Winter Storm Watches in Virginia
342 winter storm watches since 1986. 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Winter Storm Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 342
- Busiest year
- 201033 winter storm watches
- Average year
- 16over 22 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County82
- Amherst County81
- Warren County69
- Nelson County66
- Rockingham County66
- Madison County65
- Page County65
- Rappahannock County65
- Frederick County64
- Greene County64
- City of Winchester64
- Shenandoah County63
- Highland County63
- City of Staunton61
- City of Waynesboro61
- City of Harrisonburg60
- Clarke County59
- Bath County55
- Wise County54
- City of Norton54
- City of Charlottesville53
- Russell County51
- Alleghany County50
- City of Covington50
- Washington County49
- City of Bristol49
- City of Buena Vista49
- City of Lexington49
- Grayson County48
- Botetourt County47
- Floyd County47
- Carroll County45
- Craig County45
- Giles County45
- Orange County45
- City of Galax45
- Lee County44
- Montgomery County44
- Roanoke County44
- Scott County44
89 more counties
- City of Roanoke44
- City of Salem44
- Culpeper County43
- Bedford County42
- Fluvanna County42
- Prince Edward County42
- Bland County41
- Cumberland County41
- Fairfax County41
- Patrick County41
- Wythe County41
- City of Fairfax41
- Powhatan County40
- Pulaski County40
- City of Radford40
- Franklin County39
- Goochland County39
- Fauquier County39
- Amelia County38
- Arlington County38
- Tazewell County38
- City of Alexandria38
- City of Falls Church38
- Caroline County37
- Nottoway County37
- Westmoreland County37
- Smyth County36
- Spotsylvania County36
- City of Fredericksburg36
- Richmond County34
- Stafford County34
- Campbell County33
- King George County33
- City of Lynchburg33
- Albemarle County33
- Augusta County33
- Lunenburg County32
- Appomattox County31
- Lancaster County31
- Buchanan County30
- Buckingham County30
- Dickenson County30
- Northumberland County30
- Henry County29
- Middlesex County29
- City of Martinsville29
- Mecklenburg County29
- New Kent County28
- Pittsylvania County27
- City of Danville27
- Dinwiddie County27
- Charlotte County26
- Halifax County26
- Accomack County25
- Gloucester County25
- Mathews County25
- Brunswick County24
- Greensville County24
- James City County24
- City of Emporia24
- City of Williamsburg24
- Charles City County23
- Surry County23
- Sussex County22
- Loudoun County22
- Southampton County21
- City of Franklin21
- Prince George County20
- City of Hopewell20
- City of Petersburg20
- Chesterfield County20
- Hanover County20
- Henrico County20
- City of Richmond20
- Northampton County19
- City of Chesapeake18
- City of Virginia Beach18
- King and Queen County18
- King William County18
- Essex County17
- Louisa County17
- City of Colonial Heights16
- York County10
- City of Hampton10
- City of Newport News10
- City of Poquoson10
- Prince William County6
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
The latest winter storm watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, James City and 15 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Fauquier and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 10 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 10 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 38 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 25 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 45 hr |
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. Rebuilt daily.