Alert archive / Virginia / Pittsylvania County

Weather alerts in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 2022

173 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Pittsylvania County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 173
Warnings: 55
Watches: 15
Advisories: 30
Busiest month: July48 alerts
Busiest day: May 27, 202212 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

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

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Pittsylvania County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them.

Pittsylvania County, 2022

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
Tornado warnings	2	0	100%	0
Severe thunderstorm warnings	46	40	13%	47	87%	23 min
Flash flood warnings	3	0	100%	0

Each office's whole area, 2022

	Warnings	With a report	False alarm ratio	Reports	Inside a warning	Mean lead time
NWS Blacksburg, VA: tornado warnings	36	5	86%	9	44%	14 min
NWS Blacksburg, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings	272	224	18%	947	73%	23 min
NWS Blacksburg, VA: flash flood warnings	25	9	64%	21	81%	74 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 2, 4:04 AM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	32 hr
Jan 3, 6:06 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	24 min
Jan 14, 3:51 AM EST	Winter Storm Watch	RNK	24 hr
Jan 14, 8:28 PM EST	Winter Storm Warning	RNK	3 days
Jan 16, 4:02 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	6 hr
Jan 16, 11:59 AM EST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jan 27, 2:40 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	42 hr
Feb 6, 10:03 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	RNK	15 hr
Feb 7, 10:28 PM EST	Freezing Fog Advisory	RNK	11 hr
Feb 17, 2:51 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	26 hr
Feb 18, 1:34 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	26 min
Feb 24, 9:31 PM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	12 hr
Mar 7, 3:38 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	17 hr
Mar 7, 6:32 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	28 min
Mar 11, 1:54 PM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	35 hr
Mar 12, 3:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Mar 18, 3:43 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	6 hr
Mar 31, 9:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	45 min
Apr 19, 3:21 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	30 hr
May 1, 6:00 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	4 hr
May 1, 1:04 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	56 min
May 1, 1:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
May 1, 3:33 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	57 min
May 1, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	58 min
May 1, 6:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 1, 9:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
May 6, 2:32 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 6, 5:51 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	84 min
May 6, 6:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	38 min
May 6, 8:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	49 min
May 6, 8:28 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
May 6, 8:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
May 6, 8:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	15 min
May 6, 8:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
May 6, 9:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	37 min
May 6, 9:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	61 min
May 15, 2:35 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	6 hr
May 15, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
May 15, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	29 min
May 16, 12:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	37 min
May 16, 12:37 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	113 min
May 16, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
May 19, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	29 min
May 19, 9:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
May 22, 12:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
May 22, 5:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
May 23, 9:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
May 26, 9:03 PM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	23 hr
May 26, 10:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	62 min
May 26, 11:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	53 min
May 27, 6:01 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
May 27, 6:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	18 min
May 27, 6:24 AM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr
May 27, 6:30 AM EDT	Tornado Warning	RNK	30 min
May 27, 6:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	42 min
May 27, 7:07 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	25 min
May 27, 7:36 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
May 27, 8:13 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	47 min
May 27, 8:13 AM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 2, 1:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 2, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	54 min
Jun 2, 3:35 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	85 min
Jun 2, 3:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	36 min
Jun 2, 4:43 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	92 min
Jun 8, 2:58 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 8, 4:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	37 min
Jun 14, 1:24 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	36 min
Jun 14, 1:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	38 min
Jun 14, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	31 min
Jun 14, 2:15 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 16, 10:39 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	RNK	7 hr
Jun 16, 1:53 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 16, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	57 min
Jun 16, 3:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	60 min
Jun 16, 3:05 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	55 min
Jun 16, 3:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr
Jun 16, 3:30 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	2 hr
Jun 16, 3:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	39 min
Jun 16, 4:40 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jun 16, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	34 min
Jun 17, 3:07 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	83 min
Jun 17, 3:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr
