Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Warnings / 2026
Freeze Warnings in Virginia, April 2026
12 freeze warnings in April 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 April 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Warnings
- 12
- Busiest day
- April 7, 20264 freeze warnings
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 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 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- Amherst County3
- Rockbridge County3
- Fluvanna County3
- Louisa County3
- Clarke County3
- Culpeper County3
- Fauquier County3
- Frederick County3
- Greene County3
- Loudoun County3
- Madison County3
- Orange County3
- Page County3
- Prince William County3
- Rappahannock County3
- Rockingham County3
- Shenandoah County3
- Spotsylvania County3
- Warren County3
- City of Charlottesville3
- City of Fredericksburg3
- City of Harrisonburg3
- City of Staunton3
- City of Waynesboro3
- City of Winchester3
- Appomattox County2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- Buckingham County2
- Campbell County2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- City of Lynchburg2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Amelia County2
- Caroline County2
66 more counties
- Cumberland County2
- Goochland County2
- Hanover County2
- Powhatan County2
- Prince Edward County2
- Arlington County2
- Fairfax County2
- King George County2
- Nelson County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Alexandria2
- City of Fairfax2
- City of Falls Church2
- City of Manassas2
- City of Manassas Park2
- Albemarle County1
- Augusta County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Charlotte County1
- Craig County1
- Floyd County1
- Franklin County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Montgomery County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Danville1
- City of Galax1
- City of Martinsville1
- City of Radford1
- 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
- Highland County1
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. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.