Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Watches
Freeze Watches in Virginia, 2018
13 freeze watches in 2018. 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Watches
- 13
- Busiest month
- April9 freeze watches
- Busiest day
- April 19, 20183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 3:26 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Scott, Washington, City of Bristol | 12 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:29 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 12 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 17, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 19 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 19, 3:32 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Caroline, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:27 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fairfax and 22 more | 10 hr |
| Apr 19, 5:37 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 10 hr |
| Apr 20, 3:50 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 11 hr |
| Apr 20, 4:16 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Frederick, Greene and 12 more | 10 hr |
| Oct 17, 2:46 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah and 5 more | 24 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:16 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Russell, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol, City of Norton | 12 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:49 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Bland, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell | 12 hr |
| Oct 20, 3:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 11 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Rockbridge County6
- Amherst County5
- Clarke County5
- Frederick County5
- Page County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- City of Winchester5
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Greene County4
- Madison County4
- Nelson County4
- Rappahannock County4
- Washington County3
- City of Bristol3
- Lee County2
- Scott County2
- Culpeper County2
- Fairfax County2
- Fauquier County2
- Loudoun County2
- Orange County2
- City of Charlottesville2
- City of Fairfax2
- Russell County2
- Wise County2
- City of Norton2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Amelia County1
- Caroline County1
- Cumberland County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Hanover County1
17 more counties
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.