Alert archive / Virginia / Henrico County
Weather alerts in Henrico County, Virginia, 2017
116 weather alerts in 2017, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Henrico County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 30
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 14
- Busiest month
- May25 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 27, 201710 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Henrico County in 2017 had a tornado report inside them.
Henrico County, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 20 | 17 | 15% | 15 | 80% | 19 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 19 min |
Each office's whole area, 2017
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 35 | 8 | 77% | 25 | 68% | 14 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 183 | 103 | 44% | 289 | 79% | 19 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 7 | 5 | 29% | 5 | 100% | 46 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 5, 10:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 39 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:18 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 8:11 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 8:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 52 min |
| Jan 23, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Feb 12, 3:29 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Feb 25, 1:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:28 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 3:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| Feb 25, 3:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Feb 25, 3:53 PM EST | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 19 min |
| Feb 25, 4:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 1, 12:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Mar 1, 1:13 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:21 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Mar 1, 2:50 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Mar 14, 5:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 28, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 9:57 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 5:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Apr 6, 7:06 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 10:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Apr 6, 12:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 31 min |
| Apr 17, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Apr 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 4:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 56 min |
| Apr 21, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 29 min |
| Apr 28, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| May 1, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 5, 5:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 5, 7:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 32 min |
| May 5, 7:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| May 5, 7:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| May 5, 7:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| May 5, 5:01 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 63 hr |
| May 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| May 6, 12:37 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 37 hr |
| May 19, 2:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 25, 12:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 64 hr |
| May 25, 12:51 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | AKQ | 64 hr |
| May 25, 12:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| May 27, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 27, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 27, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| May 27, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| May 27, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| May 27, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| May 27, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 29 min |
| May 27, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| May 27, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 34 min |
| May 27, 7:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| May 27, 8:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 36 min |
| May 31, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jun 14, 1:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 16, 9:05 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 115 min |
| Jun 16, 9:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 12:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 19, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 50 min |
| Jun 19, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jun 19, 7:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Jun 19, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 5:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 12, 3:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jul 13, 9:00 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:51 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jul 22, 7:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 23, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 50 min |
| Jul 23, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 12:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 12, 6:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 72 min |
| Aug 12, 7:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Aug 15, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| Aug 18, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 62 min |
| Aug 18, 8:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 63 min |
| Aug 18, 8:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 8:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 29, 11:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 59 min |
| Sep 1, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Sep 1, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Sep 2, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Oct 11, 4:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Oct 11, 6:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Oct 12, 3:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Oct 23, 4:01 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Nov 9, 3:33 AM EST | Freeze Watch | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Nov 10, 3:18 AM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 40 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:52 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Dec 12, 7:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 70 min |
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 | 20 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 28 |
| Special Weather Statement | 36 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| River Flood Warning | 4 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
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.