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High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2025
11 high wind warnings 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 high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 11
- Busiest month
- December4 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- February 16, 20252 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 28, 1:55 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Frederick, Highland, City of Winchester | 31 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:39 PM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Gloucester and 31 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:41 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 23 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:00 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 3, 1:30 PM EST | High Wind Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 39 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:30 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:34 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 25 hr |
| Dec 18, 11:53 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 8 more | 34 hr |
| Dec 18, 12:43 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:11 PM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 49 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:20 PM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 43 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
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Grayson County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Botetourt County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Lexington2
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
57 more counties
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier 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
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Franklin County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
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.