Frost/Freeze in Virginia

Events

1,143

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$27 million

• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 1997$18 million · 17 eventsA record cold arctic air mass overspread the northern Virginia piedmont and the Shenandoah Valley over night on the 9th and 10th, dropping temperatures into the upper teens to lower 20s across the entire area.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 8 to 9, 2007$7.6 million · 15 eventsCold arctic high pressure over the region allowed for sub-freezing temperatures after a period of relatively mild weather in late March and very early April 2007.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 20 to 21, 2026$1.0 million · 2 eventsA combination of a period of warm weather in March allowing for crops to bud earlier than normal and a late April hard freeze resulted in widespread crop damage and loss across portions of the Piedmont on April 21.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 2016$95,000 · 5 eventsAn area of Arctic high pressure settled south over the region. With it came freezing temperatures, clear skies, and light winds -- the perfect ingredients for frost and freezing conditions.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 201647 eventsCold Canadian high pressure centered over the Mid-Atlantic region, resulting in a widespread, damaging freeze.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 201629 eventsCold Canadian high pressure settled over the region on the morning of April 10, resulting in a widespread, damaging freeze. This was the second freeze in less than one week during the growing season.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, November 10, 200327 eventsTemperatures fell to between 24 and 32 degrees in these areas.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, May 9 to 10, 202026 eventsHigh pressure settled over Virginia, allowing winds to go calm across the region within what was an already very cold ambient environment for May. This lead to a widespread freeze across much of northern and central Virginia, as well as the Shenandoah Valley.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5 to 6, 201625 eventsArctic high pressure built into the region behind a departing cold front, with temperatures dropping well below freezing, resulting in widespread freeze.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 16 to 17, 202024 eventsCanadian high pressure ushered in chilly conditions late on the 16th through the early morning of the 17th. Temperatures dropped below freezing across most of northern and central Virginia where the growing season was in effect.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 7, 200723 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over northern and central Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 10, 200723 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over northern and central Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 9, 200723 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved northern and central Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 8, 200723 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over northern and central Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 9 to 10, 201623 eventsA deepening upper level trough swung through the region during the day. As the trough axis set up east of the region, strong cold air advection on northwest flow resulted in temperatures across the area dropping well below freezing.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, October 13 to 14, 200622 eventsA hard freeze occurred on the morning of the 13th and again on the 14th across portions of Northern Virginia.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, March 27, 201222 eventsA northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing across most locations.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, October 24 to 25, 201322 eventsAn upper level trough was located across the region resulting in colder than normal temperatures. During the evening, calm and clear conditions led to temperatures to fall due to radiational cooling.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 6, 200721 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over northern and central Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 5, 201621 eventsA reinforcing strong Arctic cold front moved through the region, with temperatures dropping well below freezing, resulting in widespread freeze.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 17 to 18, 201821 eventsCanadian high pressure caused cold temperatures overnight on the 17th into the morning of the 18th.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, October 30, 201120 eventsCanadian high pressure provided chilly conditions during the morning hours of the 30th. Minimum temperatures during the early morning hours range from the mid 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, March 27, 201220 eventsWeeks of abnormally warm March temperatures caused an early start to the growing season which was followed by a sharp frost/freeze on the morning of March 27th as a ridge of cool high pressure settled across the region.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 21 to 22, 202119 eventsA Canadian high pressure, light winds and clear skies resulted in widespread freezing temperatures late at night through early in the morning.
• Frost and Freeze in Virginia, April 21, 201818 eventsCanadian high pressure caused cold conditions on the morning of the 21st.

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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 2026-09-24.