Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2016
13 winter storm warnings in 2016. 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 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 13
- Busiest month
- January5 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- February 14, 20165 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 20, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Jan 21, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 66 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 65 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:27 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 35 more | 66 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 13 more | 58 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:44 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 48 hr |
| Feb 14, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 50 hr |
| Feb 14, 5:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 14, 8:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 51 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Patrick and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex, Hanover and 14 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 29, 5:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 36 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Highland County3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
78 more counties
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Amelia County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Clarke County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fauquier County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- City of Winchester2
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
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.