Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2021
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, January 2021
12 special weather statements in January 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 January 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 12
- Busiest day
- January 18, 20217 special weather statements
Over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 5:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery and 5 more | 49 min |
| Jan 8, 5:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 2 hr |
| Jan 11, 9:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 22 min |
| Jan 16, 3:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 34 min |
| Jan 16, 5:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond and 1 more | 59 min |
| Jan 18, 2:43 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Craig, Giles, Pulaski, Roanoke, Wythe | 62 min |
| Jan 18, 3:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax, City of Radford | 42 min |
| Jan 18, 4:13 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Franklin | 47 min |
| Jan 18, 4:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Wythe | 44 min |
| Jan 18, 4:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 32 min |
| Jan 18, 9:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 46 min |
| Jan 18, 11:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Botetourt, City of Lynchburg | 61 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- City of Radford3
- Bland County3
- Pulaski County3
- Wythe County3
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Franklin County2
- Montgomery County2
- Roanoke County2
- Giles County2
- Patrick County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Tazewell County1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Hanover County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Galax1
- Alleghany County1
- City of Covington1
- Amherst County1
- City of Lynchburg1
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.