Alert archive / Virginia / Franklin County

Weather alerts in Franklin County, Virginia, 2025

186 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Franklin County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 186
Warnings: 57
Watches: 22
Advisories: 45
Busiest month: May40 alerts
Busiest day: June 15, 20257 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

Franklin County, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	0			0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	37	29	22%	45	69%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	7	3	57%	12	75%	213 min

Each office's whole area, 2025

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings	2	0	100%	1	0%
NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings	231	173	25%	694	72%	24 min
NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings	77	41	47%	173	77%	94 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 3, 1:40 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	29 hr
Jan 3, 2:27 PM EST	Snow Squall Warning	RNK	48 min
Jan 3, 2:34 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	24 hr
Jan 4, 3:02 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	3 days
Jan 4, 2:31 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	52 hr
Jan 6, 2:44 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Jan 9, 1:46 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	53 hr
Jan 9, 1:49 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	38 hr
Jan 16, 2:16 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	14 hr
Jan 19, 2:47 AM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	RNK	33 hr
Jan 20, 2:31 PM EST	Cold Weather Advisory	RNK	45 hr
Jan 28, 2:52 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	27 hr
Feb 9, 2:34 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	12 hr
Feb 10, 3:02 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	3 days
Feb 11, 12:26 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 12, 11:58 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	5 hr
Feb 14, 3:12 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	26 hr
Feb 15, 4:23 AM EST	High Wind Watch	RNK	11 hr
Feb 15, 2:35 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	6 hr
Feb 15, 2:57 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	38 hr
Feb 16, 3:00 AM EST	High Wind Warning	RNK	26 hr
Feb 16, 7:33 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	2 hr
Feb 16, 12:55 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Feb 17, 4:41 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	7 hr
Feb 18, 3:13 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	58 hr
Mar 1, 2:38 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	RNK	19 hr
Mar 4, 3:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	71 hr
Mar 5, 8:25 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	35 min
Mar 5, 9:00 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	45 min
Mar 15, 3:06 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	35 hr
Mar 16, 4:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Mar 20, 2:18 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	30 hr
Mar 21, 2:26 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	30 hr
Mar 26, 3:15 AM EDT	Red Flag Warning	RNK	17 hr
Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Apr 6, 7:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	64 min
Apr 8, 9:04 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	24 hr
Apr 11, 12:37 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	7 hr
Apr 12, 2:19 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	19 hr
Apr 14, 2:32 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	37 hr
Apr 16, 3:09 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	30 hr
May 2, 2:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	36 min
May 3, 11:58 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 3, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
May 3, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	42 min
May 3, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	31 min
May 4, 3:33 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
May 8, 2:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
May 8, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 8, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
May 8, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	67 min
May 8, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
May 8, 7:11 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
May 11, 2:49 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	71 hr
May 12, 8:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	8 hr
May 12, 9:23 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	4 hr
May 13, 2:18 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
May 13, 4:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	52 min
May 13, 6:21 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	116 min
May 13, 8:17 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	102 min
May 14, 10:56 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	8 hr
May 15, 12:44 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	8 hr
May 15, 2:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	97 min
May 15, 3:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
May 15, 4:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
May 15, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
May 15, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
May 16, 2:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 16, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
May 16, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 16, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
May 16, 4:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RNK	65 min
May 17, 3:18 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
May 17, 4:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	10 min
May 17, 4:11 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	49 min
May 30, 1:06 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	114 min
May 30, 1:37 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr
May 30, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
May 30, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	77 min
May 30, 3:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	46 min
May 31, 1:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jun 14, 1:46 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jun 15, 2:36 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	20 hr
Jun 15, 1:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
Jun 15, 1:23 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 15, 1:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	48 min
Jun 15, 2:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
Jun 15, 2:45 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	5 hr
Jun 15, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Jun 16, 2:52 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	21 hr
Jun 16, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jun 16, 9:28 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	11 hr
Jun 17, 1:08 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	7 hr
Jun 17, 2:47 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	21 hr
Jun 17, 2:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jun 19, 1:22 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jun 19, 1:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	RNK	46 min
Jun 19, 1:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jun 19, 2:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
Jun 19, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
Jun 22, 2:02 PM EDT	Extreme Heat Watch	RNK	56 hr
Jun 23, 1:14 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	32 hr
Jun 24, 5:06 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	27 hr
Jun 25, 2:00 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	29 hr
Jun 26, 12:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Jun 27, 10:34 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	12 hr
Jun 27, 4:50 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jun 27, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
Jun 27, 7:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
Jun 27, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jun 28, 1:59 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jun 29, 1:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 30, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 1, 1:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jul 8, 1:59 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	54 hr
Jul 9, 1:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
Jul 9, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 9, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jul 9, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	23 min
Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
Jul 9, 3:49 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 9, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	38 min
Jul 11, 4:19 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	5 hr
Jul 13, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 13, 7:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	67 min
Jul 14, 9:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
Jul 14, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
Jul 15, 4:07 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	20 hr
Jul 15, 7:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jul 17, 12:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
Jul 17, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jul 17, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	54 min
Jul 18, 2:53 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	21 hr
Jul 18, 1:05 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	115 min
Jul 18, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Jul 18, 3:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
Jul 18, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
Jul 18, 4:12 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	63 min
Jul 18, 5:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jul 19, 1:08 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 19, 2:41 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	6 hr
Jul 26, 2:02 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	30 hr
Jul 26, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	52 min
Jul 26, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Jul 26, 4:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Jul 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Jul 27, 6:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jul 28, 11:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Jul 29, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
Jul 31, 4:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
Jul 31, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Aug 1, 11:57 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	6 hr
Aug 1, 12:34 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	8 hr
Aug 1, 1:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
Aug 1, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
Aug 1, 2:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Aug 1, 2:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 11, 9:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	2 hr
Aug 21, 7:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	11 min
Aug 21, 7:29 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	RNK	3 hr
Aug 21, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	67 min
Aug 21, 8:49 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	91 min
Aug 21, 10:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	RNK	10 hr
Sep 4, 1:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 4, 2:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Sep 4, 2:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	57 min
Sep 4, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Sep 4, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	58 min
Sep 27, 1:26 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	10 hr
Oct 19, 4:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Oct 19, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Oct 19, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Oct 23, 2:00 AM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	31 hr
Oct 24, 12:51 PM EDT	Frost Advisory	RNK	20 hr
Oct 30, 2:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	35 min
Nov 15, 2:37 PM EST	Fire Weather Watch	RNK	12 hr
Nov 16, 2:32 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	RNK	15 hr
Nov 29, 3:00 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	33 hr
Dec 1, 12:13 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	35 hr
Dec 4, 3:26 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	33 hr
Dec 7, 1:39 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	58 hr
Dec 7, 9:18 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	20 hr
Dec 18, 2:00 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	44 hr
Dec 19, 3:37 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	23 min
Dec 28, 12:20 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	43 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	37
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	5
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	29
Special Weather Statement	33
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	7
Flood Watch	11
Areal Flood Advisory	13
Winter
Snow Squall Warning	1
Winter Storm Warning	4
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	8
Heat
Extreme Heat Watch	1
Heat Advisory	4
Cold
Freeze Warning	1
Cold Weather Advisory	2
Frost Advisory	4
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	11
Fire
Red Flag Warning	4
Fire Weather Watch	1
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	3

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.