Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2019
10 winter storm watches in 2019. 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 2019. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 10
- Busiest month
- January5 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 11, 20193 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 11, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 21 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 11, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Greene, Highland and 16 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 11, 4:06 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Frederick, City of Winchester | 10 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:32 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Frederick, Greene, Madison and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 29 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 13 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:55 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Loudoun and 8 more | 24 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County5
- Rockbridge County5
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- Warren County4
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Highland County3
- Nelson County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Fluvanna County2
- Louisa County2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Alleghany County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Henry County2
62 more counties
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Covington2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Clarke County2
- Fauquier County2
- Loudoun County2
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Richmond County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Richmond1
- King George County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Arlington County1
- Fairfax County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Fairfax1
- City of Falls Church1
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.