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Cold Weather Advisories in Virginia, 2025
35 cold weather advisories in 2025. 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 in 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Cold Weather Advisories
- 35
- Busiest month
- January24 cold weather advisories
- Busiest day
- January 20, 20256 cold weather advisories
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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 3, 3:51 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 38 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:21 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 21 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:20 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:31 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, King and Queen and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:27 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:48 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:08 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 32 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:54 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 30 hr |
| Jan 13, 1:13 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:47 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack | 29 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:20 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:40 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 56 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:47 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 15 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 19, 10:54 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:49 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 14 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 20, 5:10 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 53 hr |
| Jan 20, 1:42 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:31 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 29 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:45 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:23 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:04 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:22 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 21, 9:22 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:31 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 19, 1:42 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:04 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 44 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:10 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:05 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:18 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:01 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 54 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:09 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 54 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:12 AM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 54 hr |
| Dec 13, 12:24 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 46 hr |
| Dec 13, 1:08 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 29, 1:22 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 21 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County9
- Highland County8
- Bland County8
- Smyth County8
- Tazewell County8
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Page County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Rockingham County7
- Warren County7
- Carroll County7
- Floyd County7
- Grayson County7
- Wythe County7
- City of Galax7
- Northumberland County6
- Richmond County6
- Westmoreland County6
- Amherst County6
- Giles County6
- Accomack County6
- Alleghany County6
- Craig County6
- Montgomery County6
- Pulaski County6
- City of Covington6
- City of Radford6
- Caroline County5
- Essex County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Goochland County5
- Hanover County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Louisa County5
- Lancaster County5
- Nelson County5
- Bath County5
- Botetourt County5
89 more counties
- Roanoke County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Gloucester County5
- James City County5
- Mathews County5
- Northampton County5
- Southampton County5
- Surry County5
- York County5
- City of Chesapeake5
- City of Franklin5
- City of Hampton5
- City of Newport News5
- City of Poquoson5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- City of Williamsburg5
- Amelia County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Henrico County4
- Powhatan County4
- City of Richmond4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Middlesex County4
- Greensville County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Emporia4
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
- Prince William County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Winchester3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- New Kent County3
- Nottoway County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Colonial Heights3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- Bedford County2
- Franklin County2
- Patrick County2
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
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