Virginia, 2017Frost and Freeze in Virginia, May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Canadian high pressure built overhead from the west. Radiational cooling led to chilly conditions.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Canadian high pressure built overhead from the west. Radiational cooling led to chilly conditions. Temperatures dropped below freezing for portions of the Shenandoah Valley and Potomac Highlands.
Frost/Freeze, Western Highland
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures were estimated to be below freezing based on observations nearby.
Frost/Freeze, Eastern Highland
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures were estimated to be below freezing based on observations nearby.
Frost/Freeze, Rockingham
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures were estimated to be below freezing based on observations nearby.
Frost/Freeze, Shenandoah
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures were estimated to be below freezing based on observations nearby.
Frost/Freeze, Augusta
- When
- May 9, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures were estimated to be below freezing based on observations nearby.
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 698853, 698854, 698855, 698856, 698857.