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Heat Advisories in Virginia, 2012
32 heat advisories 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 heat advisories reaches back to 2005.
Heat Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Heat Advisories
- 32
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Orange and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jun 19, 1:57 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 51 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:21 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jun 28, 2:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:46 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 14 more | 16 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:51 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 27 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin and 12 more | 28 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:19 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 11 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 29 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:02 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:04 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Orange and 7 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:15 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:48 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:22 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:29 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 19 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:59 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:45 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 10 more | 15 hr |
| Jul 17, 1:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:21 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Buckingham | 28 hr |
| Jul 19, 10:20 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Chesapeake and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 27 hr |
| Jul 26, 5:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 7 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:31 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:19 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 3 more | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fauquier County12
- Arlington County11
- Culpeper County11
- Fairfax County11
- King George County11
- Orange County11
- Spotsylvania County11
- Stafford County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Fairfax11
- City of Falls Church11
- City of Fredericksburg11
- City of Charlottesville10
- James City County10
- Southampton County10
- Surry County10
- Sussex County10
- City of Chesapeake10
- City of Franklin10
- City of Williamsburg10
- Greene County9
- Madison County9
- Nelson County9
- Rappahannock County9
- Greensville County9
- City of Emporia9
- Amelia County8
- Brunswick County8
- Charles City County8
- Dinwiddie County8
- Lunenburg County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- New Kent County8
- Nottoway County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Prince George County8
- City of Hopewell8
- City of Petersburg8
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
44 more counties
- Cumberland County7
- Fluvanna County7
- Gloucester County7
- Goochland County7
- Mathews County7
- Powhatan County7
- City of Virginia Beach7
- Clarke County6
- Frederick County6
- Page County6
- Warren County6
- City of Winchester6
- Appomattox County6
- Buckingham County6
- Campbell County6
- Charlotte County6
- Halifax County6
- Henry County6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Martinsville6
- Caroline County6
- Lancaster County6
- Middlesex County6
- Northumberland County6
- Richmond County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Accomack County6
- Northampton County6
- Amherst County5
- Shenandoah County4
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Bedford County3
- Franklin County3
- Botetourt County2
- Roanoke County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Patrick County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Rebuilt daily.