Alert archive / Virginia / York County
Weather alerts in York County, Virginia, 2024
147 weather alerts in 2024, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
York County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 147
- Warnings
- 31
- Watches
- 22
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest month
- July35 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 27, 20246 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 York County in 2024 had a tornado report inside them.
York County, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 11 | 10 | 9% | 5 | 80% | 22 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 9 | 5 | 44% | 3 | 100% | 41 min |
Each office's whole area, 2024
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 43 | 3 | 93% | 3 | 100% | 11 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 202 | 148 | 27% | 315 | 87% | 23 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 144 | 110 | 24% | 212 | 98% | 74 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 8, 1:53 PM EST | Flood Watch | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:46 PM EST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 45 min |
| Jan 9, 8:20 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jan 9, 9:04 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:30 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jan 11, 3:10 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Jan 12, 10:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Jan 12, 11:11 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jan 12, 11:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Feb 5, 8:59 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 67 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:54 PM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:11 PM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 22 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:33 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:29 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 34 hr |
| Feb 28, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 61 min |
| Mar 6, 10:46 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:46 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:48 AM EST | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 6:51 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 11 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:23 PM EDT | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:24 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 31 hr |
| Mar 24, 4:56 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 61 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 41 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 11:20 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 3, 12:38 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 3, 4:16 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Apr 3, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 2:08 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Apr 12, 12:15 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 15, 1:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 15, 1:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Apr 15, 6:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Apr 15, 7:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 52 min |
| Apr 25, 4:42 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 25 hr |
| May 6, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| May 8, 5:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| May 10, 3:20 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 56 hr |
| May 14, 11:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 19, 2:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 14 hr |
| May 20, 2:41 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 12 hr |
| May 21, 5:39 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 27, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 43 min |
| May 27, 3:39 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| May 27, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| May 27, 5:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| May 27, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 42 min |
| Jun 6, 1:45 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Jun 6, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:18 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 6, 7:25 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 21, 2:39 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:18 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jun 24, 1:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 12:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 29, 3:05 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr |
| Jun 30, 12:11 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 50 min |
| Jun 30, 3:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 30, 6:03 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jun 30, 8:10 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jul 4, 3:28 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:01 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:01 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 5, 7:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:08 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:32 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:27 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 11, 2:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:02 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 12:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 5:46 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:17 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:36 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Jul 17, 7:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 20, 8:44 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 11 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 23, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 46 min |
| Jul 23, 2:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Jul 23, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 19 min |
| Jul 23, 3:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 23, 3:57 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 30, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 36 min |
| Jul 30, 10:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:06 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Jul 31, 3:06 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 29 hr |
| Aug 1, 2:29 PM EDT | Excessive Heat Warning | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Aug 2, 7:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Aug 2, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 58 min |
| Aug 3, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 41 min |
| Aug 4, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 117 min |
| Aug 4, 7:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 2:43 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 3 days |
| Aug 8, 2:49 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
| Aug 8, 5:47 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Aug 8, 8:59 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Aug 8, 12:43 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Aug 8, 6:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Aug 8, 8:38 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 1:09 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 96 min |
| Aug 18, 2:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 3:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:30 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Aug 19, 3:24 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 60 min |
| Aug 28, 2:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 41 hr |
| Sep 15, 2:49 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 6 days |
| Sep 16, 3:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 34 hr |
| Sep 18, 4:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 6 days |
| Sep 20, 2:37 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Sep 21, 3:56 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 4 days |
| Sep 27, 3:26 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 22 hr |
| Sep 27, 8:02 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 12 hr |
| Sep 27, 12:33 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Sep 27, 5:13 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 27, 5:37 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | 23 min |
| Sep 27, 5:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 91 min |
| Sep 28, 1:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 7 days |
| Sep 29, 2:05 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 24 hr |
| Oct 18, 9:16 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Nov 5, 2:28 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 7 hr |
| Nov 12, 1:49 PM EST | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 13 min |
| Nov 12, 2:02 PM EST | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:22 PM EST | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 19 hr |
| Nov 13, 2:22 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 71 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:06 AM EST | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Nov 15, 12:38 PM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 27 hr |
| Nov 20, 10:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 82 min |
| Dec 11, 1:17 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Dec 18, 4:02 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 5 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 | 11 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 5 |
| Tornado Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 31 |
| Special Weather Statement | 14 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 9 |
| Flood Watch | 7 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 9 |
| Heat | |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 4 |
| Excessive Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 12 |
| Cold | |
| Frost Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 3 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 10 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 9 |
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.