Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, March 2026
36 special weather statements in March 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 March 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 36
- Busiest day
- March 16, 202617 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany | 32 min |
| Mar 7, 1:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 35 min |
| Mar 7, 1:27 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Montgomery, Pulaski, City of Radford | 33 min |
| Mar 7, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 31 min |
| Mar 7, 2:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bath | 23 min |
| Mar 7, 3:55 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski | 20 min |
| Mar 7, 7:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 28 min |
| Mar 11, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke, City of Salem | 23 min |
| Mar 11, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 49 min |
| Mar 11, 9:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 28 min |
| Mar 12, 9:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dinwiddie, Prince George, City of Colonial Heights, City of Hopewell, City of Petersburg | 40 min |
| Mar 12, 10:01 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, Prince George, Surry | 29 min |
| Mar 12, 10:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Portsmouth | 48 min |
| Mar 12, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth, City of Suffolk, City of Virginia Beach | 44 min |
| Mar 15, 9:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Patrick | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 4:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 31 min |
| Mar 16, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Tazewell | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 6:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 6:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 50 min |
| Mar 16, 6:39 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Smyth, Tazewell | 36 min |
| Mar 16, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Wythe | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 7:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Henry, Patrick | 41 min |
| Mar 16, 7:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 28 min |
| Mar 16, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Greensville, Henrico, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton and 5 more | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 9:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lynchburg | 29 min |
| Mar 16, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, James City, New Kent | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan | 43 min |
| Mar 16, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 46 min |
| Mar 16, 2:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 44 min |
| Mar 16, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Floyd, Franklin, Henry and 8 more | 80 min |
| Mar 16, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Pittsylvania and 1 more | 96 min |
| Mar 21, 5:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Norton | 57 min |
| Mar 21, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 34 min |
| Mar 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington | 63 min |
| Mar 21, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 32 min |
| Mar 23, 3:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 33 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pulaski County5
- City of Norton3
- Prince George County3
- Charles City County3
- Patrick County3
- Alleghany County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Radford2
- Bath County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Wise County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- James City County2
- City of Portsmouth2
- Sussex County2
- Tazewell County2
- Halifax County2
- Carroll County2
- Bland County2
- Smyth County2
- Floyd County2
- Henry County2
- New Kent County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Montgomery County1
- Grayson County1
- Scott County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Surry County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Suffolk1
- City of Virginia Beach1
30 more counties
- City of Galax1
- Giles County1
- Greensville County1
- Henrico County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Emporia1
- Cumberland County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- Caroline County1
- Accomack County1
- Northampton County1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Franklin County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Martinsville1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Covington1
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.