Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2015
18 winter storm watches in 2015. 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 2015. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 18
- Busiest month
- February13 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- February 15, 20154 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 24, 2:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun, Madison and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:01 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell and 24 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 15, 5:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 10 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 15, 4:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Cumberland and 30 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 18, 4:02 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 19, 4:47 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 11 hr |
| Feb 19, 5:57 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 20, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan, Prince Edward | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:29 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:40 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd, Franklin, Grayson, Halifax and 8 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 24 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:23 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:42 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 14 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 23 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County6
- Rockbridge County5
- Clarke County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Greene County4
- Loudoun County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Winchester4
- Lee County4
- Russell County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- Wise County4
- City of Bristol4
- City of Norton4
- Carroll County3
- Charlotte County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Grayson County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Smyth County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Galax3
- City of Martinsville3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
73 more counties
- Culpeper County3
- Highland County3
- Nelson County3
- Orange County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Cumberland County3
- Powhatan County3
- Prince Edward County3
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Campbell County2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- King George County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Charles City County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Gloucester County2
- Goochland County2
- Greensville County2
- James City County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mathews County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northampton County2
- Nottoway County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- Bath County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Caroline County1
- Northumberland County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Alleghany County1
- Buckingham County1
- City of Covington1
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.