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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2024
78 special weather statements in April 2024. 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 April 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 78
- Busiest day
- April 3, 202420 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie | 37 min |
| Apr 1, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 65 min |
| Apr 1, 7:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Craig | 56 min |
| Apr 1, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 35 min |
| Apr 1, 8:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 61 min |
| Apr 1, 10:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 12:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 15 min |
| Apr 3, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 27 min |
| Apr 3, 11:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 25 min |
| Apr 3, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 31 min |
| Apr 3, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Hanover | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 36 min |
| Apr 3, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 33 min |
| Apr 3, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 24 min |
| Apr 3, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk | 26 min |
| Apr 3, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway | 48 min |
| Apr 3, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 29 min |
| Apr 3, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 28 min |
| Apr 3, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Henrico, Nottoway, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell and 1 more | 30 min |
| Apr 3, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, James City, New Kent and 5 more | 41 min |
| Apr 3, 7:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 16 min |
| Apr 3, 7:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 9 more | 63 min |
| Apr 3, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield | 35 min |
| Apr 3, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 24 min |
| Apr 4, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, New Kent, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights and 2 more | 46 min |
| Apr 4, 6:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond | 36 min |
| Apr 11, 11:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 41 min |
| Apr 11, 2:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Dickenson | 32 min |
| Apr 11, 3:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 20 min |
| Apr 11, 5:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 39 min |
| Apr 11, 5:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 51 min |
| Apr 11, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 27 min |
| Apr 11, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke and 4 more | 38 min |
| Apr 11, 9:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Roanoke, Rockbridge and 3 more | 26 min |
| Apr 11, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Portsmouth, City of Virginia Beach | 62 min |
| Apr 12, 1:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Virginia Beach | 56 min |
| Apr 12, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland | 46 min |
| Apr 12, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 39 min |
| Apr 12, 10:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 52 min |
| Apr 12, 10:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 43 min |
| Apr 12, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 36 min |
| Apr 15, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 40 min |
| Apr 15, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna, Goochland | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Cumberland | 35 min |
| Apr 15, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, Powhatan | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| Apr 15, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell | 10 min |
| Apr 15, 8:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hopewell | 10 min |
| Apr 15, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 31 min |
| Apr 15, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 34 min |
| Apr 15, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth | 67 min |
| Apr 15, 9:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Buchanan | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 47 min |
| Apr 15, 10:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 11:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 28 min |
| Apr 15, 11:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Southampton | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 12:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 31 min |
| Apr 16, 2:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 30 min |
| Apr 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 35 min |
| Apr 16, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 29 min |
| Apr 16, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 36 min |
| Apr 16, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 29 min |
| Apr 19, 5:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 23 min |
| Apr 19, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 28 min |
| Apr 24, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | New Kent | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 38 min |
| Apr 30, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 44 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Craig County7
- City of Colonial Heights6
- Prince George County6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg5
- Dinwiddie County4
- Botetourt County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Portsmouth4
- Charles City County4
- James City County4
- New Kent County4
- Bath County4
- Roanoke County3
- Franklin County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Amelia County3
- City of Norfolk3
- Henrico County3
- Chesterfield County3
- City of Newport News3
- Dickenson County3
- Grayson County3
- Buchanan County3
- Bedford County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Nottoway County2
- King and Queen County2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Surry County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Greensville County2
42 more counties
- City of Emporia2
- Richmond County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Alleghany County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Bland County2
- Tazewell County2
- Amherst County1
- Wise County1
- Hanover County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Suffolk1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Brunswick County1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- York County1
- Russell County1
- Montgomery County1
- City of Radford1
- Northampton County1
- Essex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Lee County1
- Louisa County1
- Goochland County1
- Appomattox County1
- Cumberland County1
- Powhatan County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Southampton County1
- Smyth County1
- Pulaski County1
- Patrick County1
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