Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2021
1,529 special weather statements in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,529
- Busiest month
- August506 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- August 14, 202165 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.
- Bedford County47
- Franklin County46
- City of Virginia Beach45
- Halifax County45
- Carroll County44
- City of Chesapeake44
- Floyd County43
- Patrick County43
- City of Portsmouth41
- City of Danville41
- City of Petersburg39
- Southampton County39
- City of Martinsville39
- City of Norfolk38
- City of Suffolk38
- Botetourt County37
- City of Salem37
- Charlotte County37
- City of Roanoke36
- Giles County36
- Dinwiddie County36
- City of Colonial Heights36
- Pittsylvania County36
- Charles City County35
- New Kent County35
- City of Hopewell35
- Mecklenburg County35
- City of Franklin35
- Rockbridge County35
- Pulaski County34
- Chesterfield County34
- City of Buena Vista34
- Appomattox County34
- Buckingham County34
- Alleghany County33
- Isle of Wight County33
- Henry County33
- Craig County32
- Roanoke County32
- Essex County32
62 more counties
- Westmoreland County32
- James City County32
- Middlesex County32
- Amherst County31
- Fluvanna County31
- Louisa County31
- Prince Edward County31
- City of Newport News31
- City of Hampton31
- Montgomery County30
- Tazewell County30
- Gloucester County30
- City of Williamsburg30
- Grayson County30
- City of Lexington30
- King and Queen County29
- City of Lynchburg29
- City of Richmond29
- Hanover County28
- King William County28
- Richmond County28
- Wythe County28
- Lunenburg County28
- Prince George County28
- Bath County28
- Campbell County28
- City of Galax27
- Sussex County27
- Smyth County27
- City of Radford26
- City of Covington26
- Henrico County26
- Brunswick County26
- Greensville County26
- City of Emporia26
- Caroline County25
- Amelia County24
- Surry County24
- Lancaster County24
- City of Poquoson24
- Bland County23
- Goochland County23
- Powhatan County23
- Nottoway County23
- Northumberland County23
- Northampton County22
- Accomack County21
- York County19
- Buchanan County17
- Mathews County17
- Cumberland County16
- City of Bristol14
- Washington County14
- Scott County13
- Russell County12
- City of Norton11
- Dickenson County9
- Lee County8
- Wise County8
- King George County2
- Nelson County1
- Highland County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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. Rebuilt daily.