Alert archive / Virginia / Mathews County
Weather alerts in Mathews County, Virginia, 2025
118 weather alerts in 2025, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Mathews County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 118
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 32
- Busiest month
- May18 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 22, 20256 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Mathews County, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 9 | 18% | 6 | 67% | 38 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2025
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 21 | 3 | 86% | 6 | 50% | 4 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 329 | 221 | 33% | 621 | 92% | 23 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 173 | 131 | 24% | 324 | 92% | 84 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 3, 6:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jan 4, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:44 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 40 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:49 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:20 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:04 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:31 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 46 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:49 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:39 PM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 49 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:08 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:05 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:57 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Mar 5, 10:27 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Mar 5, 3:51 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Mar 17, 12:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 30 min |
| Mar 20, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 31, 6:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 31, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Mar 31, 10:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 24 min |
| Apr 8, 2:33 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 30 hr |
| May 5, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 12, 3:08 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 34 hr |
| May 13, 8:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 14, 12:33 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 8 hr |
| May 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 21, 1:30 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| May 22, 1:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 6 hr |
| May 22, 6:13 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr |
| May 22, 1:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 22, 2:41 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 12 hr |
| May 22, 6:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| May 22, 7:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 25 min |
| May 30, 3:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| May 30, 5:01 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 30, 7:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| May 30, 8:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| May 30, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| May 31, 11:52 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 12:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jun 7, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 8, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 8, 2:26 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 8, 4:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Jun 8, 7:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 8, 11:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 2:57 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 4 days |
| Jun 14, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 2:01 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | AKQ | 3 days |
| Jun 25, 2:44 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Jun 29, 1:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 1:43 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 1:50 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 58 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:43 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 20 hr |
| Jul 19, 1:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jul 19, 6:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 19, 9:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 58 min |
| Jul 20, 1:40 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Jul 25, 2:36 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 4 days |
| Jul 27, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 27, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jul 27, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 2:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:58 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:52 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 27 hr |
| Aug 8, 4:53 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 48 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:54 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 4 days |
| Aug 20, 2:54 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:58 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 52 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:50 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 4 days |
| Sep 15, 2:17 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 44 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr |
| Sep 15, 1:37 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 34 hr |
| Sep 27, 3:53 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:31 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 71 hr |
| Oct 10, 3:27 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 14 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 45 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:56 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 60 hr |
| Oct 12, 9:21 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 48 hr |
| Oct 19, 11:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Oct 19, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 78 min |
| Oct 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 4 days |
| Oct 27, 3:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 days |
| Oct 28, 3:03 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 14 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:50 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Nov 9, 1:05 AM EST | Freeze Watch | AKQ | 13 hr |
| Nov 9, 2:25 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Nov 9, 8:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 61 min |
| Nov 9, 9:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Nov 15, 1:07 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Nov 16, 1:17 AM EST | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:46 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Dec 6, 7:45 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:08 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 44 hr |
| Dec 19, 8:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 11 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 9 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 12 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 4 |
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.