Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2008
14 winter storm watches in 2008. 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 in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 14
- Busiest month
- February5 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- February 21, 20083 winter storm watches
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 16, 4:32 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 18, 11:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Middlesex and 9 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 12 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:58 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 17 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 8 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 21, 4:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Patrick, City of Galax | 11 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Tazewell | 13 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 18 hr |
| Nov 16, 9:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 5 hr | |
| Nov 19, 3:36 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 20 hr | |
| Nov 24, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 24 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Page County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Amelia County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Patrick County2
- City of Galax2
- Culpeper County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Orange County2
- Rappahannock County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- Accomack County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northampton County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
42 more counties
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Alleghany County1
- Amherst County1
- Bath County1
- Botetourt County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Roanoke County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Bland County1
- Grayson County1
- Tazewell County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.