Freezing Fog in Virginia
Every freezing fog event the National Weather Service has filed in Virginia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Fog that froze on contact with roads, vehicles or structures.
The most significant on the map
The most significant freezing fog episodes in Virginia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Frost and Freeze and Freezing Fog in Virginia, October 25 to 26, 2013High pressure was located across the Mid Atlantic and clear and calm conditions led to temperatures to fall below freezing. This ended the growing season in many locations.
- Freezing Fog and Dense Fog in Virginia, December 31, 2007Areas of dense fog developed across portions of northern and central Virginia, including the Washington DC suburbs and areas south towards Charlottesville during the early morning hours of December 31st. Visibilities were often reduced to a quarter mile or less.
- Freezing Fog in Virginia, March 8, 2007A departing low pressure system to the south allowed very cold air to funnel from the north and generate areas of dense fog. With temperatures falling into the teens, fog froze on contact. |Automated Observations from Manassas Regional Airport/Harry P.
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Sources
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 2026-09-24.