Winter Weather Advisories in Virginia
1,189 winter weather advisories since 1986. 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 weather advisories reaches back to 2005.
Winter Weather Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 1,189
- Busiest year
- 2010102 winter weather advisories
- Average year
- 54over 22 years on file
Over time
By year
Before late 2005 the archive holds only tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings, and from 1997 SPC's watches, so the jump that year is the archive widening, not the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County245
- Highland County241
- Amherst County223
- Grayson County207
- Rockingham County193
- Page County191
- Warren County189
- Greene County186
- Tazewell County186
- Rappahannock County184
- Madison County183
- Bath County181
- Russell County173
- Wise County173
- City of Norton173
- Smyth County171
- Nelson County167
- Alleghany County166
- City of Covington166
- City of Harrisonburg164
- Bland County161
- City of Staunton161
- City of Waynesboro161
- Shenandoah County159
- Craig County157
- Washington County154
- City of Bristol154
- Giles County153
- Frederick County150
- City of Winchester150
- City of Buena Vista149
- City of Lexington149
- Clarke County147
- Lee County146
- Wythe County137
- Fauquier County136
- Montgomery County135
- Floyd County134
- Fairfax County133
- City of Fairfax133
89 more counties
- Pulaski County131
- City of Radford131
- Carroll County130
- City of Galax130
- Botetourt County128
- Buchanan County128
- Scott County126
- Dickenson County125
- Arlington County120
- City of Alexandria120
- City of Falls Church120
- Roanoke County117
- City of Roanoke117
- City of Salem117
- City of Charlottesville116
- Bedford County107
- Culpeper County106
- Stafford County102
- Franklin County101
- Orange County100
- Patrick County99
- Albemarle County96
- Augusta County96
- Loudoun County96
- Spotsylvania County95
- City of Fredericksburg95
- Campbell County93
- City of Lynchburg93
- Appomattox County92
- Buckingham County89
- King George County83
- Henry County81
- City of Martinsville81
- Pittsylvania County79
- City of Danville79
- Caroline County77
- Halifax County75
- Fluvanna County74
- Charlotte County72
- Dinwiddie County72
- Westmoreland County72
- Goochland County71
- Nottoway County71
- Richmond County70
- Amelia County69
- Mecklenburg County68
- Lunenburg County67
- Prince George County67
- City of Hopewell67
- City of Petersburg67
- Brunswick County66
- Cumberland County65
- Prince Edward County65
- Sussex County65
- Charles City County64
- Greensville County61
- Powhatan County61
- Surry County61
- City of Emporia61
- New Kent County60
- Southampton County60
- City of Franklin60
- Lancaster County59
- James City County58
- City of Williamsburg58
- Northumberland County58
- Middlesex County57
- Gloucester County55
- Mathews County51
- Northampton County49
- Accomack County48
- City of Chesapeake43
- City of Virginia Beach41
- Louisa County39
- Hanover County36
- King and Queen County35
- King William County34
- Essex County33
- City of Colonial Heights31
- Chesterfield County30
- Henrico County30
- City of Richmond30
- York County24
- City of Newport News24
- City of Poquoson24
- City of Hampton20
- Prince William County15
- City of Manassas15
- City of Manassas Park15
The latest winter weather advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2:04 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:41 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:31 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 38 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:24 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 39 hr |
| Mar 16, 12:51 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 38 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:02 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:26 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Craig, Giles, City of Covington | 42 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 34 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:29 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Essex, Gloucester, James City, King and Queen, Lancaster and 9 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Goochland and 20 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 58 hr |
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.