Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2021
22 winter storm watches in 2021. 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 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 22
- Busiest month
- February16 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- February 16, 20215 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 6, 2:43 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, Patrick, City of Galax | 13 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:37 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 13 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:12 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:19 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 21 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:03 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 13 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 18 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:23 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:56 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Bath | 13 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, King George and 14 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 28 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 25 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 22 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 11, 6:08 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 14 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 28 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 16, 4:56 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:07 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 17 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:35 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County10
- Rockbridge County10
- Albemarle County6
- Augusta County6
- Greene County6
- Highland County6
- Madison County6
- Nelson County6
- Carroll County5
- Patrick County5
- City of Galax5
- Page County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- King George County5
- Orange County5
- Spotsylvania County5
- City of Charlottesville5
- City of Fredericksburg5
- Bath County5
- Amelia County5
- Caroline County5
- Chesterfield County5
- Cumberland County5
- Essex County5
- Fluvanna County5
- Goochland County5
- Hanover County5
- Henrico County5
- King and Queen County5
- King William County5
- Louisa County5
- Lunenburg County5
- Nottoway County5
- Powhatan County5
- Prince Edward County5
74 more counties
- Richmond County5
- Westmoreland County5
- City of Colonial Heights5
- City of Richmond5
- Grayson County4
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Winchester4
- Arlington County4
- Culpeper County4
- Fairfax County4
- Fauquier County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Alexandria4
- City of Fairfax4
- City of Falls Church4
- Alleghany County4
- Appomattox County4
- Bedford County4
- Bland County4
- Botetourt County4
- Buckingham County4
- Campbell County4
- Charlotte County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Franklin County4
- Giles County4
- Halifax County4
- Henry County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pittsylvania County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Buena Vista4
- City of Covington4
- City of Danville4
- City of Lexington4
- City of Lynchburg4
- City of Martinsville4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Brunswick County4
- Dinwiddie County4
- Mecklenburg County4
- New Kent County4
- Russell County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- Loudoun County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Lancaster County3
- Northumberland County3
- Charles City County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- Greensville County2
- City of Emporia2
- Middlesex County2
- James City County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
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. Rebuilt daily.