Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2017
8 winter storm warnings in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 8
- Busiest month
- January3 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- December 8, 20173 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, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 41 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:58 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 21 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:48 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll and 12 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | King George, Spotsylvania, Stafford, City of Fredericksburg | 25 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Goochland and 13 more | 28 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County3
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Essex County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Richmond2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- Rockbridge County2
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Accomack County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Gloucester County1
62 more counties
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- Buckingham County1
- Carroll County1
- Floyd County1
- Grayson County1
- City of Galax1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Fredericksburg1
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.