Alert archive / Virginia / Botetourt County
Weather alerts in Botetourt County, Virginia, 2022
136 weather alerts in 2022, 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
- 136
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- June29 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 17, 202210 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 1 tornado warnings covering Botetourt County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them.
Botetourt County, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 29 | 26 | 10% | 29 | 72% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 36 | 5 | 86% | 9 | 44% | 14 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 272 | 224 | 18% | 947 | 73% | 23 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 25 | 9 | 64% | 21 | 81% | 74 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, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 32 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Jan 3, 4:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 57 min |
| Jan 3, 5:13 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 5, 12:54 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 39 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 24 hr |
| Jan 14, 8:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 3 days |
| Jan 16, 11:59 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:32 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 10:28 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | RNK | 11 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:51 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 26 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:50 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 15 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:31 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Mar 11, 1:54 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 35 hr |
| Apr 1, 5:43 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:21 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 30 hr |
| May 1, 6:00 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 4 hr |
| May 3, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| May 3, 10:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| May 6, 2:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| May 6, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| May 6, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 41 min |
| May 6, 8:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| May 8, 1:58 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| May 15, 2:35 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 6 hr |
| May 16, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| May 21, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| May 21, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 22 min |
| May 21, 8:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| May 21, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| May 22, 12:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| May 23, 7:17 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 13 hr |
| May 26, 9:03 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 23 hr |
| May 26, 11:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| May 27, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| May 27, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 2, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 48 min |
| Jun 8, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jun 8, 3:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 11:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 11:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Jun 14, 7:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 28 min |
| Jun 14, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 4 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Jun 14, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 38 min |
| Jun 14, 2:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 33 min |
| Jun 16, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Jun 16, 11:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Jun 16, 11:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 12:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 67 min |
| Jun 17, 1:00 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jun 17, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 17, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 12:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 22, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 10:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 45 min |
| Jul 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jul 5, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| Jul 6, 4:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Jul 12, 7:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Jul 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 77 min |
| Jul 17, 1:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Jul 17, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 46 min |
| Jul 17, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 17, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Jul 17, 4:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 14 min |
| Jul 21, 5:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 41 min |
| Jul 23, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 29 min |
| Jul 23, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 26, 10:29 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 14 hr |
| Jul 26, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 27, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 1:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 6:08 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 9, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 3:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 21 hr |
| Aug 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Aug 10, 7:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 39 min |
| Aug 10, 8:10 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 4:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 15 hr |
| Aug 15, 5:52 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 25, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Aug 25, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 7:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 114 min |
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 27 min |
| Aug 30, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Aug 30, 1:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 5, 4:14 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 16 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:05 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 7 hr |
| Sep 12, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 12:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 31 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 35 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:57 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 15 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 30 hr |
| Oct 9, 1:47 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 19 hr |
| Nov 1, 4:10 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 6 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 57 min |
| Nov 11, 12:24 PM EST | Tornado Warning | RNK | 21 min |
| Nov 11, 2:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Nov 14, 2:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 27 hr |
| Nov 19, 1:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Nov 30, 2:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 34 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 32 hr |
| Dec 21, 1:38 PM EST | Wind Chill Watch | RNK | 21 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 39 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | RNK | 3 days |
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 | 29 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 32 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 8 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 2 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 10 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.