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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2020
1,578 special weather statements in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,578
- Busiest month
- July409 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- August 6, 202065 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.
- City of Virginia Beach59
- Franklin County53
- Isle of Wight County52
- City of Chesapeake52
- Halifax County51
- Prince George County50
- Surry County47
- Pittsylvania County47
- Patrick County46
- City of Portsmouth45
- City of Franklin44
- City of Martinsville44
- Sussex County43
- City of Norfolk43
- City of Danville43
- Chesterfield County43
- City of Richmond43
- Wythe County43
- Charles City County43
- City of Williamsburg42
- City of Suffolk42
- Hanover County41
- Henrico County41
- Smyth County41
- Tazewell County41
- City of Petersburg41
- Southampton County40
- Bath County40
- City of Hampton39
- Appomattox County39
- Carroll County39
- New Kent County39
- Bland County39
- City of Newport News38
- Bedford County38
- Charlotte County38
- Westmoreland County38
- Gloucester County37
- City of Colonial Heights37
- Botetourt County37
61 more counties
- City of Lynchburg36
- City of Hopewell36
- James City County35
- Henry County35
- Louisa County35
- King and Queen County34
- Accomack County34
- Craig County34
- Powhatan County34
- Floyd County34
- City of Galax34
- York County33
- Essex County33
- Buckingham County33
- City of Poquoson32
- Campbell County32
- Mecklenburg County32
- Fluvanna County32
- King William County32
- Prince Edward County31
- Pulaski County31
- Caroline County31
- City of Emporia30
- Goochland County30
- Giles County30
- City of Roanoke30
- Middlesex County29
- Richmond County29
- Grayson County29
- Montgomery County29
- Greensville County28
- Buchanan County28
- Amherst County27
- Northumberland County27
- Dinwiddie County27
- Alleghany County27
- City of Covington27
- Amelia County26
- Brunswick County26
- Lancaster County26
- City of Salem26
- Nottoway County25
- Dickenson County25
- Rockbridge County25
- City of Radford24
- Northampton County23
- City of Buena Vista22
- City of Lexington22
- Washington County22
- Roanoke County21
- Mathews County21
- Lunenburg County20
- Cumberland County20
- City of Bristol20
- Russell County19
- Scott County15
- City of Norton14
- Wise County12
- Lee County6
- Highland County2
- Spotsylvania County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.