Cold Weather Advisories in Virginia
73 cold weather advisories since 1986. 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 cold weather advisories reaches back to 2005.
Cold Weather Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Cold Weather Advisories
- 73
- Busiest year
- 202636 cold weather advisories
- Average year
- 24over 3 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Greene County17
- Madison County17
- Page County17
- Rappahannock County17
- Rockbridge County17
- Warren County17
- Highland County16
- Rockingham County16
- Amherst County15
- Accomack County14
- Nelson County14
- Grayson County13
- Arlington County13
- Bland County13
- Fairfax County13
- Fauquier County13
- Loudoun County13
- Northumberland County13
- Prince William County13
- Richmond County13
- Smyth County13
- Tazewell County13
- Westmoreland County13
- City of Alexandria13
- City of Fairfax13
- City of Falls Church13
- City of Manassas13
- City of Manassas Park13
- Caroline County12
- Essex County12
- Fluvanna County12
- Gloucester County12
- Goochland County12
- Hanover County12
- James City County12
- King and Queen County12
- King William County12
- Lancaster County12
- Louisa County12
- Mathews County12
89 more counties
- Northampton County12
- York County12
- City of Hampton12
- City of Newport News12
- City of Poquoson12
- City of Williamsburg12
- Albemarle County11
- Alleghany County11
- Augusta County11
- Giles County11
- Middlesex County11
- Southampton County11
- Surry County11
- Wythe County11
- City of Chesapeake11
- City of Covington11
- City of Franklin11
- City of Harrisonburg11
- City of Staunton11
- City of Virginia Beach11
- City of Waynesboro11
- Amelia County10
- Carroll County10
- Chesterfield County10
- Culpeper County10
- Cumberland County10
- Floyd County10
- Greensville County10
- Henrico County10
- New Kent County10
- Powhatan County10
- Sussex County10
- City of Emporia10
- City of Galax10
- City of Richmond10
- Bath County9
- Charles City County9
- Clarke County9
- Craig County9
- Dinwiddie County9
- Frederick County9
- Montgomery County9
- Nottoway County9
- Prince George County9
- Pulaski County9
- Shenandoah County9
- City of Colonial Heights9
- City of Hopewell9
- City of Petersburg9
- City of Radford9
- City of Winchester9
- Brunswick County8
- King George County8
- Lunenburg County8
- Mecklenburg County8
- Orange County8
- Prince Edward County8
- Russell County8
- Spotsylvania County8
- Stafford County8
- Washington County8
- City of Bristol8
- City of Fredericksburg8
- Lee County7
- Scott County7
- Wise County7
- City of Norton7
- Botetourt County6
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Roanoke County6
- City of Buena Vista6
- City of Lexington6
- City of Roanoke6
- City of Salem6
- City of Charlottesville5
- Bedford County4
- Franklin County4
- Patrick County4
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
The latest cold weather advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 6, 12:34 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 21 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, 1:55 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll and 20 more | 54 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 1, 12:48 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Southampton and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:05 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Fauquier and 19 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:35 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 1, 12:43 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 28 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 2:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 4 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 34 hr |
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. Rebuilt daily.