Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2023
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, May 2023
79 special weather statements in May 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 May 2023. Tap one for its archive.
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- May 16, 202316 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 7, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 31 min |
| May 7, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland, Richmond | 44 min |
| May 7, 6:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster | 17 min |
| May 7, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 37 min |
| May 7, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton, Sussex, City of Franklin | 59 min |
| May 8, 7:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, King and Queen, Richmond | 55 min |
| May 8, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King and Queen, King William, New Kent | 54 min |
| May 8, 9:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Middlesex | 54 min |
| May 9, 4:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 43 min |
| May 9, 5:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 43 min |
| May 9, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 39 min |
| May 9, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 39 min |
| May 9, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, City of Galax | 24 min |
| May 9, 8:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Tazewell | 26 min |
| May 9, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 36 min |
| May 9, 4:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 32 min |
| May 9, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 33 min |
| May 9, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 25 min |
| May 9, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 33 min |
| May 9, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 48 min |
| May 12, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 41 min |
| May 12, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 56 min |
| May 12, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 32 min |
| May 12, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 36 min |
| May 12, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 28 min |
| May 12, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 33 min |
| May 12, 7:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 min |
| May 12, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 min |
| May 13, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland | 45 min |
| May 13, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 32 min |
| May 13, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Powhatan | 43 min |
| May 13, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| May 13, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 37 min |
| May 13, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield | 48 min |
| May 13, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Nottoway | 47 min |
| May 13, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 26 min |
| May 13, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 41 min |
| May 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Nottoway | 45 min |
| May 13, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 44 min |
| May 13, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Greensville, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| May 13, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 38 min |
| May 13, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 44 min |
| May 13, 7:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 50 min |
| May 13, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 23 min |
| May 16, 2:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 24 min |
| May 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 29 min |
| May 16, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 45 min |
| May 16, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Wythe | 46 min |
| May 16, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 25 min |
| May 16, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 20 min |
| May 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 29 min |
| May 16, 4:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry | 26 min |
| May 16, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Buchanan | 27 min |
| May 16, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 48 min |
| May 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 44 min |
| May 16, 4:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 49 min |
| May 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 27 min |
| May 16, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 49 min |
| May 16, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 35 min |
| May 16, 6:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 27 min |
| May 16, 8:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 41 min |
| May 16, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 39 min |
| May 16, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 28 min |
| May 16, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 36 min |
| May 16, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico | 45 min |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Richmond | 46 min |
| May 16, 9:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 16 min |
| May 16, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 44 min |
| May 16, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, City of Emporia | 62 min |
| May 16, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 49 min |
| May 29, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 42 min |
| May 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 43 min |
| May 29, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 33 min |
| May 29, 6:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte | 28 min |
| May 29, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 47 min |
| May 29, 7:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 52 min |
| May 29, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 48 min |
| May 29, 8:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 26 min |
| May 29, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 27 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County6
- Tazewell County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Dinwiddie County4
- Dickenson County4
- Charlotte County4
- Sussex County3
- Smyth County3
- Russell County3
- Halifax County3
- Greensville County3
- City of Richmond3
- Brunswick County3
- Wythe County3
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Richmond County2
- King and Queen County2
- New Kent County2
- Cumberland County2
- Franklin County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Nottoway County2
- Appomattox County2
- City of Emporia2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Charles City County2
- Northumberland County1
- Lancaster County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Franklin1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- King William County1
- Gloucester County1
- Middlesex County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
- Bland County1
20 more counties
- Louisa County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Buckingham County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Floyd County1
- Lee County1
- Pulaski County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Amherst County1
- Henrico County1
- Accomack County1
- James City County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Petersburg1
- Campbell County1
- Isle of Wight County1
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