Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2009
21 winter storm warnings in 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 21
- Busiest month
- December8 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- December 18, 20094 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 5, 9:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Shenandoah, City of Winchester | 38 hr |
| Jan 19, 8:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, Southampton, City of Chesapeake, City of Emporia, City of Franklin, City of Virginia Beach | 24 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 61 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Charlotte, Grayson, Halifax, Smyth, Tazewell | 62 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 41 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 16 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Greene, King George, Madison and 14 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 22 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:24 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Wise, City of Norton | 33 hr |
| Dec 4, 11:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Dec 5, 2:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 8, 9:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | 21 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 60 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 19 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 18, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 47 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Shenandoah County4
- Grayson County4
- Botetourt County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Lexington4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bath County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Arlington County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Charlotte County3
- Halifax County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Greensville County2
61 more counties
- City of Emporia2
- Clarke County2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bland County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- King George County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Lee County2
- Craig County2
- Southampton County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Giles County1
- Wythe County1
- Sussex County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
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.