Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings
Freeze Warnings in Virginia, 2022
28 freeze warnings in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Warnings
- 28
- Busiest month
- October14 freeze warnings
- Busiest day
- April 19, 20225 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 3:02 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 18 hr |
| Apr 17, 8:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:10 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 20 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:21 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 15 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:22 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 13 more | 29 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:45 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 28 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:27 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Wise, City of Norton | 18 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:15 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 11 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 27, 2:37 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 17 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:23 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more | 19 hr |
| May 8, 4:39 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 15 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 43 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:03 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Carroll, City of Galax | 30 hr |
| Oct 17, 11:52 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Oct 18, 2:53 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:04 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 14 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:02 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 18, 4:54 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 11 more | 28 hr |
| Oct 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:23 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:32 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, King George and 6 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:25 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Essex and 21 more | 19 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:58 AM EST | Freeze Warning | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 29 hr |
| Nov 17, 2:57 AM EST | Freeze Warning | AKQ | City of Chesapeake, City of Virginia Beach | 29 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rappahannock County8
- Rockbridge County8
- Warren County8
- Amherst County7
- Greene County7
- Madison County7
- Clarke County6
- Nelson County6
- Page County6
- Rockingham County6
- Shenandoah County6
- Albemarle County5
- Augusta County5
- Frederick County5
- City of Winchester5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Culpeper County5
- Fauquier County5
- Loudoun County5
- Lee County4
- Scott County4
- Washington County4
- City of Bristol4
- Orange County4
- Buchanan County4
- Dickenson County4
- Wise County4
- City of Norton4
- Spotsylvania County3
- Stafford County3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Amelia County3
- Brunswick County3
- Chesterfield County3
- Dinwiddie County3
- Goochland County3
71 more counties
- Greensville County3
- Hanover County3
- Henrico County3
- Lunenburg County3
- Mecklenburg County3
- Nottoway County3
- Powhatan County3
- City of Emporia3
- City of Richmond3
- Russell County3
- City of Charlottesville2
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Charlotte County2
- Franklin County2
- Halifax County2
- Henry County2
- Patrick County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Danville2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Martinsville2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Caroline County2
- Cumberland County2
- Fluvanna County2
- Louisa County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Highland County2
- Carroll County2
- City of Galax2
- City of Colonial Heights2
- King George County2
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Radford1
- Fairfax County1
- City of Fairfax1
- Charles City County1
- Essex County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- New Kent County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Surry County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- Arlington County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- City of Chesapeake1
- 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.