Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2008
12 winter storm warnings in 2008. 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 in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 12
- Busiest month
- January6 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 16, 20082 winter storm 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 1, 4:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Tazewell | 53 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 19 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna | 19 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Page and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 12 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 39 hr | |
| Nov 20, 11:34 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 33 hr | |
| Dec 7, 7:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 6 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- Clarke County3
- Page County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- Grayson County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Culpeper County2
- Nelson County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Tazewell County1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
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.