Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2026
12 winter storm warnings in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 12
- Busiest month
- January9 winter storm warnings
- Busiest day
- January 23, 20265 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 23, 1:08 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 3 days |
| Jan 23, 9:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 69 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 67 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 59 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 54 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:29 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Bland, Carroll, Charlotte, Craig, Floyd, Franklin and 18 more | 63 hr |
| Jan 30, 1:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Accomack, Brunswick, Charles City, Dinwiddie, Gloucester, Greensville and 21 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 63 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | AKQ | Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, King William and 10 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Greene and 9 more | 57 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County3
- Grayson County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Gloucester County3
- James City County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- York County3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Bland County2
- Carroll County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
89 more counties
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Clarke County2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- Accomack County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Greensville County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- New Kent County2
- Northampton County2
- Northumberland County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Alleghany County1
- Appomattox County1
- Bath County1
- Bedford County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Lynchburg1
- Arlington County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Frederick County1
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Prince William 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 Manassas1
- City of Manassas Park1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
- Amelia County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Louisa County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Richmond1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.