Alert archive / Virginia / Winter Weather Advisories
Winter Weather Advisories in Virginia, 2016
43 winter weather advisories in 2016. 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 in 2016. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 43
- Busiest month
- February18 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- March 3, 20164 winter weather advisories
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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 11, 3:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 34 hr |
| Jan 11, 5:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 28 hr |
| Jan 19, 5:07 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:42 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 30 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bedford, Bland, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 20 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 20, 11:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, Loudoun, Spotsylvania, Stafford and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Northampton, York, City of Hampton, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 33 hr |
| Jan 23, 4:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Gloucester, Greensville, James City, Mathews, Northampton and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 28, 6:47 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 22 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:15 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 20 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, Westmoreland | 20 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Giles, Grayson, Smyth and 3 more | 4 days |
| Feb 7, 3:32 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 3 days |
| Feb 7, 8:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland and 7 more | 4 days |
| Feb 7, 8:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 4 days |
| Feb 8, 12:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Greene, Highland, Madison, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham and 1 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Northampton, Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Hampton and 3 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 36 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 12 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 26 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Highland, Loudoun, Spotsylvania and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 37 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 14, 2:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun and 7 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:49 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:05 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 28 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 23 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 27 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Gloucester and 15 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:21 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:50 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 14 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:06 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 34 hr |
| Apr 8, 4:04 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 20 hr |
| Nov 18, 2:46 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 54 hr |
| Dec 2, 7:26 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 15 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 5, 1:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 16, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:37 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 10 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 28, 8:29 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County14
- Tazewell County8
- Warren County8
- Grayson County7
- Smyth County7
- Arlington County7
- City of Alexandria7
- City of Falls Church7
- Russell County6
- Washington County6
- Wise County6
- City of Bristol6
- City of Norton6
- Fairfax County6
- Loudoun County6
- City of Fairfax6
- Amherst County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Page County6
- Rockingham County6
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Lee County5
- Scott County5
- Bland County5
- Giles County5
- Wythe County5
- Fauquier County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Carroll County4
- Floyd County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Radford4
- King George County4
- Spotsylvania County4
86 more counties
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Northampton County4
- York County4
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- City of Poquoson4
- Alleghany County4
- Bath County4
- City of Covington4
- Clarke County4
- Frederick County4
- City of Winchester4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- Bedford County3
- Campbell County3
- Charlotte County3
- Franklin County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- Roanoke County3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lynchburg3
- City of Martinsville3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Accomack County3
- Gloucester County3
- Greensville County3
- James City County3
- Southampton County3
- Surry County3
- Sussex County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Franklin3
- City of Virginia Beach3
- City of Williamsburg3
- Craig County3
- Lancaster County3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- Mathews County2
- Appomattox County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Northumberland County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Hanover County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- Nottoway County2
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lunenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- City of Charlottesville1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Louisa County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward 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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.