Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Watches
Freeze Watches in Virginia, 2012
22 freeze watches in 2012. 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 in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Watches
- 22
- Busiest month
- April14 freeze watches
- Busiest day
- April 9, 20125 freeze watches
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 25, 2:52 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick and 21 more | 26 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:31 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 5, 3:21 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Botetourt and 24 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:10 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:45 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 2:32 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 13 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:11 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 13 hr |
| Apr 9, 3:35 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 10, 2:21 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 24 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:52 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bedford, Bland and 31 more | 23 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:54 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Highland, Madison and 11 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 1:45 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 15 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:03 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, City of Winchester | 4 hr |
| Oct 6, 2:34 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 23 hr |
| Oct 9, 3:14 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland | 31 hr |
| Oct 9, 2:23 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Bath | 14 hr |
| Oct 11, 2:26 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Highland, Page and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Nov 1, 2:21 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Greene, Madison, Nelson, Page, Rockingham, City of Charlottesville and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | Freeze Watch | LWX | Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson and 13 more | 11 hr |
| Nov 4, 3:46 AM EST | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham and 6 more | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Highland County8
- Rockingham County7
- City of Harrisonburg7
- City of Staunton7
- City of Waynesboro7
- Page County6
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- Warren County5
- City of Winchester5
- Alleghany County5
- Bath County5
- Botetourt County5
- Rockbridge County5
- City of Buena Vista5
- City of Covington5
- City of Lexington5
- Fauquier County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Shenandoah County4
- City of Charlottesville4
- Carroll County4
- Craig County4
- Floyd County4
- Giles County4
- Grayson County4
- Montgomery County4
- Pulaski County4
- Roanoke County4
- Wythe County4
- City of Galax4
- City of Radford4
- City of Roanoke4
- City of Salem4
- Fairfax County3
- Rappahannock County3
- City of Fairfax3
- Amherst County3
34 more counties
- Appomattox County3
- Bedford County3
- Buckingham County3
- Campbell County3
- City of Lynchburg3
- Bland County3
- Smyth County3
- Tazewell County3
- Culpeper County2
- Orange County2
- Spotsylvania County2
- Stafford County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Charlotte County2
- Halifax County2
- Pittsylvania County2
- City of Danville2
- Lee County2
- Russell County2
- Scott County2
- Washington County2
- Wise County2
- City of Bristol2
- City of Norton2
- Buchanan County2
- Dickenson County2
- Arlington County1
- King George County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
- Franklin County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- City of Martinsville1
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.