Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2021
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2021
85 special weather statements in April 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 April 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 85
- Busiest day
- April 9, 202140 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 6:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Salem | 32 min |
| Apr 8, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 26 min |
| Apr 8, 8:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 48 min |
| Apr 8, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 37 min |
| Apr 8, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 90 min |
| Apr 8, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt | 65 min |
| Apr 8, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 54 min |
| Apr 8, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 61 min |
| Apr 8, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 31 min |
| Apr 8, 11:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 1:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 31 min |
| Apr 9, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 24 min |
| Apr 9, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| Apr 9, 4:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 30 min |
| Apr 9, 4:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 36 min |
| Apr 9, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 45 min |
| Apr 9, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 6:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 50 min |
| Apr 9, 6:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Mecklenburg | 34 min |
| Apr 9, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 48 min |
| Apr 9, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 53 min |
| Apr 9, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Petersburg | 41 min |
| Apr 9, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 7:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 40 min |
| Apr 9, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan | 25 min |
| Apr 9, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg, City of Richmond | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 8:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 44 min |
| Apr 9, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 24 min |
| Apr 10, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 23 min |
| Apr 10, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 29 min |
| Apr 10, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 22 min |
| Apr 10, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Patrick | 32 min |
| Apr 10, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 30 min |
| Apr 10, 10:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 28 min |
| Apr 10, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 11:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 29 min |
| Apr 11, 12:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 48 min |
| Apr 11, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 4:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, Sussex, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 56 min |
| Apr 11, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 51 min |
| Apr 12, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, New Kent | 41 min |
| Apr 14, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 27 min |
| Apr 14, 5:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 43 min |
| Apr 14, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 49 min |
| Apr 14, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 35 min |
| Apr 14, 8:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 10:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia | 40 min |
| Apr 14, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 45 min |
| Apr 14, 11:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 27 min |
| Apr 19, 8:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 9:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 51 min |
| Apr 19, 12:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 48 min |
| Apr 19, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 31 min |
| Apr 21, 1:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, City of Petersburg | 49 min |
| Apr 21, 2:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, City of Franklin | 51 min |
| Apr 21, 2:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York | 46 min |
| Apr 21, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews | 47 min |
| Apr 21, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 51 min |
| Apr 30, 12:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Westmoreland | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 2:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent and 3 more | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County6
- Mecklenburg County6
- City of Portsmouth6
- Bath County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- Dinwiddie County5
- City of Norfolk5
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Petersburg4
- Alleghany County3
- Halifax County3
- City of Newport News3
- Charles City County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- Gloucester County3
- Isle of Wight County3
- Patrick County3
- Southampton County3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Hampton3
- Campbell County2
- Pulaski County2
- City of Radford2
- Surry County2
- Henry County2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Hopewell2
- Prince George County2
- Lunenburg County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Sussex County2
- New Kent County2
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Poquoson2
- Mathews County2
- Accomack County1
32 more counties
- City of Salem1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Covington1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Wise County1
- Buckingham County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Montgomery County1
- Giles County1
- Craig County1
- Brunswick County1
- Powhatan County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Henrico County1
- Hanover County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Amelia County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Charlotte County1
- City of Suffolk1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Northumberland County1
- York County1
- Essex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- James City County1
- Middlesex County1
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