Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia
353 winter storm warnings since 1986. 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 winter storm warnings reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 353
- Busiest year
- 201038 winter storm warnings
- Average year
- 16over 22 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County82
- Rockbridge County81
- Grayson County66
- Nelson County61
- Warren County61
- Greene County60
- Highland County60
- Madison County59
- Page County59
- Rappahannock County59
- Rockingham County59
- Frederick County57
- City of Winchester57
- Wise County55
- City of Norton55
- City of Staunton54
- City of Waynesboro54
- Tazewell County52
- Clarke County51
- City of Buena Vista51
- City of Lexington51
- Shenandoah County50
- Bath County49
- City of Harrisonburg49
- Bedford County48
- Botetourt County47
- Floyd County47
- Franklin County47
- Russell County47
- Alleghany County46
- Bland County46
- City of Charlottesville46
- City of Covington46
- Smyth County45
- Roanoke County44
- Washington County44
- City of Bristol44
- City of Roanoke44
- City of Salem44
- Campbell County42
89 more counties
- Carroll County42
- Patrick County42
- City of Galax42
- City of Lynchburg42
- Craig County41
- Appomattox County40
- Montgomery County40
- Fauquier County40
- Giles County39
- Pulaski County39
- City of Radford39
- Arlington County38
- Buckingham County38
- Lee County38
- Orange County38
- Wythe County38
- City of Alexandria38
- City of Falls Church38
- Culpeper County37
- Fairfax County37
- City of Fairfax37
- Scott County36
- Buchanan County35
- Charlotte County33
- Fluvanna County33
- Dickenson County33
- Cumberland County32
- Halifax County32
- Pittsylvania County32
- Powhatan County32
- Richmond County32
- Westmoreland County32
- City of Danville32
- Henry County31
- Prince Edward County31
- City of Martinsville31
- Amelia County30
- Caroline County30
- Goochland County30
- Stafford County30
- Albemarle County30
- Augusta County30
- Northumberland County29
- King George County29
- Spotsylvania County29
- City of Fredericksburg29
- Loudoun County28
- Lunenburg County27
- Nottoway County27
- Lancaster County26
- Middlesex County26
- New Kent County26
- Dinwiddie County24
- Greensville County23
- Mecklenburg County23
- Sussex County23
- City of Emporia23
- Charles City County22
- Prince George County22
- Southampton County22
- City of Franklin22
- City of Hopewell22
- City of Petersburg22
- Brunswick County20
- Accomack County20
- City of Chesapeake19
- Gloucester County19
- James City County19
- Mathews County19
- City of Williamsburg19
- Surry County18
- City of Virginia Beach17
- Essex County17
- King and Queen County17
- King William County17
- Northampton County16
- Hanover County16
- Henrico County16
- City of Richmond16
- Chesterfield County15
- Louisa County13
- City of Colonial Heights12
- York County11
- City of Poquoson11
- City of Newport News10
- City of Hampton9
- Prince William County5
- City of Manassas3
- City of Manassas Park3
The latest winter storm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Greene and 9 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 63 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 21 more | 52 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 18 more | 63 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 54 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 59 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 67 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 69 hr |
| Jan 23, 1:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
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.