Alert archive / Virginia / Extreme Cold Watches
Extreme Cold Watches in Virginia, 2026
11 extreme cold watches 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Extreme Cold Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Extreme Cold Watches
- 11
- Busiest month
- January7 extreme cold watches
- Busiest day
- January 25, 20264 extreme cold watches
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 25, 9:06 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 15 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:53 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:01 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 25, 12:04 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 24 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 1:13 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:49 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 30, 11:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:58 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:56 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:07 PM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 16 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:23 AM EST | Extreme Cold Watch | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Mathews, Southampton, Surry, York and 7 more | 25 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County4
- Highland County4
- Rockbridge County4
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Alleghany County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin 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 Lynchburg2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
82 more counties
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- James City County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
- 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 Harrisonburg1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.