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Winter Weather Advisories in Virginia, 2017
41 winter weather advisories in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 41
- Busiest month
- January18 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- December 8, 20174 winter weather advisories
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 4, 3:10 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 8:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Loudoun, Shenandoah, Warren and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:24 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:45 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 43 more | 54 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham, Carroll, Craig and 16 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Jan 6, 8:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:34 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 6 hr |
| Jan 10, 9:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Loudoun | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 3:32 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun and 8 more | 47 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 26, 10:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 38 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 45 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:07 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Highland and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 15 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Loudoun, Madison and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 14, 9:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 13 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Tazewell | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:36 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Carroll, Grayson, City of Galax | 42 hr |
| Mar 12, 10:48 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Buckingham and 21 more | 57 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:52 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun and 16 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:05 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:13 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 5 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:29 PM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 40 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:26 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 35 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:32 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 27 hr |
| Oct 29, 3:44 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 26 hr |
| Dec 7, 5:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Washington, City of Bristol | 41 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:15 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte, Floyd and 10 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 8, 5:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Culpeper, Fairfax and 23 more | 51 hr |
| Dec 8, 6:06 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield and 26 more | 40 hr |
| Dec 8, 2:34 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Botetourt, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Smyth and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Dec 11, 12:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 33 hr |
| Dec 15, 3:14 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 14 hr |
| Dec 23, 1:52 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 47 hr |
| Dec 26, 9:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Loudoun | 10 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County13
- Loudoun County7
- Warren County7
- Page County7
- Rappahannock County7
- Washington County6
- City of Bristol6
- Grayson County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Arlington County6
- Greene County6
- Madison County6
- Rockingham County6
- City of Alexandria6
- City of Falls Church6
- Wise County5
- City of Norton5
- Tazewell County5
- Amherst County5
- Fairfax County5
- Fauquier County5
- City of Fairfax5
- Russell County4
- Carroll County4
- Smyth County4
- City of Galax4
- Culpeper County4
- Nelson County4
- Orange County4
- Spotsylvania County4
- Stafford County4
- City of Fredericksburg4
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Lee County3
- Scott County3
- Clarke County3
- Frederick County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Winchester3
83 more counties
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Bland County3
- Botetourt County3
- Buckingham County3
- Floyd County3
- Montgomery County3
- Pulaski County3
- Roanoke County3
- Wythe County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Radford3
- City of Roanoke3
- City of Salem3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- Accomack County2
- Amelia County2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Cumberland County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- Lancaster County2
- Lunenburg County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Middlesex County2
- New Kent County2
- Northumberland County2
- Nottoway County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Westmoreland County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Craig County2
- Giles County2
- King George County2
- Appomattox County2
- Campbell County2
- Franklin County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Gloucester County1
- Greensville County1
- James City County1
- Mathews County1
- Northampton County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- York County1
- City of Chesapeake1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hampton1
- City of Newport News1
- City of Poquoson1
- City of Virginia Beach1
- City of Williamsburg1
- Bedford County1
- Charlotte County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Martinsville1
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.