Alert archive / Virginia / Southampton County

Weather alerts in Southampton County, Virginia, 2013

135 weather alerts in 2013, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Southampton County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2013. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
135
Warnings
17
Watches
16
Advisories
14
Busiest month
June45 alerts
Busiest day
June 10, 20139 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 1 tornado warnings covering Southampton County in 2013 had a tornado report inside them.

Southampton County, 2013

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings10100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings9722%2100%16 min
Flash flood warnings110%1100%19 min

Each office's whole area, 2013

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings18289%3100%16 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings977820%28784%21 min
NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings141029%3197%59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 11, 7:00 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ16 hr
Jan 12, 6:46 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ17 hr
Jan 17, 4:15 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningAKQ23 hr
Jan 17, 9:42 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC4 hr
Jan 18, 9:31 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ7 days
Jan 18, 8:37 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningAKQ5 days
Jan 24, 3:18 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ30 hr
Jan 30, 4:18 AM ESTWind AdvisoryAKQ26 hr
Jan 30, 8:21 PM ESTTornado WatchSPC6 hr
Jan 30, 10:42 PM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jan 31, 12:52 AM ESTMesoscale DiscussionSPC83 min
Jan 31, 1:08 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ52 min
Jan 31, 1:47 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ43 min
Feb 16, 3:52 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ21 hr
Feb 21, 4:17 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryAKQ17 hr
Mar 12, 10:46 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ44 min
Mar 12, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ44 min
Mar 12, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ58 min
Mar 16, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ54 min
Mar 16, 7:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ24 min
Apr 12, 1:58 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
Apr 12, 5:21 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC3 hr
Apr 12, 7:25 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC65 min
Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC63 min
Apr 19, 6:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr
Apr 19, 6:54 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC66 min
Apr 19, 7:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ53 min
Apr 19, 7:59 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQ31 min
Apr 19, 8:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ47 min
May 7, 1:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
May 9, 12:14 AM EDTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ8 hr
May 11, 1:44 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC91 min
May 11, 7:11 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
May 13, 3:54 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryAKQ15 hr
May 18, 2:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ56 min
May 18, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ27 min
May 18, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ62 min
May 20, 10:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ26 min
May 20, 2:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ65 min
May 20, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ32 min
May 21, 4:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ28 min
May 21, 4:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ50 min
May 21, 4:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ34 min
May 21, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
May 23, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ54 min
Jun 6, 3:55 PM EDTFlood WatchAKQ31 hr
Jun 7, 5:37 AM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 7, 8:35 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC85 min
Jun 7, 11:26 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC64 min
Jun 7, 11:34 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ11 hr
Jun 7, 1:00 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 7, 3:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jun 7, 6:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Jun 7, 6:40 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 9, 4:49 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ4 days
Jun 9, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ63 min
Jun 9, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ48 min
Jun 9, 8:11 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQ3 hr
Jun 10, 2:57 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ21 hr
Jun 10, 10:37 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAKQ5 days
Jun 10, 12:56 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jun 10, 1:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ61 min
Jun 10, 2:02 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC10 hr
Jun 10, 4:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 10, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ62 min
Jun 10, 6:49 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC86 min
Jun 13, 11:38 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Jun 13, 1:53 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 13, 2:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC8 hr
Jun 13, 4:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Jun 13, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ32 min
Jun 13, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ52 min
Jun 13, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ49 min
Jun 13, 6:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ42 min
Jun 17, 1:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ61 min
Jun 18, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
Jun 18, 7:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ83 min
Jun 22, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ78 min
Jun 26, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 26, 4:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC97 min
Jun 26, 7:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
Jun 27, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ26 min
Jun 27, 6:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ44 min
Jun 28, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Jun 28, 4:42 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 28, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQ37 min
Jun 28, 6:47 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Jun 29, 1:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
Jun 30, 3:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ54 hr
Jul 1, 1:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ52 min
Jul 1, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
Jul 2, 11:33 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 2, 1:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ38 min
Jul 2, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ62 min
Jul 3, 2:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ38 min
Jul 3, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ39 min
Jul 8, 8:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ28 min
Jul 11, 1:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchAKQ32 hr
Jul 11, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ62 min
Jul 11, 6:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ58 min
Jul 12, 4:39 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ111 min
Jul 13, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ57 min
Jul 16, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ30 min
Jul 18, 3:29 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryAKQ15 hr
Jul 22, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ57 min
Jul 24, 1:33 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC87 min
Jul 24, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ32 min
Jul 24, 11:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ26 min
Jul 31, 6:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ53 min
Aug 1, 8:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ43 min
Aug 3, 12:04 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC116 min
Aug 3, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ51 min
Aug 10, 11:56 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC94 min
Aug 10, 1:22 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC53 min
Aug 10, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr
Aug 10, 4:17 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC58 min
Aug 11, 3:38 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC67 min
Aug 22, 2:26 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 23, 1:14 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Aug 23, 5:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ25 min
Aug 28, 11:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAKQ3 hr
Sep 1, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ65 min
Sep 3, 11:12 AM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Sep 3, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ39 min
Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Oct 7, 12:12 PM EDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC3 hr
Oct 24, 4:44 PM EDTFreeze WatchAKQ10 hr
Oct 25, 3:01 AM EDTFreeze WarningAKQ30 hr
Nov 17, 4:11 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryAKQ6 hr
Dec 17, 8:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ60 min
Dec 17, 10:43 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ47 min
Dec 23, 5:24 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ66 min
Dec 29, 12:49 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ41 min
Dec 29, 1:39 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementAKQ51 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.