Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings
Freeze Warnings in Virginia, 2026
19 freeze warnings in 2026. 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 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Warnings
- 19
- Busiest month
- April12 freeze warnings
- Busiest day
- April 7, 20264 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 27, 9:10 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 25 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:08 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| Apr 6, 12:24 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Apr 7, 1:24 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell and 7 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:00 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 25 more | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 12:09 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 22 hr |
| Apr 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 15 more | 20 hr |
| Apr 8, 1:10 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 20 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:35 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 29 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:15 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 33 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:47 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland and 27 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 AM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| May 2, 12:00 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:03 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Floyd, Giles, Grayson and 10 more | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Greene, Highland, Madison and 10 more | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:42 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 20 hr |
| May 11, 12:46 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | LWX | Highland | 19 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County6
- Dickenson County6
- Rockbridge County5
- Amherst County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Page County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Rockingham County4
- Shenandoah County4
- Warren County4
- City of Harrisonburg4
- City of Staunton4
- City of Waynesboro4
- City of Buena Vista3
- City of Lexington3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Loudoun County3
- Nelson County3
- Orange County3
- Prince William County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Winchester3
- Highland County3
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
73 more counties
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
- Cumberland County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- King George County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Albemarle County2
- Augusta County2
- Alleghany County2
- Bath County2
- Bland County2
- Floyd County2
- Giles County2
- Grayson County2
- Montgomery County2
- Pulaski County2
- Smyth County2
- Tazewell County2
- Wythe County2
- City of Covington2
- City of Radford2
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Franklin County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- Brunswick County1
- Charles City County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Greensville County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- New Kent County1
- Nottoway County1
- Prince George County1
- Richmond County1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- Westmoreland County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
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.