Richmond, Virginia
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Ashe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Giles; Wythe; Grayson; Craig; Alleghany; Bath; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier |
| Effective: | 2026-01-19 @ 12:14 pm -> 2026-01-20 @ 11:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-19 @ 8:00 pm -> 2026-01-19 @ 10:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Blacksburg VA on 2026-01-19 @ 12:14 pm |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 1:14PM EST until January 20 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest North Carolina, southwest and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. |
| Alert: | Extreme Cold Warning |
| Area(s): | Western Highland |
| Effective: | 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am -> 2026-01-20 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-19 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-01-19 @ 4:45 pm |
| Severity: | Severe |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am |
| Headline: | Extreme Cold Warning issued January 19 at 9:32AM EST until January 20 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills of 20 to 30 below zero expected. * WHERE...Western Highland County. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chills will be at elevations above 3500 feet between midnight tonight and 9 AM Tuesday. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge |
| Effective: | 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am -> 2026-01-20 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-19 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-01-19 @ 4:45 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 9:32AM EST until January 20 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills around 10 below zero expected. * WHERE...Central Virginia Blue Ridge and Northern Virginia Blue Ridge. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest wind chills will be at elevations above 2500 feet between midnight tonight and 9 AM Tuesday. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Eastern Highland; Hampshire; Hardy; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Eastern Pendleton |
| Effective: | 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am -> 2026-01-20 @ 12:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-19 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-01-19 @ 4:45 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC on 2026-01-19 @ 8:32 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 9:32AM EST until January 20 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 19 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Wind chill values can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure. |