Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, May 2020
99 special weather statements in May 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 May 2020. Tap one for its archive.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 43 min |
| May 3, 10:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 29 min |
| May 3, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles | 36 min |
| May 5, 6:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 109 min |
| May 5, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 36 min |
| May 8, 9:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Louisa, Westmoreland | 50 min |
| May 8, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, Richmond and 1 more | 45 min |
| May 8, 10:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Richmond | 38 min |
| May 8, 10:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Henrico, King William, New Kent and 4 more | 50 min |
| May 8, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 40 min |
| May 8, 11:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 2 more | 51 min |
| May 8, 11:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 38 min |
| May 9, 12:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk and 3 more | 39 min |
| May 10, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 25 min |
| May 10, 8:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 27 min |
| May 14, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 26 min |
| May 14, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 27 min |
| May 14, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 31 min |
| May 14, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 40 min |
| May 14, 7:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 42 min |
| May 16, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 35 min |
| May 16, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 31 min |
| May 16, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 27 min |
| May 16, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 29 min |
| May 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 31 min |
| May 16, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 30 min |
| May 16, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 29 min |
| May 16, 8:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 36 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 43 min |
| May 16, 9:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 29 min |
| May 18, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 40 min |
| May 18, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 52 min |
| May 22, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, City of Galax | 48 min |
| May 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 52 min |
| May 22, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 73 min |
| May 23, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 32 min |
| May 23, 7:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Norton | 44 min |
| May 23, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 41 min |
| May 24, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 91 min |
| May 24, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 40 min |
| May 24, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Norton | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Craig, Roanoke, City of Covington | 34 min |
| May 24, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 31 min |
| May 24, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 24 min |
| May 24, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 47 min |
| May 24, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 39 min |
| May 24, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 36 min |
| May 24, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 43 min |
| May 24, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 47 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| May 24, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 31 min |
| May 24, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 37 min |
| May 24, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 27 min |
| May 24, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 32 min |
| May 24, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 34 min |
| May 24, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Wythe | 29 min |
| May 27, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 36 min |
| May 27, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 30 min |
| May 27, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 41 min |
| May 28, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Hanover, City of Richmond | 56 min |
| May 28, 11:33 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, New Kent, City of Hopewell | 42 min |
| May 28, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 49 min |
| May 28, 12:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Essex, King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 51 min |
| May 28, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 48 min |
| May 28, 12:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, King and Queen, New Kent, Surry | 50 min |
| May 28, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William | 42 min |
| May 28, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Richmond, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 46 min |
| May 28, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, City of Williamsburg | 51 min |
| May 28, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 36 min |
| May 28, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 41 min |
| May 28, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews | 49 min |
| May 28, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Pulaski, Wythe | 38 min |
| May 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 31 min |
| May 28, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 30 min |
| May 28, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 35 min |
| May 28, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 28, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 43 min |
| May 28, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 49 min |
| May 28, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| May 29, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Hopewell | 48 min |
| May 29, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth | 49 min |
| May 29, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 41 min |
| May 29, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen | 50 min |
| May 29, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 31 min |
| May 29, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| May 29, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland | 66 min |
| May 29, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 47 min |
| May 29, 11:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 41 min |
| May 30, 1:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 42 min |
| May 30, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 45 min |
| May 30, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Suffolk | 37 min |
| May 30, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 52 min |
| May 30, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 47 min |
| May 30, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 45 min |
| May 30, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 41 min |
| May 30, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 41 min |
| May 30, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Suffolk | 52 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County6
- Southampton County5
- King and Queen County5
- City of Franklin4
- Dickenson County4
- Bland County4
- Essex County4
- Lancaster County4
- Charles City County4
- King William County4
- New Kent County4
- City of Hopewell4
- Gloucester County4
- James City County4
- City of Williamsburg4
- Isle of Wight County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Chesapeake4
- Amherst County4
- City of Martinsville4
- Wythe County4
- Giles County3
- Buchanan County3
- Caroline County3
- Richmond County3
- Middlesex County3
- Northumberland County3
- City of Hampton3
- Surry County3
- City of Portsmouth3
- City of Suffolk3
- Bedford County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Bath County3
- Henry County3
- Smyth County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Prince George County3
- Craig County2
- Tazewell County2
44 more counties
- Westmoreland County2
- Hanover County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Henrico County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Richmond2
- Mathews County2
- York County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Norfolk2
- City of Galax2
- Buckingham County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Scott County2
- Floyd County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Norton2
- Alleghany County2
- City of Covington2
- Botetourt County2
- Franklin County2
- Pulaski County2
- Fluvanna County1
- Louisa County1
- Goochland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Amelia County1
- City of Petersburg1
- Accomack County1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Grayson County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- Nottoway County1
- Lee County1
- Wise County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Radford1
- Mecklenburg County1
- City of Danville1
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