Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2015
1,892 special weather statements in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,892
- Busiest month
- June519 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- June 1, 201552 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.
- Smyth County66
- Prince George County63
- City of Danville63
- Halifax County63
- City of Virginia Beach62
- Pittsylvania County62
- City of Chesapeake61
- Bedford County58
- Isle of Wight County57
- Carroll County56
- Brunswick County56
- Charlotte County56
- City of Portsmouth55
- Greensville County54
- City of Emporia54
- Wythe County54
- City of Roanoke53
- City of Suffolk53
- Dinwiddie County53
- Surry County52
- Tazewell County51
- City of Lynchburg50
- City of Franklin50
- Appomattox County50
- Buckingham County50
- City of Norfolk49
- Richmond County49
- New Kent County48
- Sussex County48
- Craig County48
- Franklin County46
- City of Hopewell46
- City of Petersburg46
- City of Richmond46
- City of Newport News46
- Hanover County46
- Grayson County46
- Campbell County46
- Charles City County45
- James City County45
61 more counties
- Lunenburg County45
- Mecklenburg County45
- City of Martinsville45
- Bland County45
- City of Salem44
- Floyd County44
- City of Colonial Heights44
- Alleghany County44
- Montgomery County44
- Essex County43
- Amelia County43
- Middlesex County43
- Patrick County42
- Henrico County42
- Southampton County42
- Nottoway County42
- Gloucester County42
- City of Galax42
- City of Covington42
- Powhatan County41
- King and Queen County40
- Caroline County40
- Prince Edward County40
- Chesterfield County39
- City of Williamsburg39
- Henry County39
- Roanoke County38
- City of Buena Vista38
- Goochland County38
- Pulaski County38
- Amherst County37
- City of Hampton36
- Bath County36
- Botetourt County35
- Giles County35
- Lancaster County34
- City of Radford34
- Rockbridge County33
- City of Lexington33
- King William County33
- Westmoreland County33
- Accomack County33
- Northampton County32
- Cumberland County32
- Louisa County32
- Northumberland County30
- Fluvanna County27
- Mathews County26
- City of Poquoson22
- York County21
- City of Norton18
- Russell County18
- Buchanan County17
- Wise County17
- Dickenson County15
- Washington County15
- Scott County13
- Lee County12
- City of Bristol12
- King George County2
- Warren County1
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.