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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2022
1,662 special weather statements in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 1,662
- Busiest month
- July419 special weather statements
- Busiest day
- August 10, 202256 special weather statements
Over time
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.
- City of Martinsville56
- Halifax County52
- Patrick County51
- Franklin County49
- City of Chesapeake49
- Tazewell County48
- Bedford County48
- Mecklenburg County48
- City of Virginia Beach48
- Charlotte County46
- City of Danville46
- Pittsylvania County44
- Henry County44
- City of Franklin42
- Amherst County42
- Carroll County41
- City of Suffolk41
- City of Roanoke40
- Sussex County39
- Bland County38
- Montgomery County38
- Floyd County38
- Brunswick County38
- Buchanan County37
- Giles County37
- Louisa County37
- City of Galax36
- Prince Edward County36
- Lunenburg County35
- James City County35
- City of Portsmouth35
- Southampton County35
- Smyth County35
- Wythe County34
- Appomattox County34
- City of Petersburg34
- Pulaski County33
- City of Hampton33
- City of Norfolk33
- Buckingham County33
71 more counties
- Rockbridge County33
- Botetourt County32
- City of Newport News32
- Greensville County32
- City of Emporia32
- City of Lynchburg31
- Surry County30
- York County30
- City of Poquoson30
- City of Buena Vista30
- Grayson County30
- City of Radford29
- Campbell County29
- Dinwiddie County29
- Nottoway County29
- City of Williamsburg29
- Alleghany County28
- Roanoke County28
- Amelia County28
- Isle of Wight County28
- Bath County28
- City of Richmond27
- Prince George County27
- Caroline County26
- Goochland County26
- Chesterfield County26
- City of Colonial Heights26
- Dickenson County25
- Hanover County25
- Henrico County25
- Fluvanna County25
- City of Covington24
- Craig County24
- City of Salem24
- Cumberland County24
- Gloucester County24
- Northampton County23
- Accomack County23
- Essex County23
- City of Lexington22
- City of Hopewell21
- Middlesex County21
- Westmoreland County20
- King William County20
- New Kent County20
- Charles City County20
- Richmond County19
- Powhatan County19
- Washington County18
- Russell County18
- King and Queen County17
- Mathews County17
- Wise County15
- Lancaster County13
- Northumberland County11
- Scott County11
- City of Norton11
- City of Bristol10
- Lee County9
- City of Fredericksburg3
- King George County2
- Arlington County2
- City of Falls Church2
- Stafford County1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Highland County1
- Orange County1
- Nelson 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.