Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings / 2021
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, January 2021
8 winter storm warnings in January 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 January 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 8
- Busiest day
- January 30, 20213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County3
- Amherst County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Carroll County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Galax2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- Bland County2
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Tazewell County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
50 more counties
- City of Richmond1
- Alleghany County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Arlington County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Frederick County1
- King George County1
- Loudoun County1
- Orange County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
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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.