Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2013
26 winter storm warnings in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 26
- Busiest month
- March9 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 16, 20134 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 16, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Greene, Highland, King George, Nelson, Orange, Spotsylvania and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 26 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 1, 1:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 11:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Wythe | 16 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 33 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 26 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:48 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 35 hr |
| Mar 5, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland | 23 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:03 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison, Nelson and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:12 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 11 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:15 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 20 more | 70 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:45 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Nelson, Page, Rockingham and 7 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:40 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 50 hr |
| Apr 4, 5:04 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Floyd and 12 more | 5 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 32 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 40 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 18 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 9, 8:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County7
- Nelson County6
- City of Charlottesville6
- City of Staunton6
- City of Waynesboro6
- Grayson County6
- Frederick County6
- City of Winchester6
- Greene County5
- Amherst County5
- Bland County5
- Botetourt County5
- Floyd County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Lexington5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- Orange County4
- Alleghany County4
- Appomattox County4
- Bath County4
- Bedford County4
- Buckingham County4
- Craig County4
- Franklin County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Tazewell County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Covington4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Wise County4
66 more counties
- City of Norton4
- Clarke County4
- Fauquier County4
- Madison County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Campbell County3
- Carroll County3
- Patrick County3
- Smyth County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- City of Bristol3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Arlington County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- King George County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- Caroline County2
- Cumberland County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Williamsburg1
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.