Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2018
17 winter storm watches in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 17
- Busiest month
- March7 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- March 19, 20184 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 2, 3:12 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:39 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Highland, Nelson, Rockbridge and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 19, 12:06 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Fairfax and 20 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:29 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:39 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:40 PM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:44 AM EDT | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 12 more | 35 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Dec 6, 3:31 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Carroll and 24 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 7, 8:24 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| Dec 7, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway and 2 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge, City of Charlottesville and 2 more | 4 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:50 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 5 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County7
- Amherst County6
- Alleghany County5
- Bland County5
- Botetourt County5
- Carroll County5
- Craig County5
- Floyd County5
- Giles County5
- Grayson County5
- Montgomery County5
- Pulaski County5
- Roanoke County5
- Wythe County5
- City of Covington5
- City of Galax5
- City of Radford5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Highland County4
- Bath County4
- Smyth County4
- Tazewell County4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Bedford County3
- Franklin County3
- Patrick County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Accomack County2
- Lancaster County2
- Northumberland County2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Greene County2
- Madison County2
68 more counties
- Page County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Shenandoah County2
- Warren County2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Winchester2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northampton County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Fauquier County1
- Loudoun County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- Brunswick County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Amelia County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Richmond1
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.