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Wind Advisories in Virginia, 2026
24 wind advisories 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 wind advisories reaches back to 2005.
Wind Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 24
- Busiest month
- February8 wind advisories
- Busiest day
- March 15, 20265 wind advisories
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 10, 12:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 10, 1:22 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 14, 12:59 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 22 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:17 PM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 6 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 31, 11:36 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Roanoke, City of Galax, City of Roanoke and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Buckingham, Campbell and 16 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:55 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, King George, Madison, Nelson and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:57 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:25 PM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 20, 6:44 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 18 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:59 AM EST | Wind Advisory | AKQ | City of Hampton, City of Virginia Beach | 27 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:58 PM EST | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:23 AM EST | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:40 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 24 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Bath | 18 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:43 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 25 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:41 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 35 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:47 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 44 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:14 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:17 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:36 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Highland | 17 hr |
| Apr 18, 1:26 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, City of Galax | 27 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | LWX | Greene, Highland, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Sep 22, 3:01 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, City of Virginia Beach | 53 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County8
- Highland County8
- Rockbridge County7
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Page County6
- Rappahannock County6
- Warren County6
- Carroll County6
- Floyd County6
- City of Galax6
- Nelson County5
- Rockingham County5
- Grayson County5
- City of Virginia Beach5
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Bath County4
- Bedford County4
- Bland County4
- Franklin County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Patrick County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Accomack County4
- Northampton County4
- Fauquier County4
- Alleghany County3
- Botetourt County3
- Craig County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
89 more counties
- City of Lexington3
- City of Chesapeake3
- Henry County3
- City of Martinsville3
- Stafford County3
- Arlington County3
- Clarke County3
- Fairfax County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
- Prince William County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
- City of Winchester3
- Gloucester County2
- Lancaster County2
- Mathews County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- York County2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- King George County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Culpeper County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- 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
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott 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.