Alert archive / Virginia / Botetourt County

Weather alerts in Botetourt County, Virginia, 2012

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

Botetourt County and its neighbors

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Alerts: 166
Warnings: 38
Watches: 23
Advisories: 30
Busiest month: July37 alerts
Busiest day: February 24, 20126 alerts

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By month

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 9, 10:34 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	10 hr
Jan 12, 4:14 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	34 hr
Jan 17, 4:28 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	62 min
Jan 17, 5:24 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	51 min
Jan 20, 2:35 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	21 hr
Jan 22, 2:55 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Jan 27, 2:34 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jan 27, 2:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	110 min
Jan 27, 4:40 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	110 min
Feb 10, 3:02 PM EST	High Wind Watch	RNK	13 hr
Feb 11, 4:15 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	27 hr
Feb 17, 3:11 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	25 hr
Feb 18, 4:36 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	34 hr
Feb 19, 12:47 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 22, 7:55 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	50 min
Feb 23, 2:26 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	34 hr
Feb 24, 9:05 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	25 min
Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Feb 24, 12:06 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
Feb 24, 12:33 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	42 min
Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	63 min
Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Feb 25, 12:00 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Feb 29, 9:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	64 min
Feb 29, 3:23 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Feb 29, 3:43 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr
Feb 29, 5:47 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	6 hr
Mar 2, 1:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	55 min
Mar 4, 2:22 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	22 hr
Mar 19, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	65 min
Mar 19, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	43 min
Mar 20, 3:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Mar 20, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Mar 20, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	49 min
Mar 21, 5:52 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	4 hr
Mar 21, 1:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Mar 24, 12:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Mar 24, 4:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Mar 24, 6:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Mar 26, 4:42 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	28 hr
Mar 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Apr 4, 1:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 5, 3:21 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	12 hr
Apr 6, 3:37 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	30 hr
Apr 7, 2:53 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Apr 8, 7:09 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	25 hr
Apr 9, 10:51 AM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	RNK	16 hr
Apr 9, 3:35 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	11 hr
Apr 9, 8:51 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	23 hr
Apr 10, 3:03 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	30 hr
Apr 10, 3:52 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	23 hr
Apr 11, 3:59 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	16 hr
Apr 11, 3:13 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	18 hr
Apr 11, 3:25 PM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	24 hr
Apr 12, 8:49 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	12 hr
Apr 22, 3:49 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	28 hr
Apr 23, 5:29 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	26 hr
Apr 26, 4:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Apr 28, 3:49 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	12 hr
Apr 30, 9:59 PM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	9 hr
May 1, 12:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 3, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
May 3, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
May 3, 6:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	28 min
May 5, 3:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	116 min
May 14, 9:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	6 hr
May 15, 3:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	6 hr
May 15, 5:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	17 hr
May 15, 2:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
May 16, 3:17 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	7 hr
May 21, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	58 min
May 21, 7:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
May 22, 3:27 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	18 hr
May 31, 8:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
Jun 1, 1:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
Jun 1, 1:28 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 1, 3:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jun 1, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	37 min
Jun 22, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	48 min
Jun 29, 3:46 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	16 hr
Jun 29, 3:33 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	28 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, 8:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
Jun 29, 8:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	63 min
Jun 30, 4:27 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jun 30, 7:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 1, 8:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 1, 9:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 1, 10:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
Jul 2, 12:39 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	96 min
Jul 3, 4:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	58 min
Jul 3, 5:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 3, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jul 4, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	63 min
Jul 5, 2:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 5, 3:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
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, 4:21 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 8, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	48 min
Jul 8, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	38 min
Jul 8, 7:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Jul 9, 1:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 9, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jul 9, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	65 min
Jul 14, 11:52 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	RNK	9 hr
Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
Jul 14, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	50 min
Jul 16, 3:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	53 min
Jul 18, 2:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	75 min
Jul 18, 3:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	57 min
Jul 18, 3:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 18, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	26 min
Jul 18, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	54 min
Jul 23, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 27, 1:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
Jul 27, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 27, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jul 27, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	78 min
Jul 27, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	53 min
Jul 27, 4:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
Aug 1, 4:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Aug 1, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	48 min
Aug 1, 6:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
Aug 1, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Aug 4, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	63 min
Aug 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	64 min
Aug 5, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	65 min
Aug 5, 9:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	107 min
Aug 9, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	14 min
Aug 9, 11:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	29 min
Aug 10, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	43 min
Aug 10, 7:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Aug 23, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	63 min
Sep 1, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	58 min
Sep 2, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Sep 2, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
Sep 5, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	53 min
Sep 5, 7:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Sep 5, 7:19 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	96 min
Sep 8, 12:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Sep 8, 1:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Sep 8, 2:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	61 min
Sep 18, 7:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	51 min
Sep 18, 10:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	56 min
Oct 12, 3:09 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Oct 16, 3:42 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	17 hr
Oct 20, 3:13 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	18 hr
Oct 21, 4:00 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	17 hr
Oct 28, 3:35 AM EDT	High Wind Warning	RNK	56 hr
Nov 2, 4:06 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	17 hr
Nov 4, 3:46 AM EST	Freeze Watch	RNK	12 hr
Nov 4, 3:54 PM EST	Freeze Warning	RNK	16 hr
Dec 9, 10:28 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	10 hr
Dec 19, 3:08 PM EST	High Wind Watch	RNK	14 hr
Dec 20, 5:17 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	58 hr
Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	RNK	32 hr
Dec 26, 3:18 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	16 hr
Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	21 hr
Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	21 hr
Dec 28, 4:16 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	56 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	22
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	8
Tornado Watch	2
Mesoscale Discussion	33
Special Weather Statement	42
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Freezing Rain Advisory	2
Winter Weather Advisory	4
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	5
Freeze Watch	5
Frost Advisory	8
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	3
High Wind Watch	2
Wind Advisory	6
Fire
Red Flag Warning	3
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	5

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2011 2013

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.