Alert archive / Virginia / Highland County
Weather alerts in Highland County, Virginia, 2010
89 weather alerts in 2010, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Highland County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 89
- Warnings
- 14
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 20
- Busiest month
- December22 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 27, 20107 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Highland County, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 5 | 17% | 3 | 100% | 26 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2010
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: tornado warnings | 31 | 2 | 94% | 4 | 50% | 17 min |
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: severe thunderstorm warnings | 257 | 198 | 23% | 762 | 86% | 21 min |
| NWS Baltimore/Washington: flash flood warnings | 64 | 35 | 45% | 139 | 92% | 166 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 10:58 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | 9 hr |
| Jan 25, 7:57 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:06 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:45 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 13, 5:34 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | LWX | 6 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 25, 2:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| May 2, 4:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| May 3, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 59 min |
| May 8, 4:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 23 min |
| May 8, 5:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 35 min |
| May 12, 2:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 12, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 39 min |
| May 14, 11:56 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 14, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 25 min |
| May 27, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 37 min |
| May 27, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 25 min |
| May 27, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 33 min |
| May 27, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 26 min |
| May 27, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 50 min |
| May 27, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 50 min |
| May 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | 2 hr |
| May 28, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 26 min |
| May 28, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 18 min |
| May 28, 3:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 28, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| May 31, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 25 min |
| Jun 3, 1:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 5, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 6, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:35 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 12:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 24, 2:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jun 24, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 45 min |
| Jun 28, 12:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 53 min |
| Jul 17, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 27 min |
| Jul 18, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 1:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 1:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 25, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 25, 3:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Aug 4, 5:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 5:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 6:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 53 min |
| Aug 4, 7:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Aug 5, 12:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 1:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 34 min |
| Aug 5, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 55 min |
| Aug 5, 3:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Aug 16, 2:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Sep 28, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 28 min |
| Sep 28, 2:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 27 min |
| Oct 15, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 56 min |
| Oct 26, 6:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Oct 26, 7:19 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Oct 26, 11:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Oct 27, 12:24 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Nov 16, 2:19 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 25 hr |
| Nov 16, 7:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 82 min |
| Nov 24, 2:06 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 21 hr |
| Nov 26, 11:55 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 9 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:20 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | LWX | 44 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:12 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 32 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | 8 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 14 hr |
| Dec 4, 8:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 7 hr |
| Dec 5, 3:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 63 hr |
| Dec 5, 11:11 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 15 hr |
| Dec 6, 8:53 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 11 hr |
| Dec 7, 4:37 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 16 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:35 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 15 hr |
| Dec 10, 8:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 32 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 22 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 59 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:28 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 36 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:54 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 46 hr |
| Dec 13, 6:30 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | LWX | 38 hr |
| Dec 15, 8:41 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 12 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 29 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:30 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 17 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 48 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 30 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:37 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 14 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:49 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | LWX | 17 hr |
| Dec 30, 6:54 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | LWX | 5 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.
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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.