Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2012
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2012
88 special weather statements in April 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 April 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 88
- Busiest day
- April 4, 201218 special weather statements
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Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 66 min |
| Apr 2, 12:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 60 min |
| Apr 2, 1:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 57 min |
| Apr 3, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 62 min |
| Apr 3, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Pulaski, City of Radford | 65 min |
| Apr 3, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 61 min |
| Apr 3, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 59 min |
| Apr 3, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 64 min |
| Apr 3, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 54 min |
| Apr 3, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 33 min |
| Apr 4, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 14 min |
| Apr 4, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Montgomery | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| Apr 4, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, Surry, City of Colonial Heights | 47 min |
| Apr 4, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News | 57 min |
| Apr 4, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 4, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 42 min |
| Apr 4, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 66 min |
| Apr 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 60 min |
| Apr 4, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 57 min |
| Apr 4, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 61 min |
| Apr 9, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Shenandoah | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 52 min |
| Apr 9, 9:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Warren | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 26 min |
| Apr 9, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William, City of Fairfax, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Rappahannock | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier | 30 min |
| Apr 17, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 26 min |
| Apr 18, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 61 min |
| Apr 18, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 66 min |
| Apr 18, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 50 min |
| Apr 21, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 57 min |
| Apr 21, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 4:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke | 43 min |
| Apr 21, 4:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 57 min |
| Apr 21, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Loudoun | 23 min |
| Apr 21, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 7:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 55 min |
| Apr 21, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 54 min |
| Apr 21, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 39 min |
| Apr 21, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Sussex | 59 min |
| Apr 25, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 28 min |
| Apr 26, 12:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 31 min |
| Apr 26, 1:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 15 min |
| Apr 26, 2:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 37 min |
| Apr 26, 4:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 51 min |
| Apr 26, 4:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 4:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 5 more | 34 min |
| Apr 26, 8:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 59 min |
| Apr 26, 9:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 29 min |
| Apr 26, 10:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Danville | 63 min |
| Apr 26, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 55 min |
| Apr 26, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 8:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Pulaski | 53 min |
| Apr 26, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Pulaski | 58 min |
| Apr 28, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Roanoke | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 10:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Franklin, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, King William and 2 more | 69 min |
| Apr 30, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 56 min |
| Apr 30, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 7:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 39 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Bland County9
- Grayson County9
- Wythe County7
- Floyd County7
- Pulaski County6
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Dickenson County4
- City of Galax4
- Craig County4
- Carroll County4
- Brunswick County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Radford3
- Smyth County3
- Henry County3
- City of Franklin3
- Loudoun County3
- Roanoke County3
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- Prince George County2
- Surry County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Buchanan County2
- City of Danville2
- Halifax County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- City of Fairfax2
- Patrick County2
- Charlotte County2
- Essex County2
- King William County2
- Richmond County2
38 more counties
- City of Covington2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Amelia County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Suffolk1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Culpeper County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Prince Edward County1
- Clarke County1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- King and Queen County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Sussex County1
- Alleghany County1
- Botetourt County1
- Bath County1
- Franklin County1
- Caroline County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Louisa County1
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