Alert archive / Virginia / Cumberland County

Weather alerts in Cumberland County, Virginia, 2018

146 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Cumberland County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 146
Warnings: 31
Watches: 20
Advisories: 20
Busiest month: May23 alerts
Busiest day: September 17, 20188 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 Cumberland County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them.

Cumberland County, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	1	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	10	10	0%	4	75%	26 min
Flash flood warnings	2	2	0%	1	100%	180 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings	47	15	68%	28	86%	17 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings	122	85	30%	212	77%	22 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings	37	25	32%	65	88%	97 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, 2:30 PM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	AKQ	20 hr
Jan 5, 4:20 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	AKQ	33 hr
Jan 16, 3:26 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	49 hr
Feb 3, 3:25 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	22 hr
Feb 10, 9:05 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	55 min
Feb 10, 9:58 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	62 min
Feb 11, 11:21 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	35 hr
Mar 1, 11:28 AM EST	Wind Advisory	AKQ	40 hr
Mar 11, 3:54 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	33 hr
Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	32 hr
Apr 11, 3:46 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	AKQ	28 hr
Apr 12, 2:00 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	AKQ	18 hr
Apr 15, 6:14 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 15, 6:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
Apr 15, 7:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	42 min
Apr 15, 8:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	36 min
Apr 15, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	30 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Apr 15, 8:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	61 min
Apr 15, 10:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	39 min
Apr 15, 11:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Apr 17, 5:06 PM EDT	Fire Weather Watch	AKQ	22 hr
Apr 19, 3:32 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	AKQ	12 hr
Apr 19, 3:41 PM EDT	Freeze Warning	AKQ	16 hr
Apr 24, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
May 10, 12:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 10, 1:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 10, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	49 min
May 10, 3:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	41 min
May 10, 4:53 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	67 min
May 14, 5:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
May 14, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 14, 7:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	53 min
May 14, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	45 min
May 17, 2:32 PM EDT	Flood Watch	AKQ	51 hr
May 17, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	53 min
May 17, 6:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
May 17, 10:26 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	65 hr
May 18, 4:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	54 hr
May 18, 9:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	21 hr
May 19, 12:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	18 hr
May 19, 9:42 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	20 hr
May 22, 1:52 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 22, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 22, 4:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
May 27, 1:29 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 31, 6:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	37 min
May 31, 7:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	60 min
Jun 1, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	44 min
Jun 1, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	39 min
Jun 2, 3:20 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	39 hr
Jun 2, 11:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
Jun 10, 3:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 10, 5:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	43 min
Jun 20, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	47 min
Jun 20, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	49 min
Jun 20, 2:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 21, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Jun 21, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Jun 22, 7:45 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	9 hr
Jun 22, 3:19 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Jun 22, 4:18 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	8 hr
Jun 22, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Jun 23, 5:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 24, 2:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jun 24, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	52 min
Jul 1, 2:45 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	29 hr
Jul 2, 3:00 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	29 hr
Jul 11, 2:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 17, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	56 min
Jul 17, 6:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	35 min
Jul 17, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	17 min
Jul 23, 2:57 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 23, 3:06 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	52 hr
Jul 25, 12:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	51 min
Jul 25, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	39 min
Jul 25, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Jul 27, 4:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	55 min
Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	54 min
Jul 27, 11:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	58 min
Jul 28, 12:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Aug 1, 12:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	53 min
Aug 1, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
Aug 1, 11:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	49 min
Aug 2, 12:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	38 min
Aug 2, 12:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	50 min
Aug 3, 3:15 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	17 hr
Aug 7, 7:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
Aug 12, 2:18 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 12, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Aug 13, 1:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Aug 13, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	63 min
Aug 19, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	35 min
Aug 20, 12:08 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	67 min
Aug 21, 5:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Aug 30, 1:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	86 min
Aug 30, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	47 min
Aug 30, 5:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
Aug 30, 6:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	25 min
Aug 30, 8:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
Sep 1, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	44 min
Sep 1, 6:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	2 hr
Sep 17, 6:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	94 min
Sep 17, 10:28 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 17, 11:32 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	8 hr
Sep 17, 12:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	60 min
Sep 17, 12:24 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
Sep 17, 3:42 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr
Sep 17, 6:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	12 hr
Sep 17, 7:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 18, 12:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
Sep 18, 3:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	26 hr
Sep 26, 3:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 26, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	51 min
Sep 26, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	47 min
Sep 28, 12:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
Oct 10, 4:23 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	AKQ	47 hr
Oct 10, 3:26 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	AKQ	34 hr
Oct 11, 9:58 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	13 hr
Oct 11, 11:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	AKQ	51 hr
Oct 11, 12:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Oct 11, 3:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Oct 11, 4:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	AKQ	6 hr
Oct 11, 5:36 PM EDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	AKQ	13 min
Oct 11, 6:01 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	AKQ	6 hr
Oct 11, 10:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	12 hr
Oct 11, 11:09 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	12 hr
Oct 18, 3:20 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	17 hr
Oct 21, 3:39 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	AKQ	28 hr
Nov 2, 3:47 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Nov 2, 6:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Nov 6, 7:30 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	60 min
Nov 12, 11:40 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
Nov 13, 9:35 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	16 hr
Nov 14, 3:32 AM EST	Flood Watch	AKQ	35 hr
Nov 14, 3:11 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	19 hr
Nov 16, 9:16 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	14 hr
Dec 8, 11:29 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	AKQ	41 hr
Dec 8, 2:50 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	AKQ	13 hr
Dec 9, 8:18 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 9, 12:34 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Dec 13, 3:02 PM EST	Flood Watch	AKQ	47 hr
Dec 16, 2:22 AM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	23 hr
Dec 21, 2:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	30 min
Dec 21, 2:33 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Dec 21, 2:39 PM EST	River Flood Warning	AKQ	19 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	10
Tornado Warning	1
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	3
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	33
Special Weather Statement	42
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	5
Flash Flood Warning	2
River Flood Warning	10
Flash Flood Watch	7
Flood Watch	3
Areal Flood Advisory	7
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	5
Heat
Heat Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Freeze Watch	1
Frost Advisory	2
Wind Chill Advisory	2
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	2
Fire
Red Flag Warning	1
Fire Weather Watch	2

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.