Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings / 2026
Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, February 2026
3 winter storm warnings in February 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 February 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Warnings
- 3
- Busiest day
- February 21, 20263 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 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.
- Grayson County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Caroline County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockbridge County1
- Rockingham County1
- Warren County1
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.