Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, February 2023
9 special weather statements in February 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 February 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
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- Busiest day
- February 17, 20234 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 7:32 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 28 min |
| Feb 17, 3:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Feb 17, 4:35 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 40 min |
| Feb 17, 5:38 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Montgomery and 5 more | 37 min |
| Feb 17, 5:38 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 52 min |
| Feb 20, 11:08 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 22 min |
| Feb 27, 5:04 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Tazewell | 41 min |
| Feb 27, 5:21 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 24 min |
| Feb 27, 5:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Wythe, City of Galax | 34 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Tazewell County4
- Bland County3
- Wythe County2
- Carroll County2
- Smyth County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Salem1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Buchanan County1
- Giles County1
- Washington County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
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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.