Freeze Watches in Virginia
272 freeze watches 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 watches reaches back to 2005.
Freeze Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Watches
- 272
- Busiest year
- 201627 freeze watches
- Average year
- 13over 21 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 County73
- Page County64
- Rockingham County64
- City of Harrisonburg64
- City of Staunton62
- City of Waynesboro62
- Shenandoah County61
- Amherst County60
- Warren County57
- Clarke County54
- Frederick County54
- City of Winchester54
- Madison County51
- Rappahannock County51
- Greene County50
- Nelson County50
- City of Buena Vista43
- City of Lexington43
- Washington County42
- City of Bristol42
- Lee County41
- Scott County40
- Fauquier County38
- Botetourt County37
- Culpeper County37
- Highland County36
- Russell County35
- Wise County35
- City of Norton35
- City of Charlottesville34
- Smyth County33
- Alleghany County32
- Bath County32
- City of Covington32
- Orange County32
- Loudoun County31
- Grayson County30
- Roanoke County30
- City of Roanoke30
- City of Salem30
89 more counties
- Albemarle County30
- Augusta County30
- Bland County28
- Tazewell County28
- Buchanan County27
- Dickenson County27
- Spotsylvania County27
- City of Fredericksburg27
- Carroll County26
- Craig County26
- Giles County26
- Wythe County26
- City of Galax26
- Fairfax County26
- City of Fairfax26
- Appomattox County25
- Bedford County25
- Floyd County25
- Montgomery County25
- Pulaski County25
- City of Radford25
- Buckingham County24
- Stafford County24
- Campbell County23
- City of Lynchburg23
- Franklin County21
- Henry County21
- Patrick County21
- City of Martinsville21
- Pittsylvania County20
- City of Danville20
- Arlington County19
- King George County19
- City of Alexandria19
- City of Falls Church19
- Halifax County19
- Southampton County19
- City of Franklin19
- Caroline County18
- Charlotte County18
- Fluvanna County18
- Goochland County18
- Cumberland County16
- Powhatan County16
- Amelia County15
- Brunswick County15
- Dinwiddie County15
- Greensville County15
- Nottoway County15
- Prince Edward County15
- Surry County15
- Sussex County15
- City of Emporia15
- Hanover County15
- Mecklenburg County14
- New Kent County14
- Louisa County14
- Charles City County13
- Lunenburg County13
- Prince George County13
- City of Hopewell13
- City of Petersburg13
- Essex County12
- King and Queen County12
- King William County12
- James City County11
- Westmoreland County11
- City of Williamsburg11
- City of Chesapeake11
- Accomack County10
- Gloucester County10
- Lancaster County10
- Mathews County10
- Middlesex County10
- Richmond County10
- City of Virginia Beach10
- Chesterfield County10
- Northumberland County9
- Henrico County9
- City of Richmond9
- City of Colonial Heights8
- York County7
- City of Newport News7
- City of Poquoson7
- Northampton County6
- City of Hampton6
- Prince William County5
- City of Manassas4
- City of Manassas Park4
The latest freeze watches
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 12:27 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| May 1, 1:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 23 hr |
| May 1, 12:06 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 24 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:41 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 15 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:27 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 11:53 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Apr 18, 11:59 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Arlington, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper and 29 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 7, 2:13 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 19 more | 35 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, Louisa and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 6, 1:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene and 21 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 1:57 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 23 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.