Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2016
1,779 special weather statements in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,779
- Busiest month
- July574 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- May 2, 201655 special weather statements
Over time
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.
- City of Suffolk65
- Mecklenburg County65
- Caroline County61
- City of Virginia Beach60
- City of Chesapeake59
- City of Franklin59
- City of Portsmouth59
- City of Newport News58
- Henrico County57
- Hanover County56
- Southampton County55
- Franklin County55
- King and Queen County55
- King William County55
- Brunswick County55
- Charles City County54
- Halifax County54
- Sussex County53
- City of Petersburg53
- City of Norfolk53
- New Kent County53
- Dinwiddie County52
- Nottoway County52
- Amelia County51
- Isle of Wight County51
- Essex County51
- City of Hampton50
- City of Richmond50
- Prince George County49
- Pittsylvania County49
- Westmoreland County49
- City of Hopewell48
- James City County47
- City of Colonial Heights47
- Charlotte County47
- Louisa County46
- Gloucester County46
- Botetourt County45
- City of Martinsville45
- Lunenburg County45
78 more counties
- Goochland County44
- York County44
- Montgomery County43
- Chesterfield County43
- City of Emporia43
- City of Poquoson43
- Buckingham County43
- City of Radford42
- Greensville County42
- Powhatan County42
- Surry County42
- Bedford County42
- Henry County42
- City of Danville42
- Giles County41
- Alleghany County41
- Tazewell County41
- Cumberland County41
- City of Roanoke39
- Fluvanna County39
- Craig County38
- City of Covington38
- Bland County38
- City of Salem38
- City of Williamsburg38
- Middlesex County38
- Prince Edward County37
- Richmond County36
- Accomack County36
- Appomattox County35
- Roanoke County34
- Carroll County34
- Rockbridge County34
- Patrick County34
- Northumberland County34
- Campbell County32
- Mathews County32
- Pulaski County31
- City of Buena Vista31
- Bath County30
- Smyth County29
- Lancaster County28
- Floyd County27
- Buchanan County27
- Amherst County27
- City of Lynchburg27
- City of Galax26
- City of Lexington25
- Dickenson County25
- Wythe County24
- Grayson County23
- Northampton County21
- Wise County19
- Scott County19
- Washington County18
- Lee County17
- City of Bristol17
- City of Norton13
- Russell County13
- Arlington County2
- Clarke County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Winchester2
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Warren County1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- Nelson County1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Frederick 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.