Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2015
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2015
135 special weather statements in April 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
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- Special Weather Statements
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- Busiest day
- April 20, 201526 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 55 min |
| Apr 3, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 63 min |
| Apr 4, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 26 min |
| Apr 7, 11:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 113 min |
| Apr 8, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Covington and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington | 45 min |
| Apr 8, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Apr 8, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 52 min |
| Apr 8, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 59 min |
| Apr 8, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, City of Roanoke | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 60 min |
| Apr 8, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 62 min |
| Apr 8, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania | 55 min |
| Apr 8, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 63 min |
| Apr 8, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 47 min |
| Apr 8, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 46 min |
| Apr 8, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles | 65 min |
| Apr 9, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Craig, City of Covington | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 1:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, City of Radford | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 51 min |
| Apr 9, 1:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Montgomery, City of Radford | 55 min |
| Apr 9, 2:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 2:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 2:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 21 min |
| Apr 9, 4:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 43 min |
| Apr 9, 4:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 42 min |
| Apr 9, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 4:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 46 min |
| Apr 9, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 39 min |
| Apr 9, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 64 min |
| Apr 9, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 63 min |
| Apr 10, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 55 min |
| Apr 10, 10:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Giles, Grayson and 7 more | 59 min |
| Apr 10, 11:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Roanoke, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 10, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 53 min |
| Apr 10, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Nottoway, City of Colonial Heights | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, City of Lynchburg | 64 min |
| Apr 10, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 6:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 17 min |
| Apr 10, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, City of Williamsburg | 37 min |
| Apr 10, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 8:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 44 min |
| Apr 14, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 60 min |
| Apr 14, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 63 min |
| Apr 14, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 33 min |
| Apr 14, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 24 min |
| Apr 14, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 36 min |
| Apr 14, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 28 min |
| Apr 17, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 34 min |
| Apr 17, 7:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 21 min |
| Apr 19, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 65 min |
| Apr 20, 12:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Wythe | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 3:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin, City of Williamsburg | 44 min |
| Apr 20, 4:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, Mathews, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton and 6 more | 60 min |
| Apr 20, 5:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Salem | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 37 min |
| Apr 20, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 25 min |
| Apr 20, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, City of Buena Vista | 53 min |
| Apr 20, 4:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 25 min |
| Apr 20, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 67 min |
| Apr 20, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 59 min |
| Apr 20, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 56 min |
| Apr 20, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Mecklenburg | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 28 min |
| Apr 20, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 35 min |
| Apr 20, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 6:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 34 min |
| Apr 20, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 50 min |
| Apr 20, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 33 min |
| Apr 20, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 26 min |
| Apr 20, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 31 min |
| Apr 20, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 36 min |
| Apr 20, 11:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 44 min |
| Apr 21, 1:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 40 min |
| Apr 21, 2:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 41 min |
| Apr 22, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 35 min |
| Apr 25, 8:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 49 min |
| Apr 25, 8:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 32 min |
| Apr 25, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 60 min |
| Apr 25, 8:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 26 min |
| Apr 25, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 63 min |
| Apr 25, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 62 min |
| Apr 25, 10:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 41 min |
| Apr 25, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Apr 25, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 40 min |
| Apr 25, 11:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 61 min |
| Apr 25, 11:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 11:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 12:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott, City of Norton | 35 min |
| Apr 26, 12:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 1:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Salem | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 2:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 32 min |
| Apr 30, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 26 min |
| Apr 30, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 3:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 58 min |
| Apr 30, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 64 min |
| Apr 30, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 65 min |
| Apr 30, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 33 min |
| Apr 30, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 68 min |
| Apr 30, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 67 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Covington9
- Bedford County9
- Alleghany County8
- Amherst County8
- Smyth County7
- Bath County6
- Craig County6
- City of Danville6
- City of Roanoke6
- Pittsylvania County6
- Montgomery County6
- City of Radford6
- City of Salem6
- City of Lynchburg6
- City of Martinsville5
- City of Buena Vista5
- Campbell County5
- Halifax County5
- Brunswick County5
- Giles County5
- Roanoke County5
- Wythe County5
- Wise County5
- Lee County4
- Tazewell County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Henry County4
- Southampton County4
- Pulaski County4
- Carroll County4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Norton4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Russell County4
- Botetourt County3
- City of Lexington3
- Franklin County3
- Charlotte County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
40 more counties
- Greensville County3
- City of Emporia3
- Bland County3
- Buckingham County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Galax3
- Chesterfield County3
- Gloucester County3
- Mathews County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Louisa County3
- City of Franklin3
- Appomattox County2
- Nottoway County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Hampton2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Surry County2
- Dickenson County2
- Cumberland County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- Northampton County1
- Amelia County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Floyd County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Sussex County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Scott County1
- Fluvanna County1
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