Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2017
6 winter storm watches in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 6
- Busiest month
- January3 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 5, 20173 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, 10:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 37 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:19 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 7:52 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 24 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:04 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Frederick County2
- City of Winchester2
- Amherst County2
- Rockbridge County2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- James City County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
52 more counties
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Albemarle County1
- Arlington County1
- Augusta County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Greene County1
- Highland County1
- Loudoun County1
- Madison County1
- Nelson County1
- Orange County1
- Page County1
- Rappahannock County1
- Rockingham County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Stafford County1
- Warren County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
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.