Alert archive / Virginia / Mecklenburg County

Weather alerts in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, 2016

156 weather alerts in 2016, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Mecklenburg County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 156
Warnings: 27
Watches: 13
Advisories: 20
Busiest month: July35 alerts
Busiest day: September 28, 201612 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

1 of 3 tornado warnings covering Mecklenburg County in 2016 had a tornado report inside them; 3 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 18 minutes after it went out.

Mecklenburg County, 2016

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	3	1	67%	3	100%	18 min
Severe thunderstorm warnings	17	10	41%	21	57%	25 min
Flash flood warnings	0			0

Each office's whole area, 2016

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings	49	7	86%	24	71%	15 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings	143	89	38%	321	64%	22 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings	14	9	36%	16	88%	73 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 20, 3:17 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	AKQ	36 hr
Jan 21, 10:27 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	AKQ	66 hr
Jan 22, 11:47 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 22, 4:42 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Feb 3, 1:53 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	37 min
Feb 3, 3:18 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
Feb 13, 2:55 PM EST	Winter Storm Watch	AKQ	13 hr
Feb 14, 3:54 AM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	45 hr
Feb 15, 9:52 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 15, 2:11 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	4 hr
Feb 21, 2:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
Feb 24, 1:18 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	117 min
Feb 24, 1:46 PM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
Feb 24, 2:55 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Feb 24, 4:22 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	23 min
Feb 24, 4:39 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	36 min
Feb 24, 4:46 PM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	89 min
Feb 24, 4:49 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	26 min
Feb 24, 5:11 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	34 min
Feb 24, 5:32 PM EST	Tornado Warning	AKQ	43 min
Mar 3, 3:28 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	AKQ	19 hr
Mar 14, 9:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
Apr 4, 3:34 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	AKQ	24 hr
Apr 5, 3:28 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	AKQ	30 hr
Apr 8, 4:08 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	AKQ	23 hr
Apr 8, 5:30 PM EDT	Red Flag Warning	AKQ	27 hr
Apr 9, 2:59 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	AKQ	30 hr
Apr 27, 5:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	37 min
Apr 27, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Apr 28, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Apr 28, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	37 min
Apr 28, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	29 min
Apr 28, 6:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	25 min
Apr 28, 7:03 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	87 min
May 2, 2:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	62 min
May 2, 5:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
May 2, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
May 3, 1:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
May 3, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
May 3, 5:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	51 min
May 3, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	46 min
May 5, 11:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
May 5, 12:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	40 min
May 5, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
May 5, 2:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
May 5, 9:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	6 hr
May 6, 2:58 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	4 hr
May 6, 6:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	3 hr
May 10, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	50 min
May 10, 7:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	94 min
May 10, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
May 10, 8:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	33 min
May 10, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	50 min
May 10, 8:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	52 min
May 10, 9:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
May 10, 9:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	50 min
May 12, 9:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	40 min
May 12, 10:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
May 14, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	54 min
May 29, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	59 min
May 31, 5:51 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	2 hr
Jun 3, 3:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 4, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	65 min
Jun 4, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	45 min
Jun 4, 7:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	58 min
Jun 4, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	42 min
Jun 4, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	52 min
Jun 4, 11:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	47 min
Jun 5, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 5, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Jun 5, 6:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Jun 5, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	42 min
Jun 6, 2:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	56 min
Jun 12, 7:20 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 15, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	44 min
Jun 16, 8:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 16, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	61 min
Jun 22, 4:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	90 min
Jun 23, 3:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 23, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	60 min
Jun 23, 6:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	47 min
Jun 23, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	34 min
Jun 23, 10:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	4 hr
Jun 30, 3:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 4, 6:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	37 min
Jul 5, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	46 min
Jul 5, 2:10 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 5, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	40 min
Jul 7, 3:42 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	63 min
Jul 8, 5:48 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
Jul 8, 6:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jul 8, 6:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	54 min
Jul 12, 8:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	44 min
Jul 13, 4:03 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	28 hr
Jul 13, 5:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	36 min
Jul 13, 6:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Jul 19, 3:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	59 min
Jul 19, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 19, 6:17 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Jul 19, 11:14 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Jul 20, 12:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	38 min
Jul 20, 1:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	40 min
Jul 23, 3:17 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	29 hr
Jul 24, 3:01 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	29 hr
Jul 25, 4:07 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	28 hr
Jul 26, 6:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	114 min
Jul 26, 7:55 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	24 hr
Jul 26, 11:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	46 min
Jul 27, 12:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	37 min
Jul 27, 1:45 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 27, 4:20 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	28 hr
Jul 27, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Jul 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	35 min
Jul 28, 2:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 30, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	34 min
Jul 30, 6:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	38 min
Jul 31, 3:34 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	116 min
Jul 31, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	41 min
Jul 31, 7:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	44 min
Jul 31, 8:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	28 min
Aug 2, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	51 min
Aug 6, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Aug 6, 9:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	46 min
Aug 12, 3:06 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	53 hr
Aug 15, 3:29 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	AKQ	16 hr
Aug 17, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	48 min
Aug 17, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	16 min
Sep 1, 2:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	60 min
Sep 1, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	29 min
Sep 19, 1:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	56 min
Sep 19, 8:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	54 min
Sep 19, 9:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Sep 19, 10:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	60 min
Sep 28, 4:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	63 min
Sep 28, 5:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	38 min
Sep 28, 12:09 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	66 min
Sep 28, 2:44 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	91 min
Sep 28, 3:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Sep 28, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	41 min
Sep 28, 4:41 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Sep 28, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	42 min
Sep 28, 5:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	AKQ	42 min
Sep 28, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	50 min
Sep 28, 7:02 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	88 min
Sep 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	50 min
Sep 28, 9:26 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	64 min
Sep 30, 11:09 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Sep 30, 11:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	64 min
Sep 30, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	46 min
Sep 30, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	43 min
Oct 8, 7:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	AKQ	6 hr
Oct 8, 11:34 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	AKQ	15 hr
Nov 7, 3:29 PM EST	Freeze Warning	AKQ	17 hr
Nov 20, 3:02 AM EST	Red Flag Warning	AKQ	14 hr
Dec 16, 2:40 PM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	AKQ	18 hr
Dec 24, 10:30 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	AKQ	8 hr

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	17
Tornado Warning	3
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	8
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	31
Special Weather Statement	65
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	1
Areal Flood Advisory	7
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	1
Winter Storm Watch	2
Freezing Rain Advisory	1
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Heat
Heat Advisory	8
Cold
Freeze Warning	3
Freeze Watch	2
Fire
Red Flag Warning	2
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	2

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2015 2017

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.