Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2020
7 high wind warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 7
- Busiest month
- January2 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- April 12, 20202 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 4, 3:42 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, Roanoke and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:07 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 24 hr |
| Feb 26, 7:59 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 15 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:29 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 28 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:35 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, King George and 10 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:15 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 22 hr |
| Dec 24, 7:44 PM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 6 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County4
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Patrick County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- King George County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Warren County1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
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. Rebuilt daily.