Alert archive / Virginia / Freeze Watches
Freeze Watches in Virginia, 2022
15 freeze watches in 2022. 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 2022. Tap one for its archive.
- Freeze Watches
- 15
- Busiest month
- October9 freeze watches
- Busiest day
- October 7, 20223 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 16, 9:48 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick and 14 more | 22 hr |
| Apr 18, 2:13 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene and 14 more | 13 hr |
| Apr 18, 3:42 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Rockbridge, City of Buena Vista, City of Lexington | 12 hr |
| Apr 26, 2:33 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 16 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:15 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier and 18 more | 27 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:30 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 23 hr |
| Oct 7, 3:33 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 24 hr |
| Oct 7, 11:57 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig and 17 more | 15 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:35 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 32 hr |
| Oct 16, 4:08 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | MRX | Lee, Russell, Scott, Washington, Wise, City of Bristol and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:03 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RNK | Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and 11 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:19 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | AKQ | Amelia, Brunswick, Caroline, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie and 23 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 17, 4:16 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | LWX | Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Nelson, Orange and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Oct 19, 3:27 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 10 hr |
| Nov 12, 2:43 PM EST | Freeze Watch | LWX | Arlington, King George, City of Alexandria, City of Falls Church | 13 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Amherst County6
- Rockbridge County6
- Greene County5
- Madison County5
- Nelson County5
- Rappahannock County5
- Rockingham County5
- Shenandoah County5
- Warren County5
- City of Harrisonburg5
- City of Staunton5
- City of Waynesboro5
- Albemarle County4
- Augusta County4
- Fauquier County4
- Frederick County4
- Page County4
- City of Winchester4
- Culpeper County4
- Orange County4
- Clarke County3
- Loudoun County3
- Buchanan County3
- Dickenson County3
- City of Charlottesville2
- Bedford County2
- Botetourt County2
- City of Buena Vista2
- City of Lexington2
- Spotsylvania County2
- City of Fredericksburg2
- Roanoke County2
- City of Roanoke2
- City of Salem2
- Highland County1
- Alleghany County1
- Bath County1
- Bland County1
- Carroll County1
- Craig County1
64 more counties
- Floyd County1
- Giles County1
- Grayson County1
- Montgomery County1
- Pulaski County1
- Smyth County1
- Tazewell County1
- Wythe County1
- City of Covington1
- City of Galax1
- City of Radford1
- Lee County1
- Russell County1
- Scott County1
- Washington County1
- Wise County1
- City of Bristol1
- City of Norton1
- Appomattox County1
- Buckingham County1
- Campbell County1
- Charlotte County1
- Franklin County1
- Halifax County1
- Henry County1
- Patrick County1
- Pittsylvania County1
- City of Danville1
- City of Lynchburg1
- City of Martinsville1
- Amelia County1
- Brunswick County1
- Caroline County1
- Chesterfield County1
- Cumberland County1
- Dinwiddie County1
- Essex County1
- Fluvanna County1
- Goochland County1
- Greensville County1
- Hanover County1
- Henrico County1
- King and Queen County1
- King William County1
- Louisa County1
- Lunenburg County1
- Mecklenburg County1
- Nottoway County1
- Powhatan County1
- Prince Edward County1
- Prince George County1
- Southampton County1
- Sussex County1
- City of Colonial Heights1
- City of Emporia1
- City of Franklin1
- City of Hopewell1
- City of Petersburg1
- City of Richmond1
- Stafford County1
- Arlington County1
- King George County1
- City of Alexandria1
- City of Falls Church1
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.