Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2015
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, December 2015
49 special weather statements in December 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 December 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 49
- Busiest day
- December 24, 201520 special weather statements
Over time
By day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 5:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 113 min |
| Dec 2, 7:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 74 min |
| Dec 14, 9:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 hr |
| Dec 14, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wythe and 2 more | 34 min |
| Dec 17, 4:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 47 min |
| Dec 17, 4:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
| Dec 18, 11:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Warren | 28 min |
| Dec 22, 7:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 2 more | 48 min |
| Dec 22, 8:47 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 28 more | 58 min |
| Dec 22, 10:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 17 more | 53 min |
| Dec 22, 11:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Dec 23, 12:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 5 more | 63 min |
| Dec 23, 1:16 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg and 10 more | 59 min |
| Dec 23, 2:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 85 min |
| Dec 23, 4:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 60 min |
| Dec 23, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 26 min |
| Dec 23, 5:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 42 min |
| Dec 23, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 44 min |
| Dec 23, 6:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Nottoway, City of Richmond | 36 min |
| Dec 23, 7:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, King William, Westmoreland, City of Richmond | 38 min |
| Dec 23, 7:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 4:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 48 min |
| Dec 24, 5:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe | 45 min |
| Dec 24, 7:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 57 min |
| Dec 24, 8:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Dec 24, 8:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Prince Edward | 40 min |
| Dec 24, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 45 min |
| Dec 24, 10:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, City of Danville | 61 min |
| Dec 24, 10:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 11:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 12:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 45 min |
| Dec 24, 12:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, City of Hopewell | 35 min |
| Dec 24, 1:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Middlesex | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 2:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Middlesex | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 2:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 30 min |
| Dec 24, 3:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William, City of Richmond | 25 min |
| Dec 24, 4:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 34 min |
| Dec 24, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 36 min |
| Dec 29, 12:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 40 min |
| Dec 29, 1:22 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 53 min |
| Dec 29, 1:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 28 min |
| Dec 29, 3:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 31 min |
| Dec 29, 4:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 29 min |
| Dec 30, 9:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 71 min |
| Dec 30, 11:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Prince George and 9 more | 57 min |
| Dec 30, 11:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Prince George and 9 more | 46 min |
| Dec 30, 1:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 58 min |
| Dec 30, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 60 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amelia County11
- Mecklenburg County9
- Nottoway County9
- Brunswick County8
- Lunenburg County8
- Prince Edward County8
- City of Chesapeake7
- City of Suffolk7
- City of Franklin6
- City of Virginia Beach6
- Greensville County6
- City of Emporia6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Richmond6
- Wythe County5
- Chesterfield County5
- King William County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- City of Hopewell5
- City of Danville5
- Grayson County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Petersburg4
- Halifax County4
- Smyth County3
- Carroll County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Charles City County3
- Essex County3
- Hanover County3
- James City County3
- Powhatan County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Middlesex County3
- Charlotte County3
- Bland County2
35 more counties
- Tazewell County2
- City of Galax2
- Cumberland County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- New Kent County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Richmond County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- City of Radford1
- Warren County1
- Caroline County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Lynchburg1
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