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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, August 2025
54 special weather statements in August 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 August 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 54
- Busiest day
- August 14, 202512 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin | 27 min |
| Jul 31, 8:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Newport News | 39 min |
| Jul 31, 8:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight | 31 min |
| Jul 31, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 28 min |
| Jul 31, 9:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northampton | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 9:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth | 46 min |
| Jul 31, 9:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 10:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Surry | 45 min |
| Aug 1, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Patrick | 32 min |
| Aug 1, 2:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 35 min |
| Aug 6, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 7:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 24 min |
| Aug 13, 1:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Goochland, Hanover, Powhatan, City of Richmond | 40 min |
| Aug 13, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Louisa, Richmond, Westmoreland | 43 min |
| Aug 13, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Louisa | 45 min |
| Aug 13, 8:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 25 min |
| Aug 14, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 29 min |
| Aug 14, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 3:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Lunenburg | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 35 min |
| Aug 14, 6:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Surry | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 6:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 48 min |
| Aug 17, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Fluvanna | 43 min |
| Aug 17, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Richmond, City of Richmond | 50 min |
| Aug 17, 11:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, King and Queen, Lancaster, Middlesex, New Kent and 2 more | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 45 min |
| Aug 20, 2:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 43 min |
| Aug 20, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 26 min |
| Aug 20, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, City of Covington | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 32 min |
| Aug 20, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Roanoke | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 8:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, Patrick, City of Martinsville | 67 min |
| Aug 24, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge | 34 min |
| Aug 24, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Buena Vista | 31 min |
| Aug 24, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 25 min |
| Aug 31, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 23 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Franklin County3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Richmond3
- Caroline County3
- Alleghany County3
- City of Newport News2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Charles City County2
- Surry County2
- Patrick County2
- Carroll County2
- City of Galax2
- Montgomery County2
- Hanover County2
- Essex County2
- Louisa County2
- Richmond County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Amherst County2
- Russell County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Covington2
- Bath County2
- York County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Poquoson1
- Northampton County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Accomack County1
- Floyd County1
- Goochland County1
- Powhatan County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Lynchburg1
19 more counties
- City of Lexington1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Campbell County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Halifax County1
- Sussex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Scott County1
- Tazewell County1
- Craig County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Giles County1
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