Frost Advisories in Virginia
539 frost advisories 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 frost advisories reaches back to 2005.
Frost Advisories by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Frost Advisories
- 539
- Busiest year
- 201045 frost advisories
- Average year
- 25over 22 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 County87
- Warren County78
- Rockingham County75
- Amherst County74
- Madison County74
- Page County74
- Lee County74
- Scott County74
- Washington County74
- City of Bristol74
- Rappahannock County73
- Russell County73
- Nelson County72
- Wise County72
- City of Norton72
- Greene County71
- Clarke County70
- City of Harrisonburg70
- Frederick County69
- City of Staunton69
- City of Waynesboro69
- City of Winchester69
- Shenandoah County68
- Culpeper County67
- City of Buena Vista67
- City of Lexington67
- Orange County66
- Fauquier County64
- Dickenson County63
- City of Charlottesville62
- Buchanan County62
- Botetourt County56
- Alleghany County55
- City of Covington55
- Roanoke County54
- City of Roanoke54
- City of Salem54
- Bath County54
- Fairfax County53
- City of Fairfax53
91 more counties
- Campbell County52
- City of Lynchburg52
- Henry County51
- City of Martinsville51
- Loudoun County51
- Franklin County50
- Patrick County50
- Appomattox County49
- Bedford County49
- Pittsylvania County48
- Stafford County48
- City of Danville48
- Buckingham County46
- Halifax County46
- Craig County46
- Montgomery County46
- Charlotte County45
- Spotsylvania County45
- City of Fredericksburg45
- Giles County45
- Bland County44
- Pulaski County43
- City of Radford43
- Wythe County42
- Arlington County41
- City of Alexandria41
- City of Falls Church41
- Smyth County41
- Tazewell County41
- King George County40
- Mecklenburg County40
- Prince George County39
- Southampton County39
- Sussex County39
- City of Franklin39
- City of Hopewell39
- City of Petersburg39
- Floyd County39
- Greensville County38
- City of Emporia38
- Brunswick County37
- Charles City County37
- New Kent County37
- Surry County37
- Carroll County36
- City of Galax36
- Dinwiddie County35
- Prince Edward County34
- Richmond County33
- Grayson County33
- Highland County33
- Fluvanna County32
- Goochland County32
- Lunenburg County32
- Nottoway County32
- Westmoreland County32
- Amelia County31
- Powhatan County31
- Cumberland County30
- Caroline County28
- James City County28
- City of Williamsburg28
- Hanover County26
- Henrico County24
- City of Chesapeake23
- Middlesex County23
- Louisa County23
- City of Richmond21
- Essex County21
- King and Queen County21
- King William County21
- Northumberland County20
- Albemarle County20
- Augusta County20
- City of Colonial Heights20
- Lancaster County19
- Chesterfield County19
- Gloucester County18
- Prince William County15
- City of Virginia Beach11
- Mathews County10
- City of Manassas10
- City of Manassas Park10
- Accomack County9
- Northampton County9
- York County8
- City of Poquoson8
- City of Hampton4
- City of Newport News4
- Isle of Wight County1
- City of Suffolk1
The latest frost advisories
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 12:56 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Bath | 19 hr |
| May 11, 12:46 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton and 2 more | 19 hr |
| May 7, 1:17 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 19 hr |
| May 7, 11:52 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Highland | 20 hr |
| May 2, 12:14 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | Fluvanna, Louisa | 20 hr |
| May 2, 12:07 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Frederick, Greene, Loudoun and 8 more | 21 hr |
| May 2, 12:03 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Amherst, Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Franklin and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:19 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Highland | 30 hr |
| Apr 30, 2:11 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RNK | Alleghany, Bath, City of Covington | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 2:47 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | AKQ | Accomack, Charles City, Essex, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico and 23 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 20, 12:54 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | Buchanan, Dickenson | 11 hr |
| Apr 9, 1:29 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | LWX | Rockingham, Shenandoah, City of Harrisonburg, City of Staunton, City of Waynesboro | 20 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.