Alert archive / Virginia / Botetourt County
Weather alerts in Botetourt County, Virginia, 2026
126 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Botetourt County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 32
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest month
- July27 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 27, 20267 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Botetourt County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 20 | 20% | 10 | 100% | 30 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 16 | 1 | 94% | 2 | 50% | 28 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 237 | 203 | 14% | 889 | 77% | 25 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 38 | 19 | 50% | 82 | 87% | 151 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 10, 1:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 33 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 45 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 69 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:04 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:27 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 9 hr |
| Jan 26, 12:22 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | 36 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 59 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:49 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RNK | 35 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:30 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | 47 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | 54 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 41 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Mar 4, 6:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 39 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:54 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 80 min |
| Mar 23, 5:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 41 min |
| Apr 1, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 33 min |
| Apr 1, 2:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Apr 1, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 25 min |
| Apr 1, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 1:24 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:02 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 20 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 33 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| May 2, 12:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 21 hr |
| May 13, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 28 min |
| May 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 36 min |
| May 27, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 27, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 27, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 27, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 38 min |
| May 27, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
| May 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 27, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 12:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 12, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Jun 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 14, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 18, 6:43 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 18, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 83 min |
| Jun 22, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 50 min |
| Jun 27, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 31 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:26 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 42 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 40 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 48 min |
| Jul 4, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 106 min |
| Jul 4, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Jul 6, 8:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 23 min |
| Jul 6, 8:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 9:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jul 21, 1:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 42 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 21, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Aug 1, 11:54 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 26 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 3, 6:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 9, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 3:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 76 min |
| Aug 10, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 73 min |
| Aug 11, 1:34 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 54 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 2:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 14, 4:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 4:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 41 min |
| Aug 16, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 11:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Aug 22, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Aug 27, 11:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Aug 27, 11:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 12:17 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Sep 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 68 min |
| Sep 5, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 59 min |
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 | 25 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 12 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 25 |
| Special Weather Statement | 27 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 7 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 4 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense 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.