Wind Advisories in Virginia
1,196 wind advisories since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of wind advisories reaches back to 2005.
Wind Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 1,196
- Busiest year
- 200878 wind advisories
- Average year
- 54over 22 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County369
- Grayson County334
- Amherst County324
- Carroll County288
- City of Galax288
- Floyd County275
- Smyth County251
- Rockingham County247
- Page County245
- Rappahannock County240
- Madison County239
- Warren County237
- Greene County236
- Roanoke County236
- City of Roanoke236
- City of Salem236
- Wythe County235
- Montgomery County234
- Bath County233
- Alleghany County232
- Bland County232
- City of Covington232
- Nelson County230
- Pulaski County230
- City of Radford230
- Craig County227
- Tazewell County226
- Highland County219
- Giles County212
- City of Buena Vista212
- City of Lexington212
- Botetourt County211
- City of Harrisonburg185
- City of Staunton185
- City of Waynesboro185
- Russell County174
- Shenandoah County173
- Washington County173
- Wise County173
- City of Bristol173
89 more counties
- City of Norton173
- Bedford County168
- Patrick County168
- Franklin County166
- Frederick County159
- City of Winchester159
- Clarke County157
- Albemarle County157
- Augusta County157
- Arlington County152
- Fairfax County152
- City of Alexandria152
- City of Fairfax152
- City of Falls Church152
- Lee County148
- Scott County141
- Accomack County122
- Fauquier County121
- Northampton County119
- City of Virginia Beach107
- Loudoun County104
- City of Charlottesville92
- King George County81
- Stafford County81
- Buchanan County81
- Dickenson County81
- Culpeper County76
- Gloucester County69
- Mathews County69
- Northumberland County66
- Lancaster County65
- Middlesex County64
- Henry County63
- City of Martinsville63
- City of Chesapeake62
- Spotsylvania County58
- City of Fredericksburg58
- Pittsylvania County58
- City of Danville58
- Orange County56
- Campbell County56
- City of Lynchburg56
- Halifax County54
- Charlotte County51
- Appomattox County50
- Buckingham County49
- Westmoreland County44
- City of Hampton42
- Richmond County39
- York County36
- City of Poquoson36
- James City County35
- City of Williamsburg35
- Caroline County30
- Charles City County30
- Southampton County30
- Surry County30
- City of Franklin30
- City of Newport News30
- New Kent County29
- Prince George County29
- City of Hopewell29
- City of Petersburg29
- Greensville County28
- Sussex County28
- City of Emporia28
- Dinwiddie County27
- Brunswick County26
- Powhatan County26
- Prince William County26
- Amelia County25
- Cumberland County25
- Goochland County25
- Lunenburg County25
- Mecklenburg County25
- Nottoway County25
- Fluvanna County24
- Prince Edward County24
- City of Manassas21
- City of Manassas Park21
- Essex County15
- King and Queen County15
- Hanover County14
- Henrico County14
- King William County14
- City of Colonial Heights14
- Chesterfield County13
- City of Richmond13
- Louisa County10
The latest wind advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 53 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Greene, Highland, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 27 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 17 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:17 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 35 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 25 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath | 18 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 24 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 15 hr |
Nearby
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.