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High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2023
9 high wind warnings in 2023. 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 2023. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 9
- Busiest month
- March7 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- March 3, 20233 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 11:06 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 22 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:34 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:31 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Grayson | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:05 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:33 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 31, 11:57 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 31, 1:27 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:29 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 24 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:15 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 29 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County4
- Carroll County3
- City of Galax3
- Amherst County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- Floyd County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
24 more counties
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Prince William County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Stafford 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.
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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.