Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2011
15 winter storm watches in 2011. 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 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 15
- Busiest month
- January8 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 25, 20115 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 9, 4:15 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 17 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 22 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 4:25 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 19 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 25, 10:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Fluvanna, Goochland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 13 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, Warren, City of Winchester | 32 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 8 hr |
| Mar 9, 11:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 17 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:58 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland, Nelson, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:45 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Oct 28, 3:36 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 28, 4:12 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 6, 1:45 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- Highland County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- City of Winchester4
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Bath County3
- Rockbridge County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Lexington3
- Nelson County3
- Warren County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- Carroll County2
- Floyd County2
- Grayson County2
- City of Galax2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Russell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Patrick County1
- Lancaster County1
- Northumberland County1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
30 more counties
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- City of Bristol1
- Bland County1
- Craig County1
- Giles County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Arlington County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- King George County1
- Orange County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- Caroline County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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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.