Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2010
33 winter storm watches in 2010. 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 2010. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 33
- Busiest month
- February13 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 28, 20103 winter storm watches
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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 7, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 23 hr | |
| Jan 20, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page and 9 more | 22 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:26 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | King George, Nelson, Orange, Spotsylvania, City of Charlottesville, City of Fredericksburg and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lancaster and 7 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:05 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Mathews, New Kent | 8 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:34 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 25 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 23 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bath | 11 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:31 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 55 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 24 hr |
| Dec 4, 1:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 14 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 10, 3:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 24 hr |
| Dec 10, 4:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Dec 10, 8:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 32 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:53 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 15, 5:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 14 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 37 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:22 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:51 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Dinwiddie and 27 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, King George and 11 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County6
- Russell County6
- Scott County6
- Washington County6
- Wise County6
- City of Bristol6
- City of Norton6
- Nelson County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- Bath County5
- Grayson County5
- Smyth County5
- Tazewell County5
- Accomack County5
- Amelia County5
- Lancaster County5
- New Kent County5
- Northumberland County5
- Nottoway County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince Edward County5
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Rappahannock County4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Alleghany County4
- Amherst County4
- Bedford County4
- Botetourt County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Montgomery County4
- Patrick County4
- Roanoke County4
- Rockbridge County4
- City of Buena Vista4
70 more counties
- City of Covington4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Bland County4
- Brunswick County4
- Caroline County4
- Charles City County4
- Cumberland County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Gloucester County4
- Goochland County4
- Greensville County4
- Lunenburg County4
- Mathews County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- Middlesex County4
- Prince George County4
- Surry County4
- Sussex County4
- City of Emporia4
- City of Hopewell4
- City of Petersburg4
- King George County4
- Orange County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Arlington County4
- Fairfax County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Page County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Winchester3
- Appomattox County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Carroll County3
- Charlotte County3
- Giles County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Pulaski County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- James City County3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Stafford County3
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Highland County2
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.