Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories / 2020
Wind Advisories in Virginia, April 2020
14 wind advisories in April 2020. 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 in April 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 14
- Busiest day
- April 12, 20205 wind advisories
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:13 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 21 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 9, 1:47 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:45 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 27 hr |
| Apr 9, 7:38 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 9, 9:27 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 11, 9:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:35 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:44 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:18 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:25 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 41 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:35 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 19 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:25 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 26, 3:01 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 31 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:24 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County7
- Rockbridge County7
- Carroll County5
- Floyd County5
- Grayson County5
- City of Galax5
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Craig County4
- Franklin County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Albemarle County3
- Arlington County3
- Augusta County3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Highland County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
86 more counties
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Patrick County3
- Smyth County3
- City of Charlottesville2
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Bland County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Culpeper County1
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
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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.