Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, December 2020
44 special weather statements in December 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 December 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 44
- Busiest day
- December 25, 202015 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 10:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick and 8 more | 49 min |
| Dec 4, 11:25 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 35 min |
| Dec 5, 1:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex, City of Franklin | 41 min |
| Dec 5, 1:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Hopewell | 51 min |
| Dec 5, 2:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth and 1 more | 45 min |
| Dec 5, 2:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex | 35 min |
| Dec 5, 2:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 44 min |
| Dec 5, 3:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 27 min |
| Dec 5, 3:17 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| Dec 5, 3:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Surry and 1 more | 39 min |
| Dec 5, 4:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 39 min |
| Dec 14, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 54 min |
| Dec 14, 10:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin and 5 more | 45 min |
| Dec 14, 1:12 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Dec 14, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 61 min |
| Dec 16, 7:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 111 min |
| Dec 16, 7:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke and 6 more | 117 min |
| Dec 16, 5:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, City of Radford and 2 more | 35 min |
| Dec 16, 6:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, City of Roanoke | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 1:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg, Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| Dec 24, 3:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 53 min |
| Dec 24, 3:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia | 37 min |
| Dec 24, 3:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 24 min |
| Dec 24, 3:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Henrico, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Emporia and 2 more | 50 min |
| Dec 24, 3:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, King William, City of Richmond | 46 min |
| Dec 24, 4:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Surry | 45 min |
| Dec 24, 4:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 43 min |
| Dec 24, 4:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 5:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 62 min |
| Dec 24, 7:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, City of Franklin | 27 min |
| Dec 24, 7:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 11 more | 89 min |
| Dec 24, 8:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 15 more | 80 min |
| Dec 24, 9:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie | 32 min |
| Dec 24, 10:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville | 26 min |
| Dec 24, 10:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 26 min |
| Dec 24, 10:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Colonial Heights, City of Emporia, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 31 min |
| Dec 24, 10:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico, King William, City of Richmond | 23 min |
| Dec 24, 10:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex and 4 more | 27 min |
| Dec 24, 10:57 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Dec 24, 11:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 28 min |
| Dec 24, 11:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 51 min |
| Dec 24, 11:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 49 min |
| Dec 24, 11:51 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 5 more | 84 min |
| Dec 25, 12:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 49 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Surry County9
- City of Roanoke6
- Southampton County6
- City of Franklin6
- Charles City County6
- Floyd County5
- Franklin County5
- Patrick County5
- Pittsylvania County5
- City of Danville5
- City of Salem5
- Prince George County5
- James City County5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Greensville County5
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Radford4
- Sussex County4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Portsmouth4
- City of Suffolk4
- City of Emporia4
- King William County4
- Giles County3
- Henry County3
- Pulaski County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Halifax County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Hampton3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
- Gloucester County3
- Carroll County3
- Craig County3
- Bedford County3
- City of Richmond3
40 more counties
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Petersburg3
- New Kent County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- City of Newport News2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Appomattox County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Accomack County2
- City of Galax2
- Wythe County2
- Caroline County2
- Hanover County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Henrico County2
- Essex County2
- King and Queen County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Covington2
- Amherst County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Brunswick County2
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- Grayson County1
- Bland County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Lexington1
- Northumberland County1
- Buckingham County1
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