Alert archive / Virginia / 2026
Weather alerts in Virginia, February 2026
136 weather alerts in February 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 21
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 78
- Busiest day
- February 6, 202622 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:45 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | AKQ | 3 days | |
| Feb 1, 12:43 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 28 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:35 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:05 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Fauquier and 19 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:07 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 27 hr | |
| Feb 1, 12:48 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Southampton and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:48 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Feb 2, 12:39 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 2, 12:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:20 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Franklin, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski and 6 more | 55 min |
| Feb 4, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:25 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 56 hr | |
| Feb 4, 4:01 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:26 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 4, 11:29 AM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 4, 2:18 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 37 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:58 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:11 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 5, 4:55 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Watch | LWX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 5, 12:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 43 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 42 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Craig, Giles, Grayson and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | Bath | 66 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM EST | High Wind Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:56 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:03 PM EST | High Wind Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 16 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 23 more | 69 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | High Wind Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 42 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:54 PM EST | Storm Watch | AKQ | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 20 more | 54 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 9 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Buckingham, Campbell and 16 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM EST | Storm Warning | LWX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | LWX | 52 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:38 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | LWX | 52 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 23 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 39 more | 3 days |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Southampton, Surry, York and 7 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Surry and 7 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 35 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 57 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:05 AM EST | Storm Warning | AKQ | 42 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:05 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AKQ | 52 hr | |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:47 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Advisory | AKQ | 68 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:59 PM EST | Low Water Advisory | LWX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 21 more | 5 hr |
| 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 7, 5:47 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:30 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 49 hr | |
| Feb 8, 5:43 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 8, 9:48 AM EST | Low Water Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 12:55 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, City of Alexandria and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 10, 12:50 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 71 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 43 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:57 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 22 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:43 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 10 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:53 AM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 35 hr | |
| Feb 15, 12:53 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 12:54 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 15, 7:42 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 14 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:02 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Giles, Grayson and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:41 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Warren, City of Winchester | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:52 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:34 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 17, 5:02 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 8 hr | |
| Feb 17, 10:22 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 18 hr | |
| Feb 18, 12:42 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 19, 5:20 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 32 hr | |
| Feb 19, 7:17 AM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 21 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:13 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:49 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 38 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 18 hr |
| 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 |
| Feb 20, 12:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Fauquier and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:08 PM EST | Gale Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 12:42 PM EST | Gale Watch | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 6:45 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Feb 21, 2:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, James City and 15 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:16 AM EST | Storm Watch | AKQ | 11 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:37 PM EST | Gale Warning | LWX | 50 hr | |
| Feb 21, 12:37 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:05 PM EST | Gale Warning | AKQ | 53 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:05 PM EST | Storm Warning | AKQ | 41 hr | |
| Feb 21, 1:31 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 58 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 42 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Greene and 9 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 15 more | 51 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 58 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 20 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:56 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 15 hr | |
| Feb 22, 12:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:03 AM EST | Coastal Flood Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 35 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:03 AM EST | High Surf Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 35 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:22 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Northampton | 2 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:58 PM EST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:20 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 28 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 50 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 34 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:24 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:36 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:25 PM EST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | AKQ | 11 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:07 AM EST | Freezing Fog Advisory | LWX | Page, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:33 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | LWX | Greene, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Charlottesville and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Feb 28, 1:31 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | LWX | 43 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:46 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 3 days |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Fauquier County15
- Highland County15
- Page County15
- Rappahannock County15
- Accomack County15
- Northampton County15
- Greene County14
- Warren County14
- Prince William County13
- City of Manassas13
- City of Manassas Park13
- Gloucester County13
- Amherst County12
- Fairfax County12
- Loudoun County12
- Madison County12
- Rockbridge County12
- City of Fairfax12
- Mathews County12
- York County12
- City of Hampton12
- City of Virginia Beach12
- City of Williamsburg12
- King and Queen County11
- Arlington County11
- Rockingham County11
- City of Alexandria11
- City of Falls Church11
- James City County11
- City of Newport News11
- City of Poquoson11
- Essex County10
- King William County10
- Lancaster County10
- Middlesex County10
- New Kent County10
- Westmoreland County10
- Nelson County10
- Clarke County10
- Frederick County10
91 more counties
- City of Winchester10
- Caroline County9
- Hanover County9
- Northumberland County9
- Richmond County9
- Bland County9
- Giles County9
- Surry County9
- Shenandoah County9
- Louisa County8
- Bath County8
- Carroll County8
- Grayson County8
- Smyth County8
- Wythe County8
- City of Galax8
- Southampton County8
- City of Chesapeake8
- City of Franklin8
- Charles City County7
- City of Richmond7
- Alleghany County7
- Craig County7
- Floyd County7
- Montgomery County7
- Pulaski County7
- Tazewell County7
- City of Covington7
- City of Radford7
- Albemarle County7
- Augusta County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Franklin County7
- Patrick County7
- Culpeper County7
- Amelia County6
- Chesterfield County6
- Dinwiddie County6
- Goochland County6
- Greensville County6
- Henrico County6
- Nottoway County6
- Powhatan County6
- Prince George County6
- Sussex County6
- City of Colonial Heights6
- City of Emporia6
- City of Hopewell6
- City of Petersburg6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- King George County6
- Orange County6
- Spotsylvania County6
- Stafford County6
- City of Fredericksburg6
- Russell County5
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Bedford County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- Brunswick County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Botetourt County4
- Cumberland County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Lee County3
- Scott County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Martinsville3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Appomattox County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Prince Edward County2
- Buckingham County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Norfolk1
- City of Portsmouth1
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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. Rebuilt daily.