Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2016
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, January 2016
14 special weather statements in January 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 January 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 14
- Busiest day
- January 12, 20165 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 10:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 95 min |
| Jan 12, 2:45 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 75 min |
| Jan 12, 3:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington | 49 min |
| Jan 12, 3:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth and 4 more | 43 min |
| Jan 12, 4:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 50 min |
| Jan 12, 4:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd and 11 more | 78 min |
| Jan 22, 8:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 26 more | 87 min |
| Jan 22, 12:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 89 min |
| Jan 22, 4:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 57 min |
| Jan 22, 6:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 12 more | 54 min |
| Jan 22, 7:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jan 23, 12:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland and 14 more | 2 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland and 14 more | 114 min |
| Jan 23, 4:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Essex, Goochland and 14 more | 117 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amelia County4
- Charles City County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Goochland County4
- Henrico County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince George County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- City of Richmond4
- Bath County3
- Giles County3
- Alleghany County3
- Craig County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Covington3
- Bland County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- City of Radford3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- Hanover County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- New Kent County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Carroll County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
- Botetourt County2
- Floyd County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Portsmouth2
31 more counties
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Bedford County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Grayson County1
- Smyth County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Lexington1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Greensville County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- Louisa County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Norfolk1
- Patrick County1
- Campbell County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.