Alert archive / Virginia / High Wind Warnings
High Wind Warnings in Virginia, 2026
5 high wind 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 high wind warnings reaches back to 2005.
High Wind Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- High Wind Warnings
- 5
- Busiest month
- February3 high wind warnings
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20263 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 30, 2:17 PM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Mathews, Northampton, City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | High Wind Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 9 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | High Wind Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 23 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | High Wind Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 35 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:08 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Rockbridge County2
- Highland County2
- Mathews County1
- City of Hampton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Grayson County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Prince William County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
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. Rebuilt daily.