Alert archive / Virginia / Henrico County

Weather alerts in Henrico County, Virginia, 2018

229 weather alerts in 2018, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Henrico County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
229
Warnings
66
Watches
18
Advisories
41
Busiest month
June46 alerts
Busiest day
September 17, 201816 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

4 of 6 tornado warnings covering Henrico County in 2018 had a tornado report inside them; 1 of 1 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 27 minutes after it went out.

Henrico County, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings6433%1100%27 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings15147%1080%18 min
Flash flood warnings10910%1486%82 min

Each office's whole area, 2018

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings471568%2886%17 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings1228530%21277%22 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings372532%6588%97 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 9:44 PM ESTWinter Storm WarningAKQ44 hr
Jan 3, 3:23 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ32 hr
Jan 4, 2:30 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryAKQ20 hr
Jan 5, 4:20 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryAKQ33 hr
Jan 12, 10:07 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ23 min
Jan 12, 10:14 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ31 min
Jan 12, 10:20 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ40 min
Jan 12, 10:32 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ28 min
Jan 16, 3:26 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ49 hr
Feb 4, 4:07 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ53 min
Feb 11, 12:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ48 min
Feb 11, 2:29 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Feb 11, 2:57 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ55 hr
Feb 11, 2:57 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ67 hr
Feb 11, 3:52 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Feb 25, 5:44 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ4 hr
Mar 1, 11:28 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningAKQ40 hr
Mar 1, 11:28 AM ESTWind AdvisoryAKQ40 hr
Mar 11, 3:54 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ33 hr
Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ15 min
Mar 20, 3:38 PM EDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ32 hr
Apr 4, 1:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Apr 11, 3:46 PM EDTFire Weather WatchAKQ28 hr
Apr 12, 2:00 AM EDTRed Flag WarningAKQ18 hr
Apr 15, 6:14 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Apr 15, 6:28 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC62 min
Apr 15, 8:31 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Apr 15, 11:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Apr 16, 12:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Apr 16, 1:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Apr 17, 10:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ41 hr
Apr 17, 10:51 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ41 hr
Apr 17, 5:06 PM EDTFire Weather WatchAKQ22 hr
Apr 24, 10:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
May 10, 12:36 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 10, 1:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 10, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ45 min
May 10, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ41 min
May 10, 4:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
May 10, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ64 min
May 14, 5:37 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 14, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
May 14, 7:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
May 14, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ45 min
May 14, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ43 min
May 16, 3:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ48 min
May 16, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ63 min
May 16, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ40 min
May 17, 2:32 PM EDTFlood WatchAKQ51 hr
May 17, 4:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ54 min
May 17, 5:36 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ114 min
May 17, 6:02 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 17, 10:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ4 days
May 17, 10:26 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ4 days
May 18, 1:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
May 18, 3:40 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ4 hr
May 18, 5:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
May 18, 7:17 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 18, 8:30 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
May 18, 11:19 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ6 hr
May 18, 2:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 18, 4:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
May 18, 5:14 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ2 hr
May 18, 6:55 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ18 hr
May 19, 12:45 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ6 hr
May 19, 6:59 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ4 days
May 22, 1:52 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC113 min
May 22, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
May 22, 4:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC115 min
May 22, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
May 22, 6:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ55 min
May 22, 6:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ2 hr
May 22, 6:58 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ92 min
May 22, 7:24 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC96 min
May 27, 1:29 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jun 1, 11:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ35 min
Jun 2, 3:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ39 hr
Jun 2, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 4:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 4:30 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 4:31 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 4:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 5:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 8:57 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 2, 10:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ53 min
Jun 3, 12:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ51 min
Jun 3, 1:12 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 3, 3:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ63 min
Jun 3, 4:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ59 min
Jun 8, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ27 min
Jun 9, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Jun 9, 10:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ48 min
Jun 9, 11:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ53 min
Jun 10, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ33 min
Jun 10, 6:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ49 min
Jun 10, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ51 min
Jun 10, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Jun 18, 3:19 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ29 hr
Jun 19, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ54 min
Jun 20, 2:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Jun 20, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Jun 20, 4:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Jun 20, 5:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Jun 20, 10:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Jun 22, 1:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ39 min
Jun 22, 3:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ40 min
Jun 22, 4:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ112 min
Jun 22, 4:28 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ2 hr
