1 advisory is in effect for Suffolk city, VA. The most serious is a frost advisory.
Since 2016 the National Weather Service has issued about 441 alerts that included Suffolk city, roughly 44 a year. The most common is the coastal flood advisory (109 from 2016 to 2025). No tornado warnings were recorded here in that period. 21 tornadoes have touched down in the county since 1950.
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FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST SUNDAY
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 33 will result in frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of northeast North Carolina and east central, eastern, and southeast Virginia. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
What to do: Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
| Issued | Alert | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 1:09 PM EST | Frost Advisory | Gates; Pasquotank; Camden; Bertie; Chowan; Perquimans; Richmond; Gloucester; Middlesex; James City; Chesapeake; Western King William; Easter |
Alert events that included Suffolk city or its forecast zones, from the NWS warning archive.
| Alert type | 2016–2025 | 2026 | Last issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flood Advisory | 109 | 9 | October 23, 2026 |
| Flood Watch | 66 | 6 | November 6, 2026 |
| Heat Advisory | 58 | 8 | September 4, 2026 |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 36 | 3 | March 9, 2026 |
| Coastal Flood Warning | 23 | 1 | September 22, 2026 |
| Freeze Warning | 22 | 0 | November 11, 2025 |
| Wind Advisory | 20 | 2 | February 7, 2026 |
| Frost Advisory | 17 | 3 | November 14, 2026 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 17 | 3 | February 22, 2026 |
| Freeze Watch | 11 | 0 | November 11, 2025 |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 11 | 1 | July 2, 2026 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 8 | 6 | February 7, 2026 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Red Flag Warning | 6 | 0 | November 16, 2025 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 6 | 2 | January 31, 2026 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 | 0 | November 16, 2025 |
| Tropical Storm Warning | 5 | 0 | September 21, 2023 |
| Tropical Storm Watch | 4 | 0 | July 7, 2021 |
| High Wind Warning | 4 | 0 | February 16, 2025 |
| Extreme Heat Watch | 3 | 1 | July 2, 2026 |
| Storm Surge Warning | 2 | 0 | September 21, 2023 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 0 | 2 | February 8, 2026 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 0 | 2 | February 7, 2026 |
21 tornadoes have been recorded in Suffolk city since 1950, injuring 206 people. That ranks 4 of 133 counties in Virginia. The most recent was on July 8, 2021 (rated EF0).
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2008 | EF3 | Suffolk city | 24 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 200 |
| July 4, 1967 | F3 | Suffolk city | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 5 |
| October 9, 1959 | F2 | Suffolk city | 1 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 4, 2020 | EF1 | Suffolk city | 21 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| March 31, 2017 | EF1 | Suffolk city | 12.3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Rating | County | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2021 | EF0 | Suffolk city | 0.9 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| July 8, 2021 | EF0 | Suffolk city | 1.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 24, 2020 | EF1 | Suffolk city | 2.2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| December 24, 2020 | EF1 | Suffolk city | 0.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| August 4, 2020 | EF0 | Suffolk city | 11.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |