Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, February 2020
46 special weather statements in February 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 February 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 46
- Busiest day
- February 6, 202010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 11:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 62 min |
| Feb 6, 12:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 29 min |
| Feb 6, 1:15 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 30 min |
| Feb 6, 1:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 31 min |
| Feb 6, 1:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:11 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 2:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia, City of Franklin | 42 min |
| Feb 6, 2:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 49 min |
| Feb 6, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews and 10 more | 45 min |
| Feb 6, 4:02 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 43 min |
| Feb 7, 2:41 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 64 min |
| Feb 7, 5:45 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, City of Buena Vista | 45 min |
| Feb 7, 5:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 41 min |
| Feb 7, 6:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 49 min |
| Feb 7, 7:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 1 more | 45 min |
| Feb 7, 7:46 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Sussex, City of Petersburg | 44 min |
| Feb 7, 8:08 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent, City of Colonial Heights and 1 more | 52 min |
| Feb 7, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Westmoreland | 44 min |
| Feb 7, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 9 more | 39 min |
| Feb 7, 8:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk and 4 more | 51 min |
| Feb 8, 5:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 114 min |
| Feb 11, 12:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 27 min |
| Feb 11, 12:31 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 29 min |
| Feb 12, 9:56 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 64 min |
| Feb 12, 10:18 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 27 min |
| Feb 12, 10:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 66 min |
| Feb 12, 11:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 50 min |
| Feb 12, 11:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 15 more | 115 min |
| Feb 26, 4:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe and 1 more | 56 min |
| Feb 26, 5:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 28 min |
| Feb 26, 5:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 36 min |
| Feb 26, 6:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 25 min |
| Feb 26, 6:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 58 min |
| Feb 26, 6:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 26 min |
| Feb 26, 7:28 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 32 min |
| Feb 26, 8:05 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 25 min |
| Feb 26, 8:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 37 min |
| Feb 26, 8:49 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 26 min |
| Feb 26, 10:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Mathews, York, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 3 more | 65 min |
| Feb 26, 11:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King William and 16 more | 65 min |
| Feb 26, 11:47 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 3 more | 58 min |
| Feb 27, 12:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 12:09 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 51 min |
| Feb 27, 1:12 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 63 min |
| Feb 29, 1:52 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 53 min |
| Feb 29, 5:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Hampton8
- City of Poquoson8
- Isle of Wight County7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Franklin6
- City of Suffolk6
- York County6
- Sussex County5
- Carroll County5
- Charles City County4
- Prince George County4
- Mathews County4
- New Kent County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Northampton County4
- Grayson County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Chesapeake4
- City of Norfolk4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Gloucester County3
- James City County3
- Lancaster County3
- Middlesex County3
- Surry County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Patrick County3
- King and Queen County3
- Buchanan County3
- Alleghany County3
- Giles County3
- Pulaski County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Danville2
- Brunswick County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
49 more counties
- City of Petersburg2
- Southampton County2
- Accomack County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- King William County2
- Northumberland County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Montgomery County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Mecklenburg County1
- City of Hopewell1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Caroline County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- Henrico County1
- City of Richmond1
- Essex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Richmond County1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Floyd County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Lexington1
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