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High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2022
8 high wind warnings in 2022. 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 high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 8
- Busiest month
- January2 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- January 17, 20222 high wind 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 16, 8:33 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:42 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:49 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 29, 10:30 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 44 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:13 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 26 hr |
| Sep 30, 12:50 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 12 hr |
| Dec 22, 11:48 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 31 hr |
| Dec 22, 12:37 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 39 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Albemarle County3
- Amherst County3
- Augusta County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- Grayson County3
- Highland County2
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Galax1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Northampton County1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Virginia Beach1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.