Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, February 2026
17 special weather statements in February 2026. 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 17
- Busiest day
- February 7, 202611 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 7:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 6 more | 55 min |
| Feb 7, 12:53 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 37 min |
| Feb 7, 1:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Rappahannock, Shenandoah and 2 more | 60 min |
| Feb 7, 2:14 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 12 more | 46 min |
| Feb 7, 2:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 13 more | 24 min |
| Feb 7, 3:24 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Culpeper, Greene, Madison, Orange, Prince William, Spotsylvania and 4 more | 36 min |
| Feb 7, 3:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Fluvanna, Hanover, Louisa, Westmoreland | 63 min |
| Feb 7, 3:42 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles and 10 more | 48 min |
| Feb 7, 3:54 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Greene, King George, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 36 min |
| Feb 7, 4:27 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, King and Queen and 9 more | 48 min |
| Feb 7, 5:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William, Lancaster and 10 more | 45 min |
| Feb 7, 5:58 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Gloucester, Mathews, Northampton, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News and 5 more | 47 min |
| Feb 20, 8:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, City of Lynchburg | 29 min |
| Feb 20, 8:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Campbell | 30 min |
| Feb 20, 8:59 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Pittsylvania | 31 min |
| Feb 20, 9:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 24 min |
| Feb 20, 9:29 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax | 31 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Fauquier County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Culpeper County3
- Prince William County3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- Greene County3
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Gloucester County3
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Loudoun County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- Page County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- King George County2
- Madison County2
- Caroline County2
- Essex County2
39 more counties
- Hanover County2
- Louisa County2
- Westmoreland County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- York County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Appomattox County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Fluvanna County1
- Bland County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Tazewell County1
- Accomack County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- City of Richmond1
- Charles City County1
- James City County1
- Surry County1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Bedford County1
- Buckingham County1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Halifax County1
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.