Alert archive / Virginia / York County
Weather alerts in York County, Virginia, 2026
125 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
York County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 125
- Warnings
- 33
- Watches
- 27
- Advisories
- 28
- Busiest month
- July27 alerts
- Busiest day
- June 23, 202610 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
York County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 21 | 20 | 5% | 7 | 86% | 20 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 5 | 4 | 20% | 3 | 100% | 76 min |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Wakefield, VA: tornado warnings | 18 | 1 | 94% | 2 | 50% | 3 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: severe thunderstorm warnings | 326 | 236 | 28% | 583 | 97% | 22 min |
| NWS Wakefield, VA: flash flood warnings | 102 | 61 | 40% | 169 | 96% | 70 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 22, 1:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:36 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 46 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 59 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 70 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:39 AM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Jan 26, 1:40 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr |
| Jan 27, 1:33 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 20 hr |
| Jan 28, 12:57 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:13 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | 36 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 52 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:16 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 47 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 35 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 47 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:48 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | 33 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:48 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 45 min |
| Feb 7, 5:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | 22 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | 37 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Mar 7, 2:18 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 10 hr |
| Mar 9, 5:12 AM EDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:00 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 90 min |
| Mar 16, 5:32 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 118 min |
| Mar 16, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 8:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 55 min |
| Mar 16, 9:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Mar 16, 9:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 57 min |
| Mar 16, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 62 min |
| Apr 5, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Apr 5, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Apr 20, 2:47 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:39 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 19 hr |
| May 25, 2:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 39 min |
| May 25, 5:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 25, 6:00 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 5 hr |
| May 25, 9:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| May 27, 12:31 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 27, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 27, 3:21 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 27, 6:54 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 7, 2:59 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 10, 2:14 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jun 10, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 2:23 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jun 12, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Jun 14, 6:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 14, 6:22 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 113 min |
| Jun 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 29 min |
| Jun 14, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Jun 18, 2:11 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 13 hr |
| Jun 18, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jun 22, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 9:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 9:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 2:05 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 16 hr |
| Jun 23, 11:10 AM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Jun 23, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 1:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Jun 23, 1:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 51 min |
| Jun 27, 2:06 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 27, 3:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 30 min |
| Jun 30, 4:01 AM EDT | Extreme Heat Watch | AKQ | 57 hr |
| Jul 1, 1:58 PM EDT | Extreme Heat Warning | AKQ | 3 days |
| Jul 4, 1:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 30 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 6, 3:03 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:39 AM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 21 hr |
| Jul 7, 7:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 115 min |
| Jul 7, 7:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 54 min |
| Jul 12, 4:03 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 23 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:31 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 12 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:24 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | AKQ | 26 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:31 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 17 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:58 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 62 min |
| Jul 19, 12:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 19, 6:48 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 1:53 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jul 21, 2:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:43 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 22, 10:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 40 min |
| Jul 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:04 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Jul 28, 7:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 31 min |
| Jul 28, 9:05 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| Jul 28, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 23 min |
| Aug 10, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Aug 10, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 44 min |
| Aug 10, 7:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 24 min |
| Aug 10, 7:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 7:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 38 min |
| Aug 14, 1:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AKQ | 49 min |
| Aug 14, 7:55 PM EDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 1, 1:38 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 54 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:07 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | AKQ | 28 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Sep 12, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | 41 min |
| Sep 21, 2:22 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AKQ | 25 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:10 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 38 hr |
| Sep 22, 12:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | AKQ | 3 hr |
| Sep 22, 2:57 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Warning | AKQ | 5 days |
| Sep 26, 7:26 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | 23 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 | 21 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 21 |
| Special Weather Statement | 13 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 5 |
| Flood Watch | 5 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 3 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 3 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 1 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 1 |
| Heat Advisory | 7 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 2 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 2 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 7 |
| Frost Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
| Coast and beach | |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Watch | 1 |
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Coastal Flood Statement | 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.