Frost/Freeze in New Kent, Virginia

Frost/Freeze April 21, 2026 · New Kent, Virginia

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Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

A late season freeze occurred during the morning hours of April 21 in New Kent County. Temperatures dropped as low as 29 degrees Fahrenheit at the New Kent County ASOS. This led to significant crop loss across the county. One winery lost 90 percent of their grapes.

The wider storm

A 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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1330116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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