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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, April 2025
50 special weather statements in April 2025. 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 2025. Tap one for its archive.
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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, 8:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Petersburg | 50 min |
| Mar 31, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick, Greensville, Sussex, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 8:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 65 min |
| Mar 31, 8:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, King and Queen, New Kent, Richmond, Westmoreland | 48 min |
| Mar 31, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Southampton, City of Franklin, City of Suffolk | 43 min |
| Mar 31, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Newport News, City of Williamsburg | 49 min |
| Mar 31, 9:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, York | 39 min |
| Apr 3, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 1:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd | 35 min |
| Apr 4, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 6:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 34 min |
| Apr 5, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 30 min |
| Apr 6, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 64 min |
| Apr 7, 9:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 36 min |
| Apr 7, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | City of Waynesboro | 8 min |
| Apr 7, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, James City, Prince George, Surry, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg and 1 more | 38 min |
| Apr 7, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| Apr 7, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Emporia | 51 min |
| Apr 7, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 46 min |
| Apr 7, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 49 min |
| Apr 7, 4:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 23 min |
| Apr 7, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 30 min |
| Apr 11, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Apr 11, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 32 min |
| Apr 14, 8:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland | 51 min |
| Apr 14, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 26 min |
| Apr 14, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | King William | 37 min |
| Apr 14, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 34 min |
| Apr 14, 10:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 23 min |
| Apr 14, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 17 min |
| Apr 14, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 23 min |
| Apr 15, 1:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 3:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville | 50 min |
| Apr 22, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Emporia | 39 min |
| Apr 22, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Franklin | 51 min |
| Apr 25, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee | 43 min |
| Apr 25, 10:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson, Smyth | 36 min |
| Apr 25, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Pulaski, Wythe, City of Galax | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 1:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 64 min |
| Apr 26, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Louisa | 45 min |
| Apr 26, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex | 57 min |
| Apr 26, 5:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Middlesex | 25 min |
| Apr 26, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | New Kent | 52 min |
| Apr 26, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York | 44 min |
| Apr 26, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 27 min |
| Apr 26, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 36 min |
| Apr 26, 9:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 11:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 34 min |
| Apr 30, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 36 min |
| Apr 30, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington | 48 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- City of Emporia4
- Prince George County3
- Greensville County3
- City of Franklin3
- Surry County3
- Bath County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Dinwiddie County2
- City of Petersburg2
- Essex County2
- New Kent County2
- City of Suffolk2
- James City County2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Middlesex County2
- York County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- City of Galax2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Pulaski County2
- Dickenson County2
- Grayson County2
- Louisa County2
- Caroline County2
- City of Colonial Heights1
- Brunswick County1
- Sussex County1
- Halifax County1
- King and Queen County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- Southampton County1
- Charles City County1
- City of Newport News1
- Gloucester County1
29 more counties
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Northumberland County1
- Franklin County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Botetourt County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Cumberland County1
- King William County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Amelia County1
- Wise County1
- Scott County1
- Lee County1
- Smyth County1
- Wythe County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- Buchanan County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
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