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Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2020
8 winter storm warnings in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 8
- Busiest month
- December6 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- December 23, 20203 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 20 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Greensville, James City, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, York and 8 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Greene, Highland, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 16 more | 46 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 41 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:14 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 38 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 39 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County3
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Madison County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- Amherst County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- Loudoun County1
- Nelson County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
30 more counties
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell 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.