Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2022
21 winter storm warnings in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 21
- Busiest month
- January16 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 2, 20225 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 2, 4:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:04 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 26 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 2, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 17 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 18 hr |
| Jan 5, 12:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bath, Tazewell | 42 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 42 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:33 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Highland and 8 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 14, 8:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 3 days |
| Jan 15, 4:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Lunenburg and 4 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 63 hr |
| Jan 15, 4:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more | 68 hr |
| Jan 15, 1:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 56 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin and 4 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton and 7 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:00 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge, City of Staunton and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 43 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:57 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Loudoun and 7 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:26 AM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Highland County5
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- Warren County4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Bath County3
- Tazewell County3
- Fauquier County3
- Loudoun County3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Frederick County3
- City of Winchester3
- Alleghany County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
73 more counties
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- Amelia County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Lancaster County2
- Louisa County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Clarke County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Accomack County2
- Northampton County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Essex County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Richmond1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Martinsville1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Southampton County1
- City of Franklin1
- Gloucester County1
- Mathews 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.