Alert archive / Virginia / Roanoke County
Weather alerts in Roanoke County, Virginia, 2012
148 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Roanoke County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 148
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 25
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest month
- July30 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 1, 20126 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 9, 10:34 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 10 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:54 PM EST | Flood Watch | RNK | 30 hr |
| Jan 11, 8:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 35 min |
| Jan 12, 4:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 34 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 115 min |
| Jan 17, 5:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 51 min |
| Jan 20, 2:35 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 21 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:29 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 7 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:55 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 54 min |
| Jan 27, 2:34 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 27, 2:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 110 min |
| Jan 27, 4:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 110 min |
| Feb 10, 3:02 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | 13 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:15 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 27 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | 25 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | 34 hr |
| Feb 19, 12:47 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:05 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 25 min |
| Feb 24, 12:00 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 60 min |
| Feb 24, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 63 min |
| Feb 24, 3:24 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 66 min |
| Feb 25, 12:00 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:23 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Feb 29, 3:43 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 55 min |
| Mar 4, 2:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 22 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 20, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 49 min |
| Mar 21, 5:52 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 4 hr |
| Mar 21, 1:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Mar 24, 12:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Mar 24, 12:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 59 min |
| Mar 24, 6:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Mar 26, 4:42 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 5, 3:21 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:37 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 30 hr |
| Apr 8, 7:09 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 25 hr |
| Apr 9, 10:51 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | RNK | 16 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 8:51 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 30 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:52 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 23 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:59 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | RNK | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:13 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | 24 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:49 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 12 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:49 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | 26 hr |
| Apr 26, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 9:59 PM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 9 hr |
| May 1, 12:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 13, 4:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 34 hr |
| May 15, 2:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| May 16, 3:17 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 7 hr |
| May 22, 3:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 18 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 1, 1:28 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 1, 3:35 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 48 min |
| Jun 18, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 39 min |
| Jun 22, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 3:46 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 16 hr |
| Jun 29, 3:33 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | RNK | 28 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 29, 6:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 29, 7:51 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 29, 8:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 58 min |
| Jun 30, 4:27 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jun 30, 9:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 9:27 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| Jul 1, 9:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 11:38 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 1, 8:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 1, 9:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jul 1, 10:26 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Jul 2, 12:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 12:39 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Jul 3, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 6:23 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 11:37 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 1:36 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jul 9, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 11:52 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 9 hr |
| Jul 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 54 min |
| Jul 18, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 49 min |
| Jul 24, 1:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:08 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jul 27, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 3:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 78 min |
| Jul 27, 4:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 4:52 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jul 31, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 6:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 56 min |
| Aug 1, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 65 min |
| Aug 5, 9:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 107 min |
| Aug 9, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 14 min |
| Aug 10, 7:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 6:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RNK | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 6:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 64 min |
| Sep 2, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 42 min |
| Sep 3, 11:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 9 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | RNK | 3 hr |
| Sep 5, 7:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | 96 min |
| Sep 8, 12:20 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Sep 8, 1:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 1:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 61 min |
| Sep 17, 5:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | RNK | 34 hr |
| Sep 18, 7:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 51 min |
| Sep 18, 10:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | 56 min |
| Oct 16, 3:42 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:13 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 18 hr |
| Oct 21, 4:00 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:35 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | 56 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:06 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | 17 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:54 PM EST | Frost Advisory | RNK | 16 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:28 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | 10 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:08 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | 14 hr |
| Dec 20, 5:17 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 58 hr |
| Dec 25, 5:32 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | RNK | 32 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 22 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:18 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 16 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | 21 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:48 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | 21 hr |
| Dec 28, 4:16 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | 56 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 | 20 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 9 |
| Tornado Watch | 2 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 33 |
| Special Weather Statement | 26 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Watch | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 1 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 4 |
| Heat | |
| Heat Advisory | 2 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Freeze Watch | 4 |
| Frost Advisory | 7 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 3 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
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.