Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2015
22 winter storm warnings in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 22
- Busiest month
- February13 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- February 20, 20154 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 6, 7:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Warren, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, Highland, City of Winchester | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 51 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 36 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 15, 9:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 20, 5:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 20 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 24, 9:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 33 hr |
| Feb 24, 11:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 12 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 29 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 25, 5:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, King George, Nelson, Rockbridge and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Stafford, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 52 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham, Rockbridge and 3 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Richmond, Westmoreland | 31 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County8
- Rockbridge County7
- Arlington County5
- Fairfax County5
- Loudoun County5
- City of Alexandria5
- City of Fairfax5
- City of Falls Church5
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- Fauquier County4
- Warren County4
- Highland County4
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- City of Bristol4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- King George County4
- Nelson County4
- Stafford County4
- Lee County3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Bedford County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buckingham County3
- Carroll County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Grayson County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lexington3
73 more counties
- Caroline County3
- Richmond County3
- Westmoreland County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Appomattox County2
- Bland County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Gloucester County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- James City County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mathews County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
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.