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Heat Advisories in Virginia, 2026
32 heat advisories in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Heat Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- July14 heat advisories
- Busiest day
- July 1, 20264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Essex, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 16 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:24 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 18 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:23 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 26 hr |
| Jun 12, 1:05 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:11 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 12 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 29, 12:34 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 5 days |
| Jun 29, 1:34 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 5 days |
| Jun 30, 3:03 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 26 more | 41 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:01 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 13 more | 40 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 12:49 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockingham and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 2, 2:26 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell, Charlotte and 14 more | 42 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:34 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Franklin, Henry, Patrick and 7 more | 40 hr |
| Jul 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 45 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:57 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 32 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 16, 9:55 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 13 more | 10 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:16 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:31 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 47 more | 54 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:07 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 4 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:21 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, King George, Madison and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 36 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 4, 12:10 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 2 more | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Page County9
- Isle of Wight County8
- King and Queen County8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Hampton8
- City of Newport News8
- City of Norfolk8
- City of Portsmouth8
- City of Suffolk8
- City of Virginia Beach8
- Warren County8
- Essex County7
- Gloucester County7
- James City County7
- Mathews County7
- Middlesex County7
- Richmond County7
- Surry County7
- Westmoreland County7
- York County7
- City of Poquoson7
- City of Williamsburg7
- Arlington County7
- King George County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Falls Church7
- Greensville County7
- King William County7
- Southampton County7
- City of Emporia7
- City of Franklin7
- Clarke County7
- Culpeper County7
- Prince William County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Rockingham County7
- Shenandoah County7
- Spotsylvania County7
- Stafford County7
- City of Fredericksburg7
77 more counties
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
- Appomattox County7
- Campbell County7
- Charlotte County7
- Halifax County7
- Pittsylvania County7
- City of Danville7
- City of Lynchburg7
- Amherst County7
- Lancaster County6
- Northumberland County6
- Brunswick County6
- Caroline County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Hanover County6
- Henrico County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Richmond6
- Fairfax County6
- Fauquier County6
- Frederick County6
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Nelson County6
- City of Fairfax6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- City of Winchester6
- Buckingham County6
- Bedford County6
- Amelia County5
- Charles City County5
- Cumberland County5
- Dinwiddie County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Mecklenburg County5
- New Kent County5
- Nottoway County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Prince George County5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Petersburg5
- Orange County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- Henry County5
- City of Martinsville5
- Highland County5
- Rockbridge County5
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Louisa County4
- Loudoun County4
- Botetourt County4
- Franklin County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Accomack County4
- Patrick County3
- Northampton County3
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.