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Extreme Cold Warnings in Virginia, 2026
9 extreme cold warnings in 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 extreme cold warnings reaches back to 2005.
Extreme Cold Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Extreme Cold Warnings
- 9
- Busiest month
- January6 extreme cold warnings
- Busiest day
- January 26, 20262 extreme cold warnings
Over time
By month
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 19, 1:42 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | Highland | 35 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:13 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 3 days |
| Jan 26, 12:22 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:30 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:48 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Southampton and 9 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:12 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:41 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | RNK | Bath | 66 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 23 more | 69 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Northampton, Surry and 7 more | 56 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County5
- Highland County4
- Amherst County4
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Bath County3
- Alleghany County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
30 more counties
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Charlottesville1
- Bedford County1
- Franklin County1
- Patrick County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Franklin1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Prince William County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.