Alert archive / Virginia / Richmond County
Weather alerts in Richmond County, Virginia, 2020
126 weather alerts in 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 126
- Warnings
- 23
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- August36 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 10, 20206 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 2 tornado warnings covering Richmond County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.
Richmond County, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 2 | 1 | 50% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 15 | 12 | 20% | 4 | 100% | 35 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2020
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 60 | 19 | 68% | 39 | 72% | 17 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 170 | 120 | 29% | 237 | 91% | 19 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 87 | 57 | 34% | 118 | 92% | 79 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 4, 5:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jan 12, 1:19 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Jan 14, 6:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| Feb 5, 3:45 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:42 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Feb 26, 1:08 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Feb 26, 8:44 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 7, 3:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Apr 7, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 45 min |
| Apr 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 26 hr |
| Apr 13, 4:40 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 13, 6:46 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 13, 9:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| Apr 13, 9:34 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 56 min |
| Apr 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Apr 18, 9:31 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Apr 26, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 3:23 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 39 hr |
| May 8, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 38 min |
| May 9, 3:26 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| May 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 46 min |
| Jun 6, 8:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jun 6, 8:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 19, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 1:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jun 25, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 45 min |
| Jun 25, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jun 25, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 1:46 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 6, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 6, 4:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 6, 6:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 8:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Jul 17, 1:47 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 17, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:40 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 70 hr |
| Jul 21, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 26 min |
| Jul 21, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 27 min |
| Jul 22, 10:48 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 23, 6:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 4:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Jul 24, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 71 min |
| Jul 26, 3:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 52 hr |
| Jul 28, 3:19 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 7:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 8:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jul 31, 1:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 1, 7:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 2, 3:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:44 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:51 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | AKQ | 43 hr |
| Aug 3, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 60 min |
| Aug 4, 1:41 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 2:26 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 5:42 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 5:54 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 10:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 15 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 6:01 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Aug 7, 2:43 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Aug 8, 2:31 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Aug 12, 3:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 114 min |
| Aug 12, 5:48 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 117 min |
| Aug 12, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Aug 13, 2:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:33 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 117 min |
| Aug 15, 3:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:49 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 4:13 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 7:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Aug 24, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 28 min |
| Aug 24, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Aug 25, 3:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:07 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Aug 25, 8:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Aug 28, 7:50 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 52 min |
| Aug 29, 2:51 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 7:09 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Sep 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 21 min |
| Sep 10, 3:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 3:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 5:52 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Sep 10, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Sep 29, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Oct 16, 7:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 56 min |
| Oct 21, 12:37 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Oct 27, 1:30 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:27 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:37 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Nov 2, 1:43 PM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Nov 6, 1:29 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 9 hr |
| Nov 11, 10:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Nov 11, 9:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 4 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:33 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Nov 15, 9:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 55 min |
| Nov 30, 12:26 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:07 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Nov 30, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 32 min |
| Nov 30, 1:38 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 22 min |
| Dec 23, 2:36 PM EST | Flash Flood Watch | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 8:06 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Dec 24, 10:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| Dec 24, 11:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 49 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 | 15 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 29 |
| Special Weather Statement | 29 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
| Tropical | |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 1 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 1 |
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.