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Special Weather Statements in Virginia, May 2026

75 special weather statements in May 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 May 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Special Weather Statements: 75
Busiest day: May 27, 202635 special weather statements

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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
May 6, 8:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	25 min
May 6, 8:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pulaski	30 min
May 13, 7:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Russell	19 min
May 13, 7:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	32 min
May 13, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bath	35 min
May 18, 7:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	City of Norton	50 min
May 20, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	35 min
May 20, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Highland	26 min
May 20, 7:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Botetourt	36 min
May 20, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington	31 min
May 20, 8:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	28 min
May 21, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Chesterfield, City of Richmond	31 min
May 21, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Carroll, City of Galax	45 min
May 21, 2:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Roanoke	23 min
May 21, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	29 min
May 21, 3:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	28 min
May 21, 3:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Portsmouth	26 min
May 21, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bedford	20 min
May 21, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	29 min
May 21, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Nottoway	28 min
May 21, 5:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	27 min
May 21, 5:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	24 min
May 21, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Charlotte	22 min
May 22, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	MRX	Lee	31 min
May 24, 7:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Tazewell	34 min
May 24, 8:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland	27 min
May 25, 1:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	King and Queen	49 min
May 25, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Norfolk, City of Portsmouth	35 min
May 25, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	36 min
May 25, 5:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Surry	34 min
May 25, 5:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, York, City of Williamsburg	39 min
May 25, 6:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Gloucester, James City, Mathews, City of Williamsburg	48 min
May 25, 9:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	35 min
May 26, 5:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	38 min
May 26, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	33 min
May 26, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Prince George	51 min
May 26, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	31 min
May 26, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Campbell	30 min
May 26, 6:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Sussex	42 min
May 27, 1:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	28 min
May 27, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	15 min
May 27, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Louisa	48 min
May 27, 1:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	14 min
May 27, 2:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	16 min
May 27, 2:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Franklin	14 min
May 27, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Louisa	62 min
May 27, 2:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	15 min
May 27, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	14 min
May 27, 3:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	14 min
May 27, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Lancaster, Middlesex	38 min
May 27, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	14 min
May 27, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Martinsville	22 min
May 27, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	15 min
May 27, 3:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	14 min
May 27, 3:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Accomack	39 min
May 27, 3:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Halifax	12 min
May 27, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Pittsylvania	11 min
May 27, 3:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Goochland, Hanover	46 min
May 27, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Danville	15 min
May 27, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	48 min
May 27, 4:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	11 min
May 27, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Patrick	26 min
May 27, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	City of Radford	15 min
May 27, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Mecklenburg	52 min
May 27, 5:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Buckingham	43 min
May 27, 5:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RLX	Buchanan	37 min
May 27, 5:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Amherst, Buckingham	49 min
May 27, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland, Goochland, Powhatan	46 min
May 27, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Alleghany, Botetourt, City of Covington	38 min
May 27, 6:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Floyd	34 min
May 27, 6:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	Cumberland	47 min
May 27, 6:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Hampton, City of Newport News	46 min
May 27, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Richmond	44 min
May 27, 7:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	RNK	Bland, Tazewell	55 min
May 27, 11:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	AKQ	City of Franklin	45 min

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