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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2017
1,518 special weather statements in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,518
- Busiest month
- July356 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- June 14, 201754 special weather statements
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By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Virginia Beach70
- Halifax County57
- City of Portsmouth56
- City of Franklin55
- City of Suffolk55
- City of Norfolk55
- Southampton County54
- Isle of Wight County52
- City of Chesapeake52
- Bedford County51
- Mecklenburg County49
- Pittsylvania County49
- City of Hampton48
- City of Newport News47
- City of Lynchburg44
- City of Poquoson43
- City of Danville42
- Chesterfield County41
- Patrick County41
- Hanover County40
- City of Richmond40
- Henry County40
- Prince Edward County39
- Northumberland County39
- Charlotte County39
- New Kent County38
- Greensville County37
- King and Queen County37
- Carroll County37
- Montgomery County37
- Lunenburg County36
- Henrico County36
- Pulaski County36
- City of Martinsville36
- York County36
- Dinwiddie County35
- Goochland County35
- Nottoway County35
- Caroline County35
- Accomack County35
93 more counties
- Smyth County35
- City of Radford35
- City of Roanoke35
- Buckingham County35
- Brunswick County34
- Powhatan County34
- City of Emporia34
- Charles City County34
- King William County34
- Middlesex County34
- Franklin County34
- Appomattox County34
- City of Petersburg33
- Amelia County32
- Gloucester County32
- City of Williamsburg31
- Essex County31
- Bland County31
- Wythe County31
- James City County30
- Surry County30
- City of Colonial Heights30
- City of Hopewell30
- Louisa County30
- Lancaster County30
- Northampton County30
- Tazewell County30
- Sussex County30
- Campbell County30
- Prince George County29
- Giles County29
- City of Galax29
- Mathews County29
- Amherst County29
- Westmoreland County28
- City of Buena Vista28
- City of Salem28
- Richmond County27
- Grayson County27
- Craig County26
- Cumberland County25
- Floyd County25
- Roanoke County25
- Alleghany County24
- Fluvanna County23
- City of Covington23
- Washington County22
- City of Bristol22
- Botetourt County20
- Rockbridge County20
- Scott County19
- Russell County18
- Bath County16
- City of Lexington16
- Dickenson County15
- City of Norton14
- Lee County14
- Buchanan County13
- Wise County13
- Frederick County5
- Clarke County4
- Loudoun County4
- Warren County4
- City of Winchester4
- King George County4
- Shenandoah County3
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Fairfax County2
- Prince William County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Arlington County1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Rockingham County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
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.