Heat Advisories in Virginia
351 heat advisories 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 heat advisories reaches back to 2005.
Heat Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Heat Advisories
- 351
- Busiest year
- 202437 heat advisories
- Average year
- 16over 22 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.
- Spotsylvania County115
- City of Fredericksburg115
- Arlington County114
- Stafford County114
- City of Alexandria114
- City of Falls Church114
- King George County110
- City of Chesapeake110
- Southampton County109
- City of Franklin109
- Fairfax County104
- Sussex County104
- City of Fairfax104
- Surry County103
- Greensville County102
- James City County102
- City of Emporia102
- City of Williamsburg102
- City of Virginia Beach101
- Charles City County94
- Gloucester County92
- Prince George County92
- City of Hopewell92
- City of Petersburg92
- Culpeper County91
- Orange County91
- Brunswick County90
- Dinwiddie County89
- Mathews County89
- New Kent County89
- Middlesex County85
- Fauquier County83
- Madison County82
- Richmond County82
- Lancaster County81
- Rappahannock County80
- Westmoreland County79
- Mecklenburg County78
- Northumberland County78
- Greene County75
79 more counties
- Lunenburg County75
- City of Charlottesville75
- Nottoway County74
- Amelia County73
- Caroline County73
- Northampton County72
- Powhatan County69
- City of Hampton69
- City of Newport News69
- Accomack County68
- Clarke County67
- York County67
- City of Poquoson67
- Cumberland County66
- Warren County66
- Nelson County65
- Prince Edward County65
- Goochland County64
- Frederick County63
- City of Winchester63
- Page County62
- Fluvanna County60
- King and Queen County59
- Shenandoah County58
- King William County58
- City of Colonial Heights58
- Charlotte County57
- Henrico County57
- City of Richmond57
- Halifax County56
- Essex County56
- Buckingham County55
- Chesterfield County54
- Hanover County53
- Appomattox County52
- Pittsylvania County52
- City of Danville52
- Rockingham County50
- City of Harrisonburg50
- Campbell County48
- City of Lynchburg48
- Loudoun County48
- City of Staunton38
- City of Waynesboro38
- Louisa County35
- Henry County33
- City of Martinsville33
- Prince William County33
- Amherst County32
- City of Manassas30
- City of Manassas Park30
- Bedford County28
- Franklin County22
- Roanoke County18
- City of Roanoke18
- City of Salem18
- Botetourt County15
- Rockbridge County15
- City of Buena Vista13
- City of Lexington13
- Patrick County10
- Highland County8
- Isle of Wight County8
- City of Norfolk8
- City of Portsmouth8
- City of Suffolk8
- Buchanan County7
- Dickenson County6
- Lee County3
- Scott County3
- Alleghany County2
- City of Covington2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
The latest heat advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 12:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, King George, Madison and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:21 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:07 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 47 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:31 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 16, 9:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 13 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:29 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King William and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 32 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. Rebuilt daily.