Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 27, 7:30 PM EST to January 28, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
Heavy snow fell throughout southwest Virginia. Snowfall totals ranged from as little as 3-4 inches in the western part of Lee county to 2 feet in the high mountain elevations of Wise and Russell counties.
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.
Heavy snow fell throughout southwest Virginia. Snowfall totals ranged from as little as 3-4 inches in the western part of Lee county to 2 feet in the high mountain elevations of Wise and Russell counties. The average was 10-18 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, Russell
- When
- January 27, 7:30 PM EST to January 28, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 27, 7:30 PM EST to January 28, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington / Bristol
- When
- January 27, 7:30 PM EST to January 28, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Washington / Bristol forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wise / Norton
- When
- January 27, 7:30 PM EST to January 28, 11:30 AM EST
- Where
- Wise / Norton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.954, -82.625 (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 West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 27 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 1998
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: 5627289, 5627290, 5627291, 5627292, 5627293.