Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches / 2021
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, February 2021
16 winter storm watches in February 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 February 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 16
- Busiest day
- February 16, 20215 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 County7
- Rockbridge County7
- Bath County4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Greene County4
- Highland County4
- King George County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Orange County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Amelia County4
- Caroline County4
- Chesterfield County4
- Cumberland County4
- Essex County4
- Fluvanna County4
- Goochland County4
- Hanover County4
- Henrico County4
- King and Queen County4
- King William County4
- Louisa County4
- Lunenburg County4
- New Kent County4
- Nottoway County4
- Powhatan County4
- Prince Edward County4
- Richmond County4
- Westmoreland County4
- City of Colonial Heights4
- City of Richmond4
- Alleghany County3
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Bland County3
- Botetourt County3
74 more counties
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- Carroll County3
- Charlotte County3
- Craig County3
- Floyd County3
- Franklin County3
- Giles County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Montgomery County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Covington3
- City of Danville3
- City of Galax3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Arlington County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Stafford County3
- Warren County3
- City of Alexandria3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Falls Church3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Brunswick County3
- Charles City County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Prince George County3
- City of Hopewell3
- City of Petersburg3
- Grayson County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Russell County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Loudoun County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Winchester2
- Lancaster County2
- Middlesex County2
- Northumberland County2
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Buchanan County1
- Dickenson County1
- Lee County1
- Scott County1
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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.