Winter Storm, Fluvanna
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, February 8, 1997
Low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast States to off the North Carolina coast during Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th. It spread 2 to 3 inches of snow across portions of the central piedmont eastward to the northern neck of Virginia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast States to off the North Carolina coast during Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th. It spread 2 to 3 inches of snow across portions of the central piedmont eastward to the northern neck of Virginia. While across northern portions of Caroline, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Westmoreland counties, 4 to 5 inches of snow accumulated.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Louisa
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
Winter Storm, Prince Edward
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cumberland
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Goochland
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hanover
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover forecast zone
Winter Storm, Caroline
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -77.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Powhatan
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
Winter Storm, Westmoreland
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.113, -76.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richmond
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northumberland
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.882, -76.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Maryland, February 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 8, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, February 1997
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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5593976, 5593977, 5593978, 5593979, 5593980, 5593981, 5593982, 5593983, 5593984, 5593985, 5593986, 5593987.