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High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2008
14 high wind warnings in 2008. 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 high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 14
- Busiest month
- December4 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- January 29, 20082 high wind warnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 5:00 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Bath, Grayson | 30 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:18 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:29 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 27 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:30 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:03 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Grayson and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:06 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 19 hr |
| May 11, 11:08 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 11 more | 32 hr |
| May 12, 10:16 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 8 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:11 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 32 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:24 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 13 hr |
| Dec 24, 9:12 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 13 hr |
| Dec 30, 2:21 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:22 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 12 hr |
| Dec 31, 4:43 AM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County5
- Bath County4
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- City of Galax4
- Alleghany County3
- Bland County3
- Craig County3
- Franklin County3
- Giles County3
- Patrick County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Rockingham County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Accomack County3
- Amherst County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Page County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Appomattox 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.