Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2017
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2017
145 special weather statements in April 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
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- Special Weather Statements
- 145
- Busiest day
- April 6, 201749 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Apr 5, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Norton | 53 min |
| Apr 5, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 min |
| Apr 5, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 63 min |
| Apr 5, 11:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 31 min |
| Apr 5, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 33 min |
| Apr 6, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 1:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 2:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 5:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Lynchburg | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 6:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 63 min |
| Apr 6, 6:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 6:52 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 7:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 7:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Craig, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, City of Radford | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 7:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 8:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 8:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, City of Covington | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 8:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 9:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 9:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 34 min |
| Apr 6, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 9:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 10:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Hanover, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan | 26 min |
| Apr 6, 10:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 26 min |
| Apr 6, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, City of Danville | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 10:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 6, 10:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 27 min |
| Apr 6, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 10:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 21 min |
| Apr 6, 10:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte, Halifax | 51 min |
| Apr 6, 11:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 4 more | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, City of Richmond | 28 min |
| Apr 6, 12:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 12:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 12:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 31 min |
| Apr 6, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 36 min |
| Apr 6, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Northumberland, Richmond | 38 min |
| Apr 6, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 1:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 32 min |
| Apr 6, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 12 min |
| Apr 6, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 3:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 57 min |
| Apr 15, 12:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 59 min |
| Apr 15, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, City of Roanoke | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 7:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, City of Richmond | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 22 min |
| Apr 15, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 25 min |
| Apr 15, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 19 min |
| Apr 16, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Martinsville | 57 min |
| Apr 17, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 44 min |
| Apr 17, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent | 42 min |
| Apr 17, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 51 min |
| Apr 17, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 26 min |
| Apr 17, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico | 29 min |
| Apr 20, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 45 min |
| Apr 20, 2:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 41 min |
| Apr 20, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 60 min |
| Apr 20, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 38 min |
| Apr 20, 4:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 43 min |
| Apr 20, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 27 min |
| Apr 20, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 48 min |
| Apr 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 46 min |
| Apr 20, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Colonial Heights and 3 more | 47 min |
| Apr 20, 8:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 60 min |
| Apr 21, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 67 min |
| Apr 21, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 61 min |
| Apr 21, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 28 min |
| Apr 21, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 23 min |
| Apr 21, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 35 min |
| Apr 21, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 4:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 29 min |
| Apr 21, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 33 min |
| Apr 21, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 67 min |
| Apr 21, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| Apr 21, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 57 min |
| Apr 21, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Goochland, Hanover | 23 min |
| Apr 21, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick | 53 min |
| Apr 21, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Powhatan | 27 min |
| Apr 21, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 45 min |
| Apr 21, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan, City of Richmond | 30 min |
| Apr 21, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Richmond | 41 min |
| Apr 21, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 42 min |
| Apr 21, 8:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, King and Queen, New Kent | 48 min |
| Apr 21, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Northampton | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 37 min |
| Apr 21, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 11:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 44 min |
| Apr 22, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 65 min |
| Apr 22, 2:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick, City of Martinsville | 58 min |
| Apr 22, 2:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 25 min |
| Apr 22, 2:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 37 min |
| Apr 22, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 34 min |
| Apr 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 29 min |
| Apr 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 45 min |
| Apr 22, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 51 min |
| Apr 22, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 38 min |
| Apr 22, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax, City of Danville | 30 min |
| Apr 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 30 min |
| Apr 24, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 45 min |
| Apr 25, 8:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 47 min |
| Apr 25, 9:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Henrico, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 29 min |
| Apr 25, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Apr 26, 6:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 10:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, City of Richmond | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 24 min |
| Apr 28, 6:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 36 min |
| Apr 29, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 54 min |
| Apr 29, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 22 min |
| Apr 29, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 23 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Richmond12
- Henrico County9
- Halifax County8
- Hanover County8
- Tazewell County7
- Amelia County7
- Powhatan County7
- Chesterfield County7
- Mecklenburg County6
- New Kent County6
- King and Queen County6
- Lunenburg County5
- Bland County5
- Carroll County5
- Caroline County5
- Patrick County5
- Bedford County5
- King William County5
- City of Roanoke5
- Smyth County5
- Washington County4
- Buchanan County4
- Giles County4
- Campbell County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Cumberland County4
- Charlotte County4
- City of Radford4
- Appomattox County4
- Buckingham County4
- City of Emporia4
- Goochland County4
- Northumberland County4
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- City of Covington3
- Prince Edward County3
- City of Danville3
- Craig County3
- Montgomery County3
57 more counties
- Pulaski County3
- Nottoway County3
- Southampton County3
- Franklin County3
- James City County3
- Fluvanna County3
- City of Norfolk3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- Charles City County3
- Essex County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Wythe County3
- City of Bristol3
- Russell County2
- Dickenson County2
- Roanoke County2
- Floyd County2
- Greensville County2
- Sussex County2
- Surry County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Franklin2
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Louisa County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- Prince George County2
- City of Hopewell2
- Richmond County2
- City of Salem2
- Henry County2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Galax2
- Accomack County2
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Botetourt County1
- Amherst County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- York County1
- City of Newport News1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- Lee County1
- Northampton County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- City of Suffolk1
- Grayson County1
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