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Fire Weather Watches in Virginia, 2012
10 fire weather watches in 2012. 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 in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
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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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 10:05 AM EST | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Shenandoah and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Stafford, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 14 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:14 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:28 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:09 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Smyth and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:33 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 8 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:38 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 13 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:30 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 29 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:34 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 21 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:51 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 23 more | 16 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Falls Church5
- Clarke County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- King George County3
- Stafford County3
- Augusta County3
- Culpeper County3
- Greene County3
- Highland County3
- Madison County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- Albemarle County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Carroll County2
- Grayson County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
57 more counties
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Bland County1
- Giles County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Accomack County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
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.