Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Watches
High Wind Watches in Virginia, 2008
7 high wind watches 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Watches
- 7
- Busiest month
- February2 high wind watches
- Busiest day
- February 8, 20082 high wind watches
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 28, 2:31 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Grayson | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:39 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:52 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Grayson, Smyth and 3 more | 13 hr |
| May 10, 3:54 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| May 10, 3:54 PM EDT | High Wind Watch | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Sep 24, 11:47 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page and 9 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:34 AM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County4
- Carroll County3
- City of Galax3
- Smyth County2
- Wythe County2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Craig County1
- City of Covington1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Bland County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Harrisonburg1
3 more counties
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.