Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2022
20 winter storm watches in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 20
- Busiest month
- January13 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 5, 20224 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 2, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Fluvanna and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 2, 4:28 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 4 more | 8 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:47 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:03 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Tazewell, City of Buena Vista, City of Covington and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:06 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 48 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 26 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 14, 4:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Jan 14, 10:10 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland and 9 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:01 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 32 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 8 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Nelson, Rockbridge, City of Staunton and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:13 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 13 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:02 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Highland | 25 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County7
- Amherst County6
- Highland County5
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- Caroline County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- City of Richmond3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Warren County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Russell County3
- Scott County3
- Washington County3
- Wise County3
- City of Bristol3
- City of Norton3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Amelia County2
- Cumberland County2
- Essex County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Goochland County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Louisa County2
- Nottoway County2
85 more counties
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- Loudoun County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Tazewell County2
- City of Covington2
- Clarke County2
- Frederick County2
- Shenandoah County2
- City of Winchester2
- Accomack County2
- Gloucester County2
- Greensville County2
- James City County2
- Mathews County2
- Northampton County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- York County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hampton2
- City of Newport News2
- City of Poquoson2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- City of Williamsburg2
- King George County1
- Culpeper County1
- Fauquier County1
- Orange County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Appomattox County1
- Bedford County1
- Bland County1
- Botetourt County1
- Buckingham 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
- Wythe County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- City of Roanoke1
- City of Salem1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Charles City County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Lancaster County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northumberland County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
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.