Alert archive / Virginia / Richmond County
Weather alerts in Richmond County, Virginia, 2015
128 weather alerts in 2015, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Richmond County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 128
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- June43 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 27, 20157 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 Richmond County in 2015 had a tornado report inside them; 2 of 3 tornado reports fell inside a warning, on average 16 minutes after it went out.
Richmond County, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 3 | 67% | 16 min |
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 6 | 3 | 50% | 8 | 88% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2015
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 21 | 4 | 81% | 9 | 67% | 11 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 113 | 77 | 32% | 208 | 87% | 23 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 3 | 3 | 0% | 7 | 100% | 44 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 7, 3:29 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Jan 14, 12:31 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Feb 2, 10:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Feb 10, 1:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:50 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:09 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | 55 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:38 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 36 hr |
| Feb 14, 7:52 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 53 min |
| Feb 15, 4:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 38 hr |
| Feb 16, 10:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:44 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | AKQ | 59 hr |
| Feb 18, 7:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Feb 18, 8:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 66 min |
| Feb 20, 2:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:17 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 103 min |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr |
| Feb 26, 12:56 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:14 PM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 8:43 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:13 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 11:55 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 50 min |
| Mar 14, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 7:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Apr 10, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 22, 12:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| May 12, 1:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 1, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 10:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jun 6, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 27 min |
| Jun 6, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 8, 11:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jun 14, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 31 min |
| Jun 15, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Jun 15, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 29 min |
| Jun 15, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 12:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 18, 5:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 18, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 50 min |
| Jun 18, 8:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 43 min |
| Jun 18, 8:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 25 min |
| Jun 18, 9:14 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Jun 20, 6:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 20, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 9:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 9:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jun 20, 10:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jun 23, 7:41 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jun 23, 9:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 33 min |
| Jun 23, 10:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 28 min |
| Jun 23, 10:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 56 min |
| Jun 25, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 7:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 27, 12:56 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 27, 1:54 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 35 min |
| Jun 27, 4:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 27, 4:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 27, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 36 min |
| Jun 27, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 27, 8:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 1:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 30, 4:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 7:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 11, 4:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| Jul 14, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 1:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jul 18, 3:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 19, 7:54 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 28, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 35 min |
| Jul 28, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 28 min |
| Jul 30, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Jul 30, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 30 min |
| Jul 30, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 33 min |
| Jul 30, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Aug 4, 3:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 22 min |
| Aug 4, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 34 min |
| Aug 6, 10:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Aug 11, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 37 min |
| Aug 18, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 31 min |
| Sep 2, 3:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 2, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 28 min |
| Sep 12, 6:33 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 12, 9:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 46 min |
| Sep 12, 10:02 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Sep 12, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 33 min |
| Sep 12, 2:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 26, 5:34 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Sep 26, 6:56 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 60 hr |
| Sep 29, 6:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Sep 30, 7:07 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 22 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:59 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 51 hr |
| Oct 1, 4:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 days |
| Oct 3, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 53 min |
| Oct 4, 5:59 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 56 hr |
| Oct 9, 7:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Oct 18, 10:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Dec 22, 10:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 53 min |
| Dec 23, 7:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 35 min |
| Dec 29, 11:19 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 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 | 6 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 49 |
| Flooding | |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Freezing Fog Advisory | 1 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
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.