USDA Designates 43 Virginia Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Frost and Freeze

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. 

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia

Triggering Disaster:Frost and Freeze

Application Deadline: February 26, 2027

Primary Counties Eligible:  

• Virginia: Albemarle, Amherst, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Caroline, Clarke, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Frederick, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Greene, Halifax, Hanover, Henry, Highland, Loudoun, Louisa, Madison, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, Orange, Page, Pittsylvania, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Stafford, Warren, Washington, Wise

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

• Virginia: Alleghany, Amelia, Appomattox, Arlington, Bath, Bland, Brunswick, Campbell, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Craig, Dickenson, Franklin, Grayson, Greensville, Henrico, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Nottoway, Patrick, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Spotsylvania, Sussex, Westmoreland, Wythe, York, Alexandria (city), Bristol (city), Charlottesville (city), Danville (city), Fairfax (city), Falls Church (city), Fredericksburg (city), Harrisonburg (city), Lynchburg (city), Manassas (city), Manassas Park (city), Martinsville (city), Norton (city), Petersburg (city), Radford (city), Staunton (city), Waynesboro (city), Winchester (city)

• Kentucky: Harlan, Letcher, Pike

• Maryland: Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Washington 

• North Carolina: Caswell, Granville, Person, Rockingham, Stokes

• Tennessee: Johnson, Sullivan 

• West Virginia: Berkeley, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mercer, Monroe, Morgan, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Summers

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local  USDA Service Center.