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Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2012
16 winter storm warnings in 2012. 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 16
- Busiest month
- February5 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- February 18, 20123 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, 4:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 61 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 47 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 29 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Nelson, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 5 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Greene, Nelson, Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Charlottesville, City of Fredericksburg and 2 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 22, 1:20 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 21 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:43 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 60 hr |
| Oct 28, 5:33 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, City of Covington | 59 hr |
| Oct 31, 1:06 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 12 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 11 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 35 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington, City of Lexington | 22 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County6
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- City of Covington3
- Grayson County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Nelson County2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Frederick County1
- City of Winchester1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Amherst County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.