Freeze Warnings in Virginia
521 freeze warnings 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 freeze warnings reaches back to 2005.
Freeze Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Warnings
- 521
- Busiest year
- 202046 freeze warnings
- Average year
- 24over 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 County101
- Amherst County90
- Lee County89
- Scott County88
- Washington County87
- City of Bristol87
- Page County82
- Rockingham County81
- Shenandoah County77
- Warren County77
- City of Harrisonburg77
- Wise County76
- City of Norton76
- Rappahannock County75
- Russell County74
- City of Staunton74
- City of Waynesboro74
- Clarke County73
- Madison County73
- Greene County70
- Frederick County67
- City of Winchester67
- City of Buena Vista65
- City of Lexington65
- Nelson County64
- Buchanan County61
- Culpeper County60
- Dickenson County60
- Fauquier County56
- Highland County56
- Botetourt County55
- Alleghany County54
- City of Covington54
- Bath County53
- Orange County53
- City of Charlottesville50
- Bedford County49
- Smyth County48
- Roanoke County48
- City of Roanoke48
89 more counties
- City of Salem48
- Goochland County47
- Grayson County46
- Tazewell County46
- Fairfax County45
- City of Fairfax45
- Appomattox County44
- Campbell County44
- Caroline County44
- Fluvanna County44
- Spotsylvania County44
- Stafford County44
- City of Fredericksburg44
- City of Lynchburg44
- Loudoun County44
- Bland County43
- Buckingham County43
- Powhatan County43
- Wythe County42
- Amelia County42
- Cumberland County42
- Nottoway County42
- Craig County41
- Giles County41
- Southampton County40
- City of Franklin40
- Prince Edward County40
- Patrick County40
- Floyd County39
- Franklin County39
- Henry County38
- City of Martinsville38
- Montgomery County37
- Pulaski County37
- City of Radford37
- Dinwiddie County37
- Carroll County36
- City of Galax36
- Brunswick County36
- Charlotte County36
- Halifax County36
- Lunenburg County36
- Mecklenburg County36
- Pittsylvania County36
- City of Danville36
- Albemarle County36
- Augusta County36
- King George County35
- Greensville County35
- City of Emporia35
- Arlington County34
- City of Alexandria34
- City of Falls Church34
- Surry County33
- City of Chesapeake33
- Prince George County33
- Sussex County33
- City of Hopewell33
- City of Petersburg33
- Charles City County30
- New Kent County29
- Richmond County29
- Hanover County29
- James City County28
- Westmoreland County28
- City of Williamsburg28
- Louisa County28
- City of Virginia Beach24
- Gloucester County23
- Lancaster County22
- Middlesex County22
- Northumberland County22
- Accomack County21
- Mathews County20
- Chesterfield County18
- King and Queen County18
- Northampton County17
- Essex County17
- King William County17
- City of Colonial Heights17
- Henrico County16
- City of Richmond16
- York County14
- City of Newport News14
- City of Poquoson14
- City of Hampton9
- Prince William County9
- City of Manassas7
- City of Manassas Park7
The latest freeze warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| May 2, 12:42 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 20 hr |
| May 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:03 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 10 more | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:00 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:47 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 27 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 29 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:10 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 20 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 15 more | 20 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. Rebuilt daily.