Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2018
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, March 2018
38 special weather statements in March 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 March 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 38
- Busiest day
- March 21, 201812 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 10:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 60 min |
| Mar 8, 9:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 10:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 63 min |
| Mar 8, 10:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Wythe | 61 min |
| Mar 8, 11:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, City of Galax | 59 min |
| Mar 8, 11:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 62 min |
| Mar 8, 12:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
| Mar 8, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 2 hr |
| Mar 12, 11:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 36 min |
| Mar 13, 7:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 59 min |
| Mar 17, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 27 min |
| Mar 17, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 24 min |
| Mar 17, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 32 min |
| Mar 17, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 35 min |
| Mar 17, 10:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Danville | 58 min |
| Mar 18, 2:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 26 min |
| Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 15 min |
| Mar 20, 10:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Albemarle, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 28 more | 15 min |
| Mar 20, 10:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 13 min |
| Mar 20, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Patrick | 51 min |
| Mar 20, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| Mar 20, 9:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 55 min |
| Mar 20, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke and 4 more | 56 min |
| Mar 20, 9:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 64 min |
| Mar 20, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Craig, City of Covington | 56 min |
| Mar 20, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington and 1 more | 44 min |
| Mar 20, 11:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 53 min |
| Mar 21, 6:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 52 min |
| Mar 21, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 56 min |
| Mar 21, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 54 min |
| Mar 21, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 62 min |
| Mar 22, 6:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 118 min |
| Mar 25, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William and 7 more | 49 min |
| Mar 30, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester | 42 min |
| Mar 30, 6:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 46 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Giles County6
- Montgomery County6
- Tazewell County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Radford5
- Bland County4
- Floyd County4
- City of Danville4
- Craig County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Salem4
- Smyth County3
- Carroll County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Henry County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Franklin County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Albemarle County2
- Arlington County2
- Augusta County2
- Clarke County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
82 more counties
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Spotsylvania 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
- Grayson County2
- City of Galax2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Essex County2
- Gloucester County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- James City County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Northampton County2
- Nottoway County2
- Richmond County2
- Surry County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Portsmouth2
- City of Suffolk2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Amherst County2
- Appomattox County2
- Botetourt County2
- Patrick County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Martinsville2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- Bath County1
- Buckingham County1
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