Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2017
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, January 2017
16 special weather statements in January 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 January 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 16
- Busiest day
- January 23, 20176 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 10, 7:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and 2 more | 89 min |
| Jan 10, 8:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 55 min |
| Jan 18, 12:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 24 min |
| Jan 18, 1:01 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 29 min |
| Jan 18, 1:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 28 min |
| Jan 18, 1:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 25 min |
| Jan 20, 9:07 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 9 more | 53 min |
| Jan 20, 11:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 25 min |
| Jan 23, 8:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland and 13 more | 52 min |
| Jan 23, 9:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Essex, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen and 4 more | 42 min |
| Jan 23, 10:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 5 more | 43 min |
| Jan 23, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 40 min |
| Jan 23, 11:02 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen | 43 min |
| Jan 29, 9:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 115 min |
| Jan 29, 10:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 59 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Franklin3
- Chesterfield County3
- King William County3
- New Kent County3
- Caroline County3
- Essex County3
- King and Queen County3
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Winchester2
- Southampton County2
- Amelia County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Powhatan County2
- City of Petersburg2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- James City County2
- City of Richmond2
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Brunswick County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Suffolk1
- Charles City County1
- Prince George County1
- Surry County1
37 more counties
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Louisa County1
- Gloucester County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Patrick County1
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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.