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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2012
2,338 special weather statements in 2012. 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 2,338
- Busiest month
- July618 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- June 22, 201260 special weather statements
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By month
The alerts
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By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Mecklenburg County70
- City of Virginia Beach68
- City of Chesapeake65
- City of Portsmouth63
- City of Emporia63
- Brunswick County62
- Greensville County62
- City of Norfolk61
- Patrick County56
- Carroll County55
- City of Hopewell55
- City of Newport News54
- City of Petersburg53
- Hanover County53
- Southampton County53
- Dinwiddie County52
- City of Richmond52
- Prince George County52
- City of Hampton51
- Isle of Wight County51
- Halifax County50
- City of Franklin50
- Sussex County50
- Lunenburg County49
- City of Poquoson49
- Chesterfield County49
- City of Colonial Heights49
- City of Suffolk48
- Buckingham County48
- Surry County48
- Floyd County47
- Henrico County47
- Goochland County47
- Louisa County47
- Pittsylvania County46
- Wythe County46
- Bedford County46
- Grayson County46
- Charles City County45
- Rockbridge County44
86 more counties
- Franklin County43
- City of Martinsville43
- Tazewell County43
- Culpeper County43
- Fairfax County43
- City of Williamsburg43
- Charlotte County43
- Pulaski County42
- York County42
- Botetourt County42
- City of Covington41
- Powhatan County41
- Fluvanna County41
- Alleghany County40
- Smyth County40
- Fauquier County40
- Appomattox County40
- James City County40
- City of Manassas39
- Bath County39
- City of Buena Vista39
- Albemarle County39
- City of Fairfax39
- Prince William County38
- City of Galax38
- Bland County38
- City of Charlottesville38
- King William County38
- New Kent County38
- Gloucester County38
- Amelia County38
- Nelson County38
- Shenandoah County37
- Orange County37
- Campbell County36
- Craig County36
- Henry County36
- Madison County36
- City of Manassas Park36
- Frederick County35
- City of Lexington35
- Nottoway County35
- Montgomery County34
- City of Danville34
- City of Falls Church34
- Middlesex County34
- Prince Edward County34
- Loudoun County34
- Amherst County33
- City of Roanoke33
- Greene County33
- Arlington County33
- City of Winchester32
- Caroline County32
- Cumberland County32
- City of Harrisonburg32
- Richmond County31
- Northumberland County31
- City of Waynesboro31
- Clarke County30
- City of Lynchburg30
- City of Alexandria30
- Rappahannock County29
- Accomack County29
- King and Queen County29
- Mathews County29
- Northampton County29
- Highland County28
- Warren County28
- Giles County27
- Page County27
- Lancaster County27
- Rockingham County27
- City of Radford26
- Roanoke County26
- Buchanan County26
- City of Salem25
- Essex County25
- Stafford County23
- King George County23
- Spotsylvania County23
- Augusta County22
- Westmoreland County21
- Dickenson County21
- City of Staunton20
- City of Fredericksburg18
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.