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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, December 2025
22 special weather statements in December 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 December 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 22
- Busiest day
- December 19, 202522 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 11:39 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 51 min |
| Dec 19, 12:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 49 min |
| Dec 19, 12:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 min |
| Dec 19, 12:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 34 min |
| Dec 19, 1:26 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth, Tazewell | 34 min |
| Dec 19, 1:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 36 min |
| Dec 19, 1:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Wythe | 46 min |
| Dec 19, 2:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 33 min |
| Dec 19, 2:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 29 min |
| Dec 19, 2:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd, Montgomery, Patrick, Roanoke, City of Radford, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 48 min |
| Dec 19, 2:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, City of Covington | 46 min |
| Dec 19, 3:37 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Franklin, Henry, City of Martinsville | 23 min |
| Dec 19, 3:40 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 35 min |
| Dec 19, 3:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, City of Martinsville | 46 min |
| Dec 19, 4:03 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington, City of Lynchburg | 27 min |
| Dec 19, 4:44 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell, Pittsylvania, City of Danville | 46 min |
| Dec 19, 5:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan and 1 more | 41 min |
| Dec 19, 6:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 13 more | 39 min |
| Dec 19, 7:33 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Greensville, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, New Kent and 6 more | 42 min |
| Dec 19, 8:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 10 more | 45 min |
| Dec 19, 8:25 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Northumberland | 50 min |
| Dec 19, 9:11 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Hampton, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson and 2 more | 64 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Scott County2
- Tazewell County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Radford2
- Botetourt County2
- Henry County2
- City of Martinsville2
- Bedford County2
- Rockbridge County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Amelia County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Greensville County2
- Henrico County2
- King William County2
- Prince George County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Portsmouth2
- Lee County1
- Wise County1
- City of Norton1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Grayson County1
- Bland County1
- Wythe County1
- Carroll County1
- City of Galax1
- Giles County1
50 more counties
- Pulaski County1
- Floyd County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Craig County1
- City of Covington1
- Franklin County1
- Amherst County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Campbell County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Cumberland County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- City of Richmond1
- Charles City County1
- King and Queen County1
- New Kent County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Emporia1
- Gloucester County1
- Isle of Wight County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Northumberland County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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