Alert archive / Virginia / Special Weather Statements / 2026
Special Weather Statements in Virginia, September 2026
108 special weather statements in September 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 September 2026. Tap one for its archive.
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- September 4, 202627 special weather statements
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 44 min |
| Sep 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 4:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Henrico | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 41 min |
| Sep 2, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Emporia | 38 min |
| Sep 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bedford | 30 min |
| Sep 2, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 62 min |
| Sep 4, 1:02 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Richmond, Westmoreland | 43 min |
| Sep 4, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Accomack | 45 min |
| Sep 4, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 26 min |
| Sep 4, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 37 min |
| Sep 4, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 32 min |
| Sep 4, 3:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 48 min |
| Sep 4, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 36 min |
| Sep 4, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 34 min |
| Sep 4, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Amelia | 47 min |
| Sep 4, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Prince Edward | 39 min |
| Sep 4, 4:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Prince Edward | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Henry, Patrick | 26 min |
| Sep 4, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Lexington | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 29 min |
| Sep 4, 5:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 24 min |
| Sep 4, 5:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland | 35 min |
| Sep 4, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell | 37 min |
| Sep 4, 6:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 6:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 6:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Buckingham | 41 min |
| Sep 4, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 33 min |
| Sep 4, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 30 min |
| Sep 4, 7:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Middlesex | 52 min |
| Sep 4, 7:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 9:53 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 37 min |
| Sep 5, 10:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 54 min |
| Sep 5, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 46 min |
| Sep 5, 10:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Botetourt | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, Wythe | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 11:30 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 45 min |
| Sep 5, 11:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 49 min |
| Sep 5, 11:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Chesterfield, City of Richmond | 33 min |
| Sep 5, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover | 34 min |
| Sep 5, 12:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, King William, New Kent | 51 min |
| Sep 5, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | James City, Surry, City of Williamsburg | 31 min |
| Sep 5, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Norfolk, City of Poquoson, City of Portsmouth | 30 min |
| Sep 5, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 26 min |
| Sep 5, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 2:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 13 min |
| Sep 6, 3:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Buchanan | 30 min |
| Sep 6, 6:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington | 46 min |
| Sep 6, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 64 min |
| Sep 6, 10:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 63 min |
| Sep 6, 12:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 62 min |
| Sep 6, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 32 min |
| Sep 6, 3:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 4:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Floyd | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Galax | 50 min |
| Sep 11, 3:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Amherst | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Brunswick | 33 min |
| Sep 11, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Roanoke | 28 min |
| Sep 11, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 24 min |
| Sep 11, 5:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Campbell | 37 min |
| Sep 11, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 26 min |
| Sep 11, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 29 min |
| Sep 11, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Sussex | 34 min |
| Sep 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Isle of Wight, Surry, City of Newport News | 45 min |
| Sep 12, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York, City of Newport News and 1 more | 41 min |
| Sep 12, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Charles City, Henrico, James City, New Kent, City of Hopewell, City of Williamsburg | 50 min |
| Sep 12, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Emporia | 43 min |
| Sep 12, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Martinsville | 40 min |
| Sep 17, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Giles | 23 min |
| Sep 17, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Covington | 19 min |
| Sep 17, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Radford | 25 min |
| Sep 17, 3:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Lexington | 24 min |
| Sep 17, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Caroline, Hanover, Louisa | 44 min |
| Sep 17, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Appomattox | 19 min |
| Sep 17, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pittsylvania | 28 min |
| Sep 17, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Wythe | 33 min |
| Sep 18, 1:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | City of Danville | 29 min |
| Sep 18, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Halifax | 27 min |
| Sep 19, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 36 min |
| Sep 19, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 56 min |
| Sep 19, 3:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Russell, Washington | 55 min |
| Sep 19, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Dickenson | 52 min |
| Sep 19, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Russell | 56 min |
| Sep 19, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 41 min |
| Sep 19, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 25 min |
| Sep 19, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Grayson | 14 min |
| Sep 21, 12:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Pulaski, City of Radford | 30 min |
| Sep 21, 1:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Montgomery, Roanoke, City of Covington and 2 more | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 1:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 48 min |
| Sep 21, 2:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 2 more | 52 min |
| Sep 21, 3:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | JKL | Buchanan | 28 min |
| Sep 21, 3:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 38 min |
| Sep 21, 3:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 4:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Norton | 51 min |
| Sep 21, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Scott | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Smyth | 29 min |
| Sep 21, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | City of Bristol | 51 min |
| Sep 21, 6:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Craig, Giles | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 6:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Greensville, City of Emporia | 23 min |
| Sep 21, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Washington | 91 min |
| Sep 21, 7:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Smyth | 43 min |
| Sep 22, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 43 min |
| Sep 22, 12:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles | 28 min |
| Sep 22, 12:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Bland, Giles, Pulaski, City of Radford | 33 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Washington County6
- Giles County5
- Wise County5
- Accomack County4
- Caroline County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Lexington4
- Bland County4
- City of Bristol4
- Russell County4
- Floyd County4
- Buchanan County4
- City of Norton4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Radford4
- Henrico County3
- Sussex County3
- Botetourt County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Smyth County3
- Appomattox County3
- Halifax County3
- Craig County3
- Campbell County3
- City of Covington3
- Dickenson County3
- Wythe County3
- Charles City County3
- James City County3
- Surry County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- City of Newport News3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Scott County3
- Greensville County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Buena Vista2
- Amherst County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Patrick County2
37 more counties
- Louisa County2
- Hanover County2
- New Kent County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Roanoke2
- Southampton County2
- Isle of Wight County2
- Montgomery County2
- Bedford County1
- Essex County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Amelia County1
- Henry County1
- Buckingham County1
- Middlesex County1
- Lee County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Chesterfield County1
- City of Richmond1
- King William County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Portsmouth1
- Brunswick County1
- York County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Martinsville1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- Alleghany County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Salem1
- Carroll County1
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Sources
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