Alert archive / Virginia / Brunswick County
Weather alerts in Brunswick County, Virginia, 2020
109 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Brunswick County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 109
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 26
- Busiest month
- August23 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 13, 20205 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 Brunswick County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.
Brunswick County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 7 | 5 | 29% | 1 | 100% | 44 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 60 | 19 | 68% | 39 | 72% | 17 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 170 | 120 | 29% | 237 | 91% | 19 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 87 | 57 | 34% | 118 | 92% | 79 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 4, 4:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 29 min |
| Jan 11, 10:59 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Jan 11, 11:25 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 12, 12:43 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 36 min |
| Jan 12, 12:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 26 min |
| Jan 13, 6:20 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Feb 5, 3:45 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:41 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:05 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 66 hr |
| Feb 7, 7:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Feb 8, 3:58 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 7:53 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 58 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:08 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 29, 6:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Mar 29, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 1:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| Apr 7, 2:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 36 min |
| Apr 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 26 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 13, 5:01 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 13, 6:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 13, 8:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Apr 13, 8:09 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Apr 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 39 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 58 min |
| May 8, 3:33 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | 24 hr |
| May 9, 3:26 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 29 hr |
| May 30, 2:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 17, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 9:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 46 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 56 min |
| Jun 22, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 1:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 17, 1:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 70 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 52 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 50 min |
| Jul 31, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:44 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:51 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Aug 3, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Aug 3, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 12:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Aug 8, 6:11 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Aug 15, 3:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 61 min |
| Aug 19, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 116 min |
| Aug 22, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 52 min |
| Aug 22, 5:05 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Aug 31, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Aug 31, 6:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Aug 31, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Sep 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:51 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 50 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:10 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Sep 17, 9:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 17, 11:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 1:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 18, 6:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 29, 8:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| Sep 29, 10:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Oct 11, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 37 min |
| Oct 21, 12:37 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Oct 27, 1:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Oct 27, 9:55 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:27 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Oct 29, 10:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Oct 30, 12:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 59 min |
| Nov 2, 1:43 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 59 hr |
| Nov 12, 6:20 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Nov 26, 8:42 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Nov 30, 12:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Dec 5, 11:36 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 42 hr |
| Dec 17, 9:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:41 PM EST | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 69 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 10:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 26 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 | 7 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 7 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 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.