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Winter Weather Advisories in Virginia, 2020
39 winter weather advisories in 2020. 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Winter Weather Advisories
- 39
- Busiest month
- February12 winter weather advisories
- Busiest day
- December 15, 20204 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 4, 3:36 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 30 hr |
| Jan 4, 2:11 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 16 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 25 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 6, 1:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 23 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 7, 2:21 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 13 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt and 21 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 20 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 23, 3:17 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd and 13 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:40 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 28 hr |
| Feb 6, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 4:30 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 11:44 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 34 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Charlotte, Grayson, Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 19, 8:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 18 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:17 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 38 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:31 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 30 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:41 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Tazewell | 32 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 45 hr |
| Feb 27, 3:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:09 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 17 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:59 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Tazewell | 39 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:21 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Wise, City of Norton | 36 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:25 AM EDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Lee, Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 44 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:19 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 49 hr |
| Nov 30, 3:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 39 hr |
| Nov 30, 7:50 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 32 hr |
| Dec 13, 2:25 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Highland and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Dec 14, 2:50 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 10 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:35 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Halifax, Henry and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:52 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Prince Edward | 42 hr |
| Dec 15, 2:55 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | MRX | Russell, Washington, City of Bristol | 21 hr |
| Dec 15, 4:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Arlington, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Orange, City of Alexandria and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 21, 4:10 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 28 hr |
| Dec 23, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:37 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| Dec 24, 4:59 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 35 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Grayson County12
- Tazewell County10
- Rockbridge County9
- Highland County8
- Smyth County8
- Russell County7
- Amherst County6
- Wise County6
- City of Norton6
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Botetourt County5
- Carroll County5
- Craig County5
- Floyd County5
- Giles County5
- Montgomery County5
- Pulaski County5
- Roanoke County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Covington5
- City of Galax5
- City of Lexington5
- City of Radford5
- City of Roanoke5
- City of Salem5
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Washington County5
- City of Bristol5
- Bland County4
- Wythe County4
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Nelson County4
- Page County4
- Warren County4
- Patrick County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
62 more counties
- Fairfax County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- City of Fairfax3
- City of Winchester3
- Lee County3
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Franklin County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- Arlington County2
- Loudoun County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Harrisonburg2
- City of Staunton2
- City of Waynesboro2
- Fluvanna County2
- Louisa County2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Martinsville2
- Accomack County1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Gloucester County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lancaster County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mathews County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Middlesex County1
- New Kent County1
- Northampton County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince George County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Scott County1
- Cumberland County1
- Goochland 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.