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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, May 2021

114 special weather statements in May 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 May 2021. Tap one for its archive.

Special Weather Statements: 114
Busiest day: May 28, 202130 special weather statements

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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
May 3, 7:41 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	49 min
May 3, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Richmond	30 min
May 3, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	40 min
May 3, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin	46 min
May 3, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond	42 min
May 3, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	50 min
May 3, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	James City	24 min
May 3, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	38 min
May 4, 12:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell	25 min
May 4, 12:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	38 min
May 4, 12:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe	29 min
May 4, 1:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	37 min
May 4, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Craig, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski and 4 more	30 min
May 4, 1:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	37 min
May 4, 2:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge	14 min
May 4, 2:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke, City of Salem	35 min
May 4, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	34 min
May 4, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	44 min
May 4, 5:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia	38 min
May 4, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	48 min
May 4, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Greensville, Southampton, Sussex, City of Emporia	43 min
May 4, 6:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk	25 min
May 4, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk	42 min
May 4, 7:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach	49 min
May 4, 8:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	60 min
May 5, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	44 min
May 7, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	30 min
May 7, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte, Halifax	31 min
May 7, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	39 min
May 7, 4:50 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	25 min
May 24, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	38 min
May 24, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	46 min
May 24, 7:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	32 min
May 24, 8:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	49 min
May 24, 9:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	33 min
May 24, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	35 min
May 25, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Wythe	47 min
May 25, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	42 min
May 25, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Grayson	48 min
May 25, 2:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Giles	42 min
May 25, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, City of Radford	47 min
May 25, 2:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	41 min
May 25, 2:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	46 min
May 25, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Montgomery, Roanoke	25 min
May 25, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, City of Covington	43 min
May 25, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Craig	45 min
May 25, 4:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	42 min
May 25, 4:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Galax	49 min
May 25, 6:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	37 min
May 25, 7:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	48 min
May 25, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry	28 min
May 26, 1:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	27 min
May 26, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	44 min
May 26, 2:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	25 min
May 26, 2:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	17 min
May 26, 3:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	21 min
May 26, 3:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	23 min
May 26, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox	32 min
May 26, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	30 min
May 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
May 26, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince Edward	53 min
May 26, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	21 min
May 26, 4:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	25 min
May 26, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield	42 min
May 26, 5:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Richmond	42 min
May 26, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	26 min
May 26, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	13 min
May 26, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst	35 min
May 26, 9:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	47 min
May 28, 1:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, New Kent	42 min
May 28, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Westmoreland	42 min
May 28, 2:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen, Middlesex, New Kent	45 min
May 28, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	51 min
May 28, 3:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	37 min
May 28, 3:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Lynchburg	49 min
May 28, 3:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Patrick	45 min
May 28, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Washington	37 min
May 28, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem	50 min
May 28, 3:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham	51 min
May 28, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	31 min
May 28, 4:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	26 min
May 28, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	43 min
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa	38 min
May 28, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	43 min
May 28, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Appomattox, Buckingham, Charlotte	31 min
May 28, 5:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	29 min
May 28, 5:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	39 min
May 28, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	37 min
May 28, 5:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward	44 min
May 28, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Caroline	33 min
May 28, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Bristol	62 min
May 28, 6:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd, Franklin	28 min
May 28, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Brunswick, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg	48 min
May 28, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex	47 min
May 28, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, Dinwiddie	31 min
May 28, 7:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland	44 min
May 28, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Charles City, Gloucester, James City, Middlesex, New Kent, City of Williamsburg	39 min
May 28, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northumberland	31 min
May 28, 8:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, Sussex	25 min
May 28, 8:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, Mathews, York, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson	39 min
May 28, 8:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Greensville, City of Emporia	63 min
May 28, 8:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Northampton	47 min
May 28, 8:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more	42 min
May 28, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Southampton, City of Franklin	45 min
May 28, 10:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Henry, City of Martinsville	28 min
May 29, 11:32 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Dinwiddie, Mecklenburg	58 min
May 29, 1:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	52 min
May 29, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk	41 min
May 29, 1:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	35 min
May 29, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Isle of Wight	33 min
May 29, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk	46 min
May 29, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach	40 min
May 29, 3:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Virginia Beach	45 min

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