Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings
Freeze Warnings in Virginia, 2021
34 freeze warnings in 2021. 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 in 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Warnings
- 34
- Busiest month
- April16 freeze warnings
- Busiest day
- April 21, 20215 freeze warnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 3:07 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 43 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:07 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 45 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:38 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:29 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 30 hr |
| Apr 1, 9:22 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:00 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 48 hr |
| Apr 1, 3:21 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Apr 2, 9:52 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Southampton, York, City of Chesapeake, City of Franklin, City of Newport News, City of Poquoson | 23 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:04 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:10 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:39 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 16 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 21, 3:13 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 5 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 22, 2:18 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 31 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:12 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:03 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 22 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:04 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 26 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 30, 12:29 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 21 hr |
| May 5, 2:42 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 18 hr |
| May 11, 2:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| May 12, 1:32 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
| May 13, 6:50 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 14 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:22 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:55 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 2, 4:04 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 30 hr |
| Nov 2, 3:36 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa | 17 hr |
| Nov 3, 4:02 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Wise, City of Norton | 30 hr |
| Nov 4, 2:59 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:19 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:02 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Halifax, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, City of Danville, City of Martinsville | 30 hr |
| Nov 4, 4:06 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Arlington, Fairfax, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Fairfax, City of Falls Church | 29 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:17 AM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Gloucester, James City, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:33 AM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | City of Virginia Beach | 28 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Lee County8
- Russell County8
- Scott County8
- Wise County8
- City of Norton8
- Washington County7
- City of Bristol7
- Rockbridge County6
- Buchanan County5
- Dickenson County5
- Amherst County5
- Highland County5
- Southampton County4
- City of Franklin4
- York County3
- City of Chesapeake3
- City of Newport News3
- City of Poquoson3
- Botetourt County3
- Halifax County3
- Henry County3
- Patrick County3
- Pittsylvania County3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Danville3
- City of Lexington3
- City of Martinsville3
- Albemarle County3
- Augusta County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Nelson County3
- Page County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
83 more counties
- Shenandoah County3
- Warren County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Amelia County3
- Cumberland County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Goochland County3
- Hanover County3
- Louisa County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- Alleghany County2
- Appomattox County2
- Bath County2
- Bedford County2
- Bland County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Carroll County2
- Charlotte County2
- Craig County2
- Floyd County2
- Franklin County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Roanoke County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Galax2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Radford2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Prince Edward County2
- Fairfax County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Brunswick County2
- Caroline County2
- Charles City County2
- Chesterfield County2
- Dinwiddie County2
- Essex County2
- Greensville County2
- Henrico County2
- King and Queen County2
- King William County2
- New Kent County2
- Prince George County2
- Richmond County2
- Sussex County2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- City of Emporia2
- City of Hopewell2
- City of Petersburg2
- City of Richmond2
- Westmoreland County1
- Arlington County1
- King George County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- Gloucester County1
- James City County1
- Lancaster County1
- Mathews County1
- Middlesex County1
- Northumberland County1
- Surry County1
- City of Williamsburg1
- City of Virginia Beach1
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.