, 3:22 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	17 hr
Jul 6, 1:49 PM EDT	Excessive Heat Warning	LWX	32 hr
Jul 8, 3:45 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	15 hr
Jul 8, 12:47 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 8, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 8, 4:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	46 min
Jul 8, 4:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 8, 11:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	25 min
Jul 8, 11:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	31 min
Jul 9, 12:09 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 10, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	27 min
Jul 10, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	29 min
Jul 14, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	59 min
Jul 14, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	41 min
Jul 17, 1:40 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	31 hr
Jul 18, 12:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 18, 3:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 18, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	28 min
Jul 18, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	41 min
Jul 18, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	52 min
Jul 18, 5:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	20 min
Jul 19, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	47 min
Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	41 min
Jul 19, 10:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	3 hr
Jul 20, 4:26 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	17 hr
Jul 21, 2:39 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	10 hr
Jul 21, 10:12 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	16 hr
Jul 24, 11:48 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 25, 2:08 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	30 hr
Jul 26, 8:07 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	13 hr
Jul 26, 3:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 26, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 26, 9:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 27, 1:19 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	LWX	15 hr
Jul 28, 12:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 28, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 28, 4:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jul 30, 8:27 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	13 hr
Aug 1, 1:51 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	8 hr
Aug 1, 2:40 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	6 hr
Aug 1, 8:54 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	14 hr
Aug 3, 4:49 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	5 hr
Aug 5, 2:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Aug 5, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Aug 5, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	37 min
Aug 10, 7:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 14, 2:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Aug 19, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	32 min
Aug 20, 9:02 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	4 hr
Aug 25, 8:55 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	8 hr
Aug 26, 12:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Aug 26, 2:42 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	7 hr
Aug 26, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	61 min
Aug 26, 6:46 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	20 hr
Aug 27, 2:25 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	16 hr
Sep 2, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	27 min
Sep 4, 12:18 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	14 hr
Sep 5, 2:12 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Sep 8, 11:38 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
Sep 8, 12:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Sep 8, 2:12 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Sep 8, 3:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	87 min
Sep 8, 3:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	68 min
Sep 8, 3:44 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	LWX	15 min
Sep 8, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	55 min
Sep 18, 1:34 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	23 hr
Sep 18, 8:49 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Sep 18, 9:20 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	15 hr
Sep 18, 10:54 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Sep 18, 11:19 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Sep 18, 1:27 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Sep 18, 1:56 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	LWX	4 hr
Sep 18, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	57 min
Sep 18, 2:50 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	LWX	3 hr
Sep 18, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LWX	66 min
Sep 22, 6:43 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	7 hr
Sep 22, 3:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 26, 11:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	31 min
Sep 27, 3:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Sep 27, 6:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	29 min
Sep 27, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Sep 27, 8:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Sep 27, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	47 min
Oct 3, 2:41 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	7 hr
Oct 12, 2:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	LWX	19 hr
Oct 18, 2:04 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	11 hr
Oct 19, 12:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	41 min
Oct 19, 3:29 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	11 hr
Oct 19, 4:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Oct 19, 5:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	32 min
Oct 19, 5:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	57 min
Oct 19, 6:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	LWX	55 min
Oct 27, 4:39 AM EDT	Flood Watch	LWX	61 hr
Oct 27, 5:02 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LWX	24 hr
Oct 27, 5:02 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	48 hr
Oct 27, 5:02 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	LWX	12 hr
Oct 28, 4:34 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	LWX	48 hr
Oct 28, 5:01 PM EDT	Coastal Flood Warning	LWX	4 days
Oct 29, 12:54 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	LWX	26 hr
Oct 30, 4:13 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	LWX	6 hr
Nov 5, 2:18 PM EST	Freeze Warning	LWX	19 hr
Nov 15, 9:42 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	6 hr
Nov 16, 11:11 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	13 hr
Nov 20, 3:32 PM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	12 hr
Nov 23, 5:20 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	3 hr
Nov 23, 7:57 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	11 hr
Dec 1, 9:57 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	12 hr
Dec 9, 7:10 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	14 hr
Dec 16, 8:42 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	13 hr
Dec 17, 11:19 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	16 hr
Dec 17, 2:16 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	LWX	13 hr
Dec 18, 3:32 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	10 hr
Dec 20, 10:23 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	37 hr
Dec 20, 2:11 PM EST	High Wind Watch	LWX	23 hr
Dec 20, 2:11 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	50 hr
Dec 22, 2:42 AM EST	High Wind Warning	LWX	14 hr
Dec 25, 2:29 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	LWX	35 hr
Dec 26, 8:16 AM EST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LWX	26 hr
Dec 26, 1:40 PM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	27 hr
Dec 30, 9:31 AM EST	Wind Advisory	LWX	5 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	15
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	11
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	39
Special Weather Statement	33
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	4
Flash Flood Watch	4
Flood Watch	2
Winter
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Heat
Excessive Heat Warning	3
Excessive Heat Watch	3
Heat Advisory	11
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	1
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	8
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	10
Coast and beach
Coastal Flood Warning	3
Coastal Flood Watch	2
Coastal Flood Advisory	49
Coastal Flood Statement	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.