Jun 22, 6:29 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ2 hr
Jun 22, 7:45 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ9 hr
Jun 22, 9:05 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
Jun 22, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ46 min
Jun 22, 2:22 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ113 min
Jun 22, 3:19 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 22, 4:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ8 hr
Jun 22, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ44 min
Jun 22, 10:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ41 min
Jun 23, 1:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 23, 5:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 24, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ41 min
Jun 24, 6:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ42 min
Jul 1, 2:45 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ29 hr
Jul 2, 3:00 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ29 hr
Jul 6, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ49 min
Jul 11, 2:15 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 11, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ38 min
Jul 11, 4:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ41 min
Jul 11, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ46 min
Jul 11, 5:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jul 11, 9:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ51 min
Jul 11, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Jul 16, 7:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ44 min
Jul 17, 6:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ22 min
Jul 17, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ38 min
Jul 21, 1:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ58 min
Jul 21, 1:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jul 22, 12:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 22, 4:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ33 min
Jul 22, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
Jul 23, 2:57 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Jul 23, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ52 hr
Jul 25, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ45 min
Jul 25, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Jul 25, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ48 min
Jul 27, 4:50 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Jul 27, 4:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ33 min
Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC54 min
Aug 2, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Aug 2, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ48 min
Aug 2, 2:51 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Aug 2, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ45 min
Aug 2, 4:01 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Aug 6, 1:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ117 min
Aug 7, 3:27 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ28 hr
Aug 11, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Aug 12, 4:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Aug 12, 4:56 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Aug 12, 5:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ56 min
Aug 13, 7:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ40 min
Aug 13, 7:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ34 min
Aug 13, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Aug 20, 6:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Aug 21, 5:03 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Aug 28, 3:16 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ28 hr
Aug 30, 3:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ28 min
Aug 30, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ24 min
Sep 1, 7:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ35 min
Sep 1, 8:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ116 min
Sep 11, 7:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ2 hr
Sep 11, 8:05 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
Sep 15, 2:33 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ57 min
Sep 17, 10:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Sep 17, 10:28 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 17, 11:32 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ8 hr
Sep 17, 3:23 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ52 min
Sep 17, 3:25 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 17, 3:39 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedAKQ36 min
Sep 17, 3:42 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC4 hr
Sep 17, 3:48 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ42 min
Sep 17, 4:14 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ31 min
Sep 17, 4:44 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ31 min
Sep 17, 5:13 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ32 min
Sep 17, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ40 min
Sep 17, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Sep 17, 6:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ46 min
Sep 17, 7:09 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Sep 17, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ57 min
Sep 18, 5:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ59 hr
Sep 18, 5:35 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ45 hr
Sep 18, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
Sep 26, 8:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ21 min
Sep 29, 4:04 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ44 hr
Sep 29, 10:50 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ37 hr
Oct 8, 6:09 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Oct 10, 4:23 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ47 hr
Oct 10, 3:26 PM EDTHigh Wind WarningAKQ39 hr
Oct 10, 3:26 PM EDTWind AdvisoryAKQ34 hr
Oct 11, 8:31 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC89 min
Oct 11, 9:58 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC13 hr
Oct 11, 12:48 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC117 min
Oct 11, 3:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 11, 7:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ5 hr
Oct 11, 7:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ6 hr
Oct 11, 9:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ66 hr
Oct 11, 9:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ67 hr
Oct 11, 11:39 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ9 hr
Oct 12, 1:46 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningAKQ9 hr
Oct 18, 3:20 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryAKQ17 hr
Oct 21, 3:39 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryAKQ28 hr
Nov 2, 6:55 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC95 min
Nov 6, 11:52 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ38 min
Nov 6, 12:11 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Nov 6, 12:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ36 min
Nov 14, 3:32 AM ESTFlood WatchAKQ35 hr
Nov 16, 4:15 AM ESTAreal Flood WarningAKQ6 hr
Nov 16, 9:16 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ37 hr
Nov 16, 9:16 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ39 hr
Dec 5, 11:00 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
Dec 8, 11:29 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningAKQ41 hr
Dec 8, 2:50 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchAKQ13 hr
Dec 9, 8:18 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 9, 12:34 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Dec 13, 3:02 PM ESTFlood WatchAKQ47 hr
Dec 15, 8:51 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ65 hr
Dec 15, 8:51 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ67 hr
Dec 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ3 days
Dec 21, 10:47 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ3 days
Dec 28, 4:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ21 days
Dec 28, 4:10 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ58 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.