Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2013
23 winter storm watches in 2013. 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 2013. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 23
- Busiest month
- March7 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 16, 20134 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, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Highland and 19 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 12 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Fluvanna and 11 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 16, 8:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Scott | 8 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 16 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:54 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 21 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:11 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 4, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 4, 5:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 20 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:33 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:45 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 25 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:42 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 26, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 10 hr |
| Nov 26, 5:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Dec 6, 5:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 6, 12:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 22 more | 32 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:20 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Lunenburg and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 9, 10:09 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 17 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 13, 4:21 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 10 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County8
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Russell County5
- Washington County5
- Wise County5
- City of Bristol5
- City of Norton5
- Lee County5
- Scott County5
- Arlington County4
- Culpeper County4
- Fairfax County4
- Fauquier County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Orange County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Warren County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Bath County4
- Giles County4
- Grayson County4
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- King George County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- Alleghany County3
- Amherst County3
- Bedford County3
49 more counties
- Bland County3
- Botetourt County3
- Carroll County3
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Caroline County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Clarke County3
- Franklin County2
- Patrick County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Amelia County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Appomattox County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Brunswick County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
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.