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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, May 2015

198 special weather statements in May 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 May 2015. Tap one for its archive.

Special Weather Statements: 198
Busiest day: May 6, 201526 special weather statements

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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
May 1, 1:04 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	56 min
May 1, 10:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Northampton	50 min
May 1, 12:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack, Gloucester, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Hampton and 3 more	60 min
May 1, 1:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	31 min
May 1, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington	60 min
May 1, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach	30 min
May 1, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig, Roanoke	56 min
May 1, 2:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	62 min
May 1, 2:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt, City of Covington	63 min
May 1, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	58 min
May 1, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin, City of Roanoke	60 min
May 1, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington	61 min
May 1, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	57 min
May 1, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	53 min
May 1, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
May 5, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan	62 min
May 5, 8:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Powhatan	61 min
May 6, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	30 min
May 6, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	35 min
May 6, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	28 min
May 6, 3:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery	25 min
May 6, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Radford	28 min
May 6, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth, Wythe	23 min
May 6, 3:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	34 min
May 6, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	27 min
May 6, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	30 min
May 6, 4:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	37 min
May 6, 5:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	28 min
May 6, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lexington	24 min
May 6, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	27 min
May 6, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Wise, City of Norton	37 min
May 6, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	34 min
May 6, 5:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke	30 min
May 6, 5:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	31 min
May 6, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	29 min
May 6, 6:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	22 min
May 6, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	34 min
May 6, 6:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	43 min
May 6, 6:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	40 min
May 6, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	20 min
May 6, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	41 min
May 6, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	51 min
May 6, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	23 min
May 6, 8:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	45 min
May 6, 10:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	48 min
May 6, 11:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Lynchburg	56 min
May 7, 1:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	51 min
May 7, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	29 min
May 7, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	24 min
May 7, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	29 min
May 7, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	25 min
May 10, 1:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	57 min
May 10, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight, Nottoway and 9 more	51 min
May 10, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania, City of Danville	59 min
May 10, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, James City, Prince George and 5 more	51 min
May 11, 4:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	23 min
May 11, 5:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth	29 min
May 11, 6:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	50 min
May 11, 1:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	23 min
May 11, 2:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	52 min
May 11, 2:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, City of Galax	55 min
May 11, 3:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	54 min
May 11, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Henry	54 min
May 11, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	49 min
May 11, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	58 min
May 11, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	56 min
May 11, 6:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington, City of Bristol	41 min
May 11, 7:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	42 min
May 11, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista	65 min
May 11, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	63 min
May 11, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	54 min
May 11, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg	23 min
May 11, 8:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	67 min
May 11, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	65 min
May 11, 9:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	56 min
May 11, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Emporia	35 min
May 11, 9:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	64 min
May 11, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	58 min
May 11, 9:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	59 min
May 11, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	50 min
May 11, 10:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	30 min
May 11, 11:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	26 min
May 11, 11:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	46 min
May 12, 12:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	47 min
May 12, 1:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Floyd, Patrick	64 min
May 12, 3:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville	43 min
May 12, 3:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	36 min
May 12, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	50 min
May 16, 2:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Salem	37 min
May 16, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington, City of Bristol	60 min
May 17, 1:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	50 min
May 17, 2:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	41 min
May 17, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry, York, City of Williamsburg	29 min
May 17, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford	39 min
May 17, 5:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	31 min
May 17, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	29 min
May 17, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	28 min
May 17, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	26 min
May 17, 6:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	27 min
May 18, 1:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster	47 min
May 18, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	59 min
May 18, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester	35 min
May 18, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	38 min
May 18, 4:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	26 min
May 18, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	23 min
May 18, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath, Rockbridge, City of Lexington	47 min
May 18, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	35 min
May 18, 5:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	34 min
May 18, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	36 min
May 18, 6:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	32 min
May 18, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	29 min
May 18, 6:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	26 min
May 18, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	59 min
May 18, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	35 min
May 18, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	33 min
May 18, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	54 min
May 18, 6:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford, City of Lynchburg	31 min
May 18, 7:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	36 min
May 18, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	32 min
May 18, 7:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	27 min
May 18, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	23 min
May 18, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King George	30 min
May 18, 8:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	30 min
May 18, 8:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hopewell	23 min
May 18, 8:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	34 min
May 18, 9:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hopewell	25 min
May 18, 9:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	27 min
May 19, 1:20 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	55 min
May 19, 1:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	53 min
May 19, 2:26 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	64 min
May 19, 2:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	62 min
May 19, 4:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	25 min
May 19, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	36 min
May 19, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Newport News	36 min
May 21, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Suffolk	30 min
May 21, 4:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake	42 min
May 21, 5:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	32 min
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	47 min
May 26, 3:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Lexington	47 min
May 26, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	29 min
May 26, 11:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	39 min
May 27, 7:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Emporia	23 min
May 27, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	34 min
May 27, 9:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton	44 min
May 28, 2:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	49 min
May 28, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	53 min
May 28, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	65 min
May 28, 3:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	63 min
May 28, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	62 min
May 28, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	York	28 min
May 28, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	42 min
May 28, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	65 min
May 28, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	50 min
May 28, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	57 min
May 28, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	56 min
May 28, 5:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	65 min
May 28, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	59 min
May 28, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell, Scott	48 min
May 28, 6:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	57 min
May 28, 7:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland	41 min
May 28, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	35 min
May 28, 7:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	27 min
May 28, 7:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	52 min
May 29, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Powhatan	44 min
May 29, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Powhatan	43 min
May 29, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	63 min
May 29, 3:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	53 min
May 29, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, Patrick	55 min
May 29, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover	23 min
May 29, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	59 min
May 29, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Hanover	25 min
May 29, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll	65 min
May 29, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	33 min
May 29, 5:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	64 min
May 29, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	53 min
May 29, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, City of Buena Vista	62 min
May 29, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles, Pulaski	59 min
May 29, 6:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	63 min
May 29, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	55 min
May 29, 7:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	54 min
May 31, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski, Wythe	61 min
May 31, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	43 min
May 31, 2:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	39 min
May 31, 2:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	33 min
May 31, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	46 min
May 31, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	33 min
May 31, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	29 min
May 31, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	35 min
May 31, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	32 min
May 31, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany	24 min
May 31, 4:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	39 min
May 31, 4:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	49 min
May 31, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Smyth	27 min
May 31, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	20 min
May 31, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	18 min
May 31, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	34 min
May 31, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	51 min
May 31, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	49 min

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