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Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2021
44 wind advisories in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 44
- Busiest month
- March11 wind advisories
- Busiest day
- March 25, 20214 wind advisories
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 1:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, Roanoke and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 27, 9:03 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 33 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:27 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 16 hr |
| Feb 2, 9:33 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:22 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 8:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 19 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:26 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Loudoun and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath | 12 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:11 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:32 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:41 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:51 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:45 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 33 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 19 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:58 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:16 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:13 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 21, 2:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:37 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 34 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 29, 8:18 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 24 more | 30 hr |
| May 7, 4:01 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, Roanoke, City of Galax and 2 more | 14 hr |
| May 9, 3:36 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 16 hr |
| May 9, 3:50 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 15 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 15 hr |
| Sep 1, 3:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Greene, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Warren | 7 hr |
| Oct 25, 10:20 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Floyd, Franklin and 10 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 26, 2:55 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 21 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:02 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 5 more | 39 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Oct 28, 7:56 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath, Tazewell | 12 hr |
| Nov 6, 4:22 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 43 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Nov 26, 1:48 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Stafford and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:26 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Frederick, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 2 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 2, 2:33 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 6, 11:09 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 10, 10:48 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 38 hr |
| Dec 10, 2:08 PM EST | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 11, 3:02 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 21, 2:43 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 21 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County17
- Amherst County13
- Carroll County12
- Grayson County12
- City of Galax12
- Highland County12
- Rockingham County12
- Roanoke County11
- City of Roanoke11
- City of Salem11
- Greene County11
- Madison County11
- Page County11
- Rappahannock County11
- Warren County11
- Floyd County10
- Bath County10
- Nelson County10
- Loudoun County10
- Tazewell County9
- Albemarle County9
- Augusta County9
- Arlington County9
- Fairfax County9
- City of Alexandria9
- City of Fairfax9
- City of Falls Church9
- Alleghany County8
- Botetourt County8
- Smyth County8
- City of Buena Vista8
- City of Covington8
- City of Lexington8
- Frederick County8
- City of Winchester8
- Patrick County7
- Bland County7
- Craig County7
- Montgomery County7
- Wythe County7
38 more counties
- Clarke County7
- Shenandoah County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Franklin County6
- Giles County6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Radford6
- Fauquier County6
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Bedford County4
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- King George County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Hampton3
- Culpeper County3
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- York County2
- City of Poquoson2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Newport News1
- Orange County1
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.