Alert archive / Virginia / Orange County
Weather alerts in Orange County, Virginia, 2026
137 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Orange County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 137
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 24
- Advisories
- 18
- Busiest month
- July37 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 12, 202612 alerts
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 32 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:49 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 47 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 67 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:02 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:13 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 4 days |
| Jan 27, 12:01 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 35 hr |
| Jan 27, 11:39 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 59 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:35 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 33 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 34 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | 41 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 24 min |
| Feb 7, 3:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 36 min |
| Feb 7, 3:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | 36 min |
| Feb 17, 4:52 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 6 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:50 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 13 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 7 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:03 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 33 min |
| Mar 16, 11:14 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 23 min |
| Mar 16, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 39 min |
| Mar 16, 12:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 26 min |
| Mar 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 16, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 48 min |
| Apr 1, 3:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 12 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 35 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 31 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 20 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:59 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | 33 hr |
| May 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | 21 hr |
| May 10, 3:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| May 27, 12:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 66 min |
| May 27, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 27, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 27, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 7, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:58 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 26 hr |
| Jun 11, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 42 min |
| Jun 11, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 25 min |
| Jun 11, 8:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 41 min |
| Jun 12, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 12, 3:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 24 min |
| Jun 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 26 min |
| Jun 12, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 48 min |
| Jun 12, 4:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 12, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 44 min |
| Jun 12, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 47 min |
| Jun 12, 6:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 42 min |
| Jun 12, 7:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 22, 1:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jun 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 30, 3:03 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 41 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:03 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LWX | 34 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 30 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 55 hr |
| Jul 2, 8:36 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | LWX | 5 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:32 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | LWX | 54 hr |
| Jul 4, 12:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 60 min |
| Jul 4, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 6:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 5, 1:57 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 18 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 6:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 22 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 34 min |
| Jul 7, 4:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 16 hr |
| Jul 9, 2:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 2:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 20 min |
| Jul 18, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 44 min |
| Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jul 21, 7:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 27, 12:16 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 1:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 64 min |
| Jul 28, 5:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | 29 min |
| Aug 3, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 27 min |
| Aug 6, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 8, 3:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Aug 10, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 69 min |
| Aug 14, 7:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 26 min |
| Aug 16, 3:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 16, 7:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:02 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 22, 6:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | LWX | 5 hr |
| Aug 22, 8:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 53 min |
| Aug 22, 8:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 31 min |
| Aug 22, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Sep 2, 3:21 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 16 hr |
| Sep 2, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 27 min |
| Sep 2, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 37 min |
| Sep 2, 4:08 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | LWX | 27 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 23 min |
| Sep 2, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 18 min |
| Sep 3, 6:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Sep 3, 11:13 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Sep 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 4, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | 20 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 | 46 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 38 |
| Special Weather Statement | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 3 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 2 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 3 |
| Freeze Watch | 3 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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. Rebuilt daily.