Alert archive / Virginia / Bedford County

Weather alerts in Bedford County, Virginia, 2014

160 weather alerts in 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Bedford County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2014. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 160
Warnings: 36
Watches: 19
Advisories: 31
Busiest month: June38 alerts
Busiest day: July 3, 20148 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Bedford County, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	24	18	25%	17	59%	12 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2014

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings	5	0	100%	0
NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings	187	129	31%	370	74%	20 min
NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings	23	10	57%	26	69%	57 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 2, 3:40 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	32 hr
Jan 3, 6:25 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	6 hr
Jan 4, 2:54 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	21 hr
Jan 5, 4:04 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	66 hr
Jan 9, 3:30 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Jan 11, 11:00 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jan 20, 4:13 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	10 hr
Jan 20, 2:21 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	32 hr
Jan 20, 2:21 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	32 hr
Jan 22, 3:56 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	44 hr
Jan 24, 3:35 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	16 hr
Jan 25, 9:35 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	85 min
Jan 27, 3:49 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	30 hr
Jan 28, 3:23 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	25 hr
Feb 4, 4:40 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	29 hr
Feb 5, 10:12 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	48 min
Feb 10, 2:00 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	24 hr
Feb 11, 6:28 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	59 hr
Feb 12, 1:42 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 12, 6:41 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 13, 1:43 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 13, 2:20 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	85 min
Feb 13, 3:10 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	19 hr
Feb 15, 3:24 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	15 hr
Feb 17, 3:34 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	13 hr
Feb 21, 8:55 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Feb 27, 4:59 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	13 hr
Mar 2, 5:09 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	37 hr
Mar 2, 5:09 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	38 hr
Mar 3, 6:05 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Mar 6, 4:20 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	32 hr
Mar 11, 10:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	23 min
Mar 11, 3:30 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	RNK	12 hr
Mar 12, 3:40 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	RNK	31 hr
Mar 12, 3:52 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	RNK	12 hr
Mar 12, 9:47 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	13 hr
Mar 13, 3:51 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	14 hr
Mar 13, 3:53 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	RNK	12 hr
Mar 15, 4:03 PM EDT	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	12 hr
Mar 15, 4:03 PM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	45 hr
Mar 17, 3:27 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	21 hr
Mar 18, 3:33 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	19 hr
Mar 25, 5:22 AM EDT	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	10 hr
Mar 28, 4:00 PM EDT	High Wind Watch	RNK	23 hr
Mar 29, 4:02 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	42 hr
Apr 14, 3:53 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	13 hr
Apr 15, 2:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Apr 15, 4:26 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	29 hr
Apr 15, 6:01 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Apr 15, 3:24 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	13 hr
Apr 16, 4:01 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	29 hr
Apr 17, 4:07 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	28 hr
Apr 22, 3:16 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	RNK	13 hr
Apr 23, 4:00 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	16 hr
Apr 25, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Apr 28, 3:16 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	56 hr
Apr 29, 5:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	63 min
Apr 29, 7:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	45 min
May 10, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	67 min
May 10, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
May 12, 7:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
May 14, 4:03 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	48 hr
May 15, 8:29 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 15, 11:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
May 15, 11:57 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
May 27, 5:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
May 27, 5:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 27, 6:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	26 min
May 27, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
May 28, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	42 min
May 29, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jun 4, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	43 min
Jun 4, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
Jun 4, 7:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jun 4, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
Jun 4, 8:00 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 4, 8:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	22 min
Jun 4, 8:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	36 min
Jun 4, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Jun 4, 9:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jun 10, 2:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Jun 11, 12:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
Jun 11, 1:05 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
Jun 11, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
Jun 11, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 11, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	59 min
Jun 11, 6:56 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jun 11, 8:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	55 min
Jun 12, 8:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jun 12, 9:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	59 min
Jun 12, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
Jun 16, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
Jun 16, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jun 17, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
Jun 18, 7:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	29 min
Jun 18, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
Jun 18, 8:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	57 min
Jun 19, 12:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 19, 12:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
Jun 19, 2:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 19, 6:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jun 20, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
Jun 20, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	38 min
Jun 20, 3:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
Jun 20, 6:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	57 min
Jun 20, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	45 min
Jun 25, 1:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	54 min
Jun 25, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Jun 26, 7:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Jul 2, 12:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 2, 12:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 2, 6:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 3, 12:59 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	31 min
Jul 3, 4:38 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	17 hr
Jul 3, 12:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	67 min
Jul 3, 12:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 3, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	47 min
Jul 3, 2:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	40 min
Jul 3, 2:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jul 3, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jul 3, 8:13 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	32 min
Jul 9, 1:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
Jul 9, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
Jul 9, 2:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	59 min
Jul 11, 12:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	62 min
Jul 13, 3:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
Jul 14, 12:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jul 14, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 23, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
Jul 23, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 23, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jul 23, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 23, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Jul 24, 1:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
Jul 24, 1:43 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	27 min
Jul 24, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	57 min
Jul 24, 2:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	40 min
Aug 19, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	42 min
Aug 21, 5:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	52 min
Aug 21, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Aug 22, 4:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Aug 23, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	53 min
Aug 23, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Sep 2, 10:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Sep 2, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	60 min
Sep 6, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	73 min
Sep 11, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	49 min
Sep 29, 11:29 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	11 hr
Oct 7, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Oct 8, 12:31 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	43 min
Oct 8, 1:23 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	21 min
Oct 14, 3:59 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	24 hr
Oct 15, 2:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	51 min
Oct 19, 3:23 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	30 hr
Nov 1, 7:56 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	8 hr
Nov 2, 2:41 AM EST	Freeze Warning	RNK	30 hr
Nov 6, 5:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Dec 1, 3:15 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	28 hr
Dec 8, 4:07 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	16 hr
Dec 21, 3:31 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	20 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	24
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	4
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	16
Special Weather Statement	58
Flooding
Flash Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	4
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	5
Winter Storm Watch	3
Freezing Rain Advisory	4
Winter Weather Advisory	10
Cold
Freeze Warning	4
Freeze Watch	2
Frost Advisory	2
Wind Chill Advisory	5
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	5
Fire
Red Flag Warning	2
Fire Weather Watch	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2013 2015

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.