Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings / 2021
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, February 2021
13 winter storm warnings in February 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 February 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 13
- Busiest day
- February 6, 20215 winter storm warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 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 County6
- Rockbridge County5
- Grayson County3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Arlington County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Caroline County2
68 more counties
- Cumberland County2
- Essex County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Powhatan County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- Clarke County1
- Frederick County1
- Highland County1
- Shenandoah County1
- City of Winchester1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Henrico County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
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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.