Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Storm Watches
Winter Storm Watches in Virginia, 2026
11 winter storm watches in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Storm Watches
- 11
- Busiest month
- January9 winter storm watches
- Busiest day
- January 29, 20264 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 21, 12:27 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:28 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:44 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:48 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 30 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:37 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 25 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 38 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:38 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 10 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | MRX | Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 10 hr |
| Feb 20, 12:04 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Fairfax, Fauquier and 17 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:13 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | AKQ | Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, James City and 15 more | 22 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County4
- Rockbridge County3
- Accomack County3
- Essex County3
- Gloucester County3
- Hanover County3
- James City County3
- King and Queen County3
- King William County3
- Lancaster County3
- Mathews County3
- Middlesex County3
- New Kent County3
- Northampton County3
- Northumberland County3
- Richmond County3
- York County3
- City of Hampton3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
89 more counties
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Montgomery County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Greensville County2
- Henrico County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Southampton County2
- Surry County2
- Sussex County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Chesapeake2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Franklin2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- City of Virginia Beach2
- Albemarle County2
- Arlington County2
- Augusta County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Greene County2
- Highland County2
- King George County2
- Loudoun County2
- Madison County2
- Nelson County2
- Page County2
- Prince William County2
- Rappahannock County2
- Rockingham County2
- Warren County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Lee County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- City of Buena Vista1
- City of Covington1
- City of Lexington1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Clarke County1
- Culpeper County1
- Frederick County1
- Orange County1
- Shenandoah County1
- Spotsylvania County1
- Stafford County1
- City of Charlottesville1
- City of Fredericksburg1
- City of Harrisonburg1
- City of Staunton1
- City of Waynesboro1
- City of Winchester1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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.