Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, August 2023
79 special weather statements in August 2023. 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 August 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 79
- Busiest day
- August 6, 202316 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 12:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 12:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Aug 6, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 36 min |
| Aug 6, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, City of Radford | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, City of Roanoke | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Franklin, City of Lynchburg | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 38 min |
| Aug 6, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Louisa | 49 min |
| Aug 6, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland | 46 min |
| Aug 6, 6:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Powhatan | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex | 42 min |
| Aug 6, 8:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, King William | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 1:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 29 min |
| Aug 7, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 25 min |
| Aug 7, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 24 min |
| Aug 7, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 31 min |
| Aug 10, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 4:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 10 min |
| Aug 10, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 14, 1:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway, Prince Edward | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Powhatan | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 3:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King William | 44 min |
| Aug 14, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Westmoreland | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 45 min |
| Aug 15, 2:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, City of Lynchburg | 28 min |
| Aug 15, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 3:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 36 min |
| Aug 15, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 50 min |
| Aug 15, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 47 min |
| Aug 15, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King George | 52 min |
| Aug 15, 4:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 39 min |
| Aug 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Newport News | 49 min |
| Aug 15, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 42 min |
| Aug 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 38 min |
| Aug 17, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 7:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 7:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Surry, Sussex | 39 min |
| Aug 17, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Richmond | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Richmond | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester | 47 min |
| Aug 17, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 63 min |
| Aug 17, 10:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 57 min |
| Aug 17, 10:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 24 min |
| Aug 24, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 32 min |
| Aug 24, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 5:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 37 min |
| Aug 24, 5:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 46 min |
| Aug 24, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 41 min |
| Aug 24, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 8:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 8:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 37 min |
| Aug 25, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell, Wythe | 33 min |
| Aug 25, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott | 39 min |
| Aug 26, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 51 min |
| Aug 26, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Wythe | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 5:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 49 min |
| Aug 27, 9:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 55 min |
| Aug 28, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 11:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 32 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Montgomery County4
- City of Radford4
- Louisa County4
- Essex County4
- City of Virginia Beach4
- Wythe County3
- City of Roanoke3
- Franklin County3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Goochland County3
- King William County3
- Lee County3
- City of Portsmouth3
- Southampton County3
- Pulaski County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Fluvanna County2
- Appomattox County2
- Powhatan County2
- Halifax County2
- King and Queen County2
- Scott County2
- Bath County2
- City of Galax2
- Surry County2
- City of Suffolk2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Northampton County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Sussex County2
- Richmond County2
- Grayson County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County1
- Bedford County1
- Rockbridge County1
28 more counties
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- City of Danville1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Accomack County1
- Greensville County1
- City of Emporia1
- King George County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Franklin1
- Gloucester County1
- Cumberland County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Carroll County1
- Patrick County1
- Giles County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Bland County1
- Tazewell County1
- Smyth County1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20222024
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.