Alert archive / Virginia / Washington County
Weather alerts in Washington County, Virginia, 2022
116 weather alerts in 2022, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Washington County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 116
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- July23 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 6, 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 Washington County in 2022 had a tornado report inside them.
Washington 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 | 17 | 14 | 18% | 8 | 100% | 23 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2022
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Morristown, TN: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Morristown, TN: severe thunderstorm warnings | 185 | 150 | 19% | 242 | 85% | 18 min |
| NWS Morristown, TN: flash flood warnings | 51 | 27 | 47% | 66 | 82% | 91 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 1, 3:31 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 20 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 30 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 12:21 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 9 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 63 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 59 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:02 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 42 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:22 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:56 PM EST | Flood Watch | MRX | 43 hr |
| Feb 24, 12:48 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:02 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 28 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 30 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:33 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:40 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | 17 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:16 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | MRX | 44 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 44 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | MRX | 39 hr |
| Apr 7, 4:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 28 min |
| Apr 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 18 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:14 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 45 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:27 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 18 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:41 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 17 hr |
| May 6, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| May 6, 4:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 57 min |
| May 6, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 44 min |
| May 6, 4:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | 39 min |
| May 6, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 34 min |
| May 6, 5:03 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MRX | 42 min |
| May 6, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 37 min |
| May 6, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| May 6, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 46 min |
| May 6, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 46 min |
| May 6, 6:29 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| May 6, 6:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 34 min |
| May 19, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| May 19, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 50 min |
| May 21, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 32 min |
| May 22, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Jun 2, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 26 min |
| Jun 2, 4:58 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 77 min |
| Jun 14, 4:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 4:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 34 min |
| Jun 16, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 12:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 17, 1:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jun 17, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Jun 25, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 8:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 2 hr |
| Jul 2, 1:39 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 1:15 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 4:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 5:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 59 min |
| Jul 18, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 115 min |
| Jul 21, 2:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 43 min |
| Jul 26, 1:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Jul 26, 1:47 PM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 2:47 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 20 hr |
| Jul 27, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:32 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 43 hr |
| Jul 28, 5:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 12:02 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 4, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 1:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 63 min |
| Aug 10, 3:53 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 20 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 11:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MRX | 113 min |
| Aug 14, 11:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 42 min |
| Aug 14, 11:44 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | 3 hr |
| Aug 15, 12:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MRX | 62 min |
| Aug 15, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | 22 min |
| Sep 4, 3:02 AM EDT | Flood Watch | MRX | 41 hr |
| Sep 25, 12:14 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 30, 3:38 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 28 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:13 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 29 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:51 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | MRX | 18 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | 11 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 43 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 31 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | 19 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:47 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | 40 hr |
| Nov 27, 11:43 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 7 hr |
| Dec 7, 10:56 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 10 hr |
| Dec 9, 6:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 4 hr |
| Dec 9, 9:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | 13 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:42 AM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 27 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:49 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | MRX | 12 hr |
| Dec 21, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Chill Warning | MRX | 70 hr |
| Dec 22, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | 32 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:49 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | 25 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:10 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | MRX | 31 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 | 17 |
| Tornado Warning | 2 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 2 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 5 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 4 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Freeze Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Frost Advisory | 4 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 11 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
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.