Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 10, 1997
An arctic cold front and associated upper level disturbance swept across the southern Appalachians. Snowfall amounts across southwest Virginia ranged from 2 to 5 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 MRX wrote it up.
An arctic cold front and associated upper level disturbance swept across the southern Appalachians. Snowfall amounts across southwest Virginia ranged from 2 to 5 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Wise
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wise forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.954, -82.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Russell
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (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
- Cold in Ohio, January 10 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1997
- Storm Surge in Maine, January 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 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: 5585308, 5585309, 5585310, 5585311, 5585312.