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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2018
2,167 special weather statements in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 2,167
- Busiest month
- August513 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- June 22, 201872 special weather statements
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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.
- Mecklenburg County77
- Henrico County71
- City of Virginia Beach68
- City of Richmond68
- Halifax County65
- City of Chesapeake65
- Dinwiddie County65
- City of Franklin64
- Lunenburg County63
- Fluvanna County63
- Sussex County62
- Chesterfield County62
- City of Newport News61
- City of Norfolk60
- Greensville County60
- Prince George County59
- Prince Edward County57
- Louisa County57
- Pittsylvania County56
- City of Suffolk56
- Southampton County55
- King William County55
- Nottoway County55
- City of Petersburg55
- Isle of Wight County54
- City of Colonial Heights54
- City of Hopewell54
- Caroline County54
- City of Danville53
- Buckingham County53
- City of Emporia53
- York County52
- Goochland County52
- Charles City County51
- Franklin County51
- Charlotte County51
- Brunswick County51
- Campbell County50
- City of Portsmouth50
- Gloucester County50
93 more counties
- Giles County49
- Botetourt County49
- Middlesex County48
- King and Queen County47
- City of Williamsburg47
- Smyth County47
- Henry County47
- City of Hampton46
- City of Lynchburg46
- Amelia County46
- Hanover County46
- New Kent County45
- Surry County44
- Bedford County44
- Appomattox County44
- City of Roanoke44
- Patrick County44
- James City County43
- Amherst County43
- City of Poquoson42
- Montgomery County42
- Pulaski County42
- Cumberland County42
- Essex County41
- Tazewell County41
- Floyd County41
- City of Martinsville41
- Richmond County40
- Westmoreland County40
- Alleghany County40
- Craig County39
- Powhatan County39
- Lancaster County38
- Mathews County38
- City of Salem38
- Bath County38
- Rockbridge County38
- City of Covington37
- Northampton County37
- City of Buena Vista37
- Carroll County34
- City of Radford34
- Northumberland County34
- Accomack County33
- Bland County32
- Wythe County31
- City of Lexington31
- Grayson County29
- City of Galax28
- Roanoke County27
- Buchanan County26
- Dickenson County25
- Washington County23
- Lee County16
- Wise County16
- Russell County16
- Scott County15
- City of Norton12
- City of Bristol10
- King George County8
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Albemarle County2
- Arlington County2
- Augusta County2
- Clarke County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Stafford County2
- Warren County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Winchester2
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.