Alert archive / Virginia / Wind Advisories / 2026
Wind Advisories in Virginia, February 2026
8 wind advisories in February 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Wind Advisories
- 8
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20263 wind advisories
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County3
- Highland County3
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pulaski County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Page County2
- Warren County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Culpeper County1
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fredericksburg1
76 more counties
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Gloucester County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward 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 Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Fairfax County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Prince William County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Winchester1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Roanoke County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Rockingham County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.