Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches / 2018
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, December 2018
6 winter storm watches in December 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 December 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
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- Busiest day
- December 6, 20182 winter storm watches
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Alleghany County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Campbell County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Roanoke County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Brunswick County1
26 more counties
- Dinwiddie County1
- Greensville County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince Edward County1
- City of Emporia1
- Albemarle County1
- Amherst County1
- Augusta County1
- Nelson County1
- Rockbridge County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- 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
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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.