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Heat Advisories in Virginia, 2020
15 heat advisories in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Heat Advisories
- 15
- Busiest month
- July14 heat advisories
- Busiest day
- July 18, 20203 heat advisories
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2:59 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 18, 3:11 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 37 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:47 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 29 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 70 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 22, 12:07 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 22, 8:32 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:43 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 16 hr |
| Jul 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 33 more | 52 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:31 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 23 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 34 more | 25 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- King George County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Brunswick County5
- Charles City County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Essex County5
- Gloucester County5
- Greensville County5
- Hanover County5
- Henrico County5
- James City County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Lancaster County5
- Mathews County5
- Middlesex County5
- New Kent County5
- Northumberland County5
- Prince George County5
- Richmond County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- Sussex County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Emporia5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- City of Richmond5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Culpeper County4
- Fauquier County4
- Orange County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Accomack County4
- Amelia County4
57 more counties
- Caroline County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Northampton County4
- Nottoway County4
- York County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Halifax County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- City of Danville4
- City of Lynchburg4
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Winchester3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Louisa County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Amherst County2
- Bedford County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Botetourt County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.