Alert archive / Virginia / Charlotte County
Weather alerts in Charlotte County, Virginia, 2013
139 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Charlotte County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 139
- Warnings
- 29
- Watches
- 15
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- June33 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 10, 20138 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Charlotte County, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 8 | 43% | 16 | 88% | 34 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 109 min |
Each office's whole area, 2013
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 198 | 126 | 36% | 389 | 78% | 24 min |
| NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings | 69 | 38 | 45% | 121 | 73% | 101 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 11, 2:37 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 19 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:01 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 10:55 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | 6 days |
| Jan 16, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 33 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 41 hr |
| Jan 27, 5:00 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 29 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:07 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 69 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:54 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jan 30, 3:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 30, 7:09 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Jan 30, 8:21 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:42 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jan 31, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RNK | 41 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 46 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 53 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 23 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 53 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 15 min |
| Mar 16, 3:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Mar 16, 5:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Mar 16, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Mar 23, 8:54 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 65 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:58 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Apr 12, 5:05 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Apr 12, 5:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Apr 12, 6:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 28 min |
| Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 2:31 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Apr 19, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| May 6, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 63 min |
| May 6, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 89 min |
| May 6, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| May 7, 1:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 7, 9:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | 13 hr |
| May 7, 9:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | 53 hr |
| May 8, 10:19 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 5 hr |
| May 9, 12:02 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| May 11, 1:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 11, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 10 min |
| May 11, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 19 min |
| May 11, 7:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| May 13, 4:00 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| May 17, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 63 min |
| May 18, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 60 min |
| May 20, 3:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 24 min |
| May 23, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 6, 1:13 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RNK | 30 hr |
| Jun 6, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jun 7, 10:46 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | 17 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 22 hr |
| Jun 9, 11:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 63 min |
| Jun 10, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:02 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 10, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 11:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 13, 12:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 13, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 13, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 81 min |
| Jun 13, 3:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 73 min |
| Jun 13, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 1:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 27, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 64 min |
| Jun 27, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 24 min |
| Jun 28, 1:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 28, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 4:42 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 28, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jun 30, 11:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 35 min |
| Jun 30, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 4:19 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 5 days |
| Jul 3, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 82 min |
| Jul 3, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 4:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 18 min |
| Jul 10, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 23 min |
| Jul 11, 4:48 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 44 hr |
| Jul 11, 11:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 37 min |
| Jul 11, 11:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:55 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:04 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:11 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | RNK | 27 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:36 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 6:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | RNK | 6 hr |
| Jul 17, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 18, 9:58 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 24, 3:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 14 min |
| Jul 24, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 1:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Jul 28, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 56 min |
| Aug 9, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Aug 10, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 10, 3:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 61 min |
| Aug 10, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 53 min |
| Aug 11, 3:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Aug 20, 2:18 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 8 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 1:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 23, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Aug 23, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 44 min |
| Sep 1, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Sep 1, 8:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 67 min |
| Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 8:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Oct 7, 9:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 42 min |
| Oct 23, 2:42 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Oct 25, 3:52 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 29 hr |
| Nov 17, 3:06 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 6 hr |
| Nov 25, 5:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 34 hr |
| Dec 6, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 25 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 51 hr |
| Dec 8, 7:32 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 13 hr |
| Dec 22, 3:23 AM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 33 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:00 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Dec 23, 5:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 73 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 | 14 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 4 |
| Tornado Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 34 |
| Special Weather Statement | 40 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 7 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 3 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
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.