Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2021
21 winter storm warnings in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 21
- Busiest month
- February13 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20215 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 7, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 40 hr |
| Jan 7, 4:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 39 hr |
| Jan 25, 1:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Tazewell | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 16 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:34 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 13 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 30, 5:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 69 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:22 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 22 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 4 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 32 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 9 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 9 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 25 more | 56 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:18 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 47 hr |
| Feb 17, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County9
- Rockbridge County8
- Grayson County6
- Patrick County5
- Albemarle County5
- Augusta County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Nelson County5
- Page County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Warren County5
- Carroll County4
- City of Galax4
- Bland County4
- Appomattox County4
- Bedford County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Highland County3
- Tazewell County3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Caroline County3
- Cumberland County3
- Essex County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Louisa County3
68 more counties
- Powhatan County3
- Alleghany County3
- Bath County3
- Botetourt County3
- Charlotte County3
- Craig County3
- Giles County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Arlington County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- King George County3
- Loudoun County3
- Orange County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- Amelia County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Henrico County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Richmond2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Winchester2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Smyth County2
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Scott County1
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.