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High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2016
11 high wind warnings in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 11
- Busiest month
- April3 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- April 2, 20162 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 22, 4:24 AM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 47 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:15 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 16 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:38 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 21 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:50 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 17 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:10 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:13 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 8, 5:12 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 35 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:21 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Nov 19, 3:41 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 39 hr |
| Nov 19, 9:19 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 35 hr |
| Nov 28, 4:05 AM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 27 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County4
- Amherst County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Northampton County2
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- City of Galax2
- Accomack County1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
21 more counties
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
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.