Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2009
23 winter storm watches in 2009. 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 2009. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 23
- Busiest month
- December8 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- December 17, 20095 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 5, 4:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Fluvanna | 10 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 2:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Campbell and 13 more | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 16 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 2, 4:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Grayson | 11 hr |
| Feb 2, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 28, 3:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Greene, King George, Madison and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 28, 5:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:02 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 21 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:16 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page and 9 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 17, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll, Craig and 20 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 17, 1:48 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Frederick, Greene and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Dec 17, 3:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 27 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 23, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll and 18 more | 24 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Nelson County5
- Page County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- City of Winchester5
- Alleghany County4
- Amherst County4
- Bath County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- Culpeper County4
- Fairfax County4
- Orange County4
- City of Fairfax4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Giles County4
- Montgomery County4
- Roanoke County4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Grayson County4
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
68 more counties
- Fluvanna County3
- Campbell County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Arlington County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Falls Church3
- Wise County3
- City of Norton3
- Carroll County3
- Patrick County3
- Pulaski County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Galax3
- City of Radford3
- Buckingham County2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- City of Bristol2
- King George County2
- Bland County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Smyth County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Cumberland County2
- Goochland County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Greensville County2
- James City County2
- Mathews County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Williamsburg2
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- Appomattox County1
- Charlotte County1
- Tazewell County1
- Northampton County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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.