Fire Weather Watches in Virginia
95 fire weather watches since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of fire weather watches reaches back to 2005.
Fire Weather Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Fire Weather Watches
- 95
- Busiest year
- 200710 fire weather watches
- Average year
- 6over 16 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County30
- Greene County29
- Madison County29
- Shenandoah County29
- Warren County29
- Page County28
- Arlington County28
- City of Alexandria28
- City of Falls Church28
- Culpeper County27
- Rockingham County27
- Fairfax County27
- Frederick County27
- City of Winchester27
- Clarke County26
- King George County25
- Stafford County25
- City of Harrisonburg25
- Fauquier County25
- Albemarle County24
- Augusta County24
- Nelson County24
- City of Staunton24
- Orange County22
- Spotsylvania County22
- City of Fredericksburg22
- Amherst County21
- Appomattox County21
- Bedford County21
- Buckingham County21
- Campbell County21
- Cumberland County21
- Powhatan County21
- City of Lynchburg21
- Amelia County20
- Botetourt County20
- Charlotte County20
- Goochland County20
- Halifax County20
- Pittsylvania County20
79 more counties
- Roanoke County20
- City of Danville20
- City of Roanoke20
- City of Salem20
- Brunswick County19
- Caroline County19
- Charles City County19
- Dinwiddie County19
- Fluvanna County19
- Franklin County19
- Lunenburg County19
- Mecklenburg County19
- New Kent County19
- Nottoway County19
- Prince Edward County19
- Prince George County19
- Rockbridge County19
- City of Hopewell19
- City of Petersburg19
- Greensville County18
- Henry County18
- James City County18
- Southampton County18
- Surry County18
- Sussex County18
- City of Emporia18
- City of Martinsville18
- City of Williamsburg18
- Patrick County17
- Highland County17
- Richmond County16
- Westmoreland County16
- Gloucester County15
- Lancaster County15
- Mathews County15
- Middlesex County15
- Northumberland County15
- Alleghany County14
- Bath County14
- City of Chesapeake14
- Loudoun County14
- Craig County13
- City of Virginia Beach13
- Carroll County12
- Grayson County12
- Accomack County11
- Floyd County11
- Pulaski County11
- Wythe County11
- Giles County10
- Montgomery County10
- Northampton County10
- City of Radford10
- Bland County9
- Smyth County8
- Chesterfield County8
- Hanover County8
- Henrico County8
- King William County8
- Louisa County8
- City of Colonial Heights8
- City of Richmond8
- Tazewell County7
- Essex County7
- King and Queen County7
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- York County5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- Prince William County5
- City of Manassas5
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
The latest fire weather watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 2:37 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 27 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 15, 1:07 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 40 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:14 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 24 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:46 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:22 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol | 12 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:13 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 13 hr |
Nearby
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.