Jun 17, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	80 min
Jun 22, 12:57 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	93 min
Jun 22, 7:54 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jun 22, 11:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	41 min
Jul 2, 1:39 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 2, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	59 min
Jul 2, 6:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	59 min
Jul 2, 7:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	4 hr
Jul 5, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	61 min
Jul 5, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	64 min
Jul 5, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	79 min
Jul 5, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	79 min
Jul 6, 4:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 6, 5:29 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	61 min
Jul 6, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 6, 7:37 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	53 min
Jul 7, 3:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 7, 3:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 12, 8:25 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	95 min
Jul 12, 9:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	42 min
Jul 16, 1:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	43 min
Jul 16, 1:36 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	3 hr
Jul 16, 2:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jul 16, 3:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	24 min
Jul 16, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	27 min
Jul 16, 4:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Jul 17, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Jul 17, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jul 17, 5:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	100 min
Jul 18, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	53 min
Jul 18, 10:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	49 min
Jul 20, 7:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	27 min
Jul 21, 1:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jul 24, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	26 min
Jul 25, 1:16 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 25, 2:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	53 min
Jul 25, 3:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	66 min
Jul 25, 4:01 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	119 min
Jul 25, 4:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	2 hr
Jul 26, 1:32 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	118 min
Jul 26, 3:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	48 min
Jul 26, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	43 min
Jul 26, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 26, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
Jul 26, 4:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	109 min
Jul 27, 1:53 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Jul 27, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Jul 29, 1:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 hr
Jul 31, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 31, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	33 min
Jul 31, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
Jul 31, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	63 min
Aug 5, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	44 min
Aug 5, 2:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	65 min
Aug 5, 3:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	5 hr
Aug 5, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	56 min
Aug 5, 10:40 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	4 hr
Aug 7, 6:08 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Aug 8, 6:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	51 min
Aug 10, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	54 min
Aug 10, 2:02 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	58 min
Aug 10, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	40 min
Aug 10, 4:00 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	2 hr
Aug 21, 8:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
Aug 21, 9:24 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	RNK	4 hr
Aug 21, 11:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	3 hr
Aug 22, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Aug 30, 1:55 PM EDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	2 hr
Aug 30, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
Sep 12, 2:05 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	7 hr
Sep 25, 2:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	RNK	33 min
Sep 25, 3:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	25 min
Sep 25, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	32 min
Sep 25, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	45 min
Sep 30, 3:20 AM EDT	Wind Advisory	RNK	31 hr
Sep 30, 3:24 AM EDT	Flood Watch	RNK	35 hr
Oct 17, 4:03 AM EDT	Freeze Watch	RNK	25 hr
Oct 18, 4:54 AM EDT	Freeze Warning	RNK	28 hr
Oct 25, 3:59 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	6 hr
Nov 1, 4:10 AM EDT	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	6 hr
Nov 11, 3:41 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	64 min
Nov 11, 6:15 AM EST	Tornado Watch	SPC	12 hr
Nov 11, 10:22 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	23 min
Nov 11, 3:14 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	31 min
Nov 11, 5:46 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	29 min
Nov 11, 5:53 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	RNK	111 min
Nov 11, 6:15 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	RNK	30 min
Dec 8, 12:09 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	RNK	8 hr
Dec 21, 1:38 PM EST	Wind Chill Watch	RNK	21 hr
Dec 22, 3:55 AM EST	Wind Advisory	RNK	39 hr
Dec 22, 10:18 AM EST	Wind Chill Advisory	RNK	3 days

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	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	7
Tornado Watch	3
Mesoscale Discussion	29
Special Weather Statement	44
Flooding
Flash Flood Warning	3
Flood Watch	2
Areal Flood Advisory	11
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	1
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Heat
Heat Advisory	1
Cold
Freeze Warning	2
Freeze Watch	1
Wind Chill Watch	1
Wind Chill Advisory	1
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	5
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	9
Freezing Fog Advisory	1

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

Alerts in force now Tornadoes on record Forecast The radar archive 2021 2023

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.