Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, March 14 to 15, 1999
A very wet weather system brought heavy amounts of rain to southwest Virginia. Heavy rain began early Saturday morning, changed to heavy snow in some places during the day Saturday, back to rain Saturday night, then finally to snow Sunday night.
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.
A very wet weather system brought heavy amounts of rain to southwest Virginia. Heavy rain began early Saturday morning, changed to heavy snow in some places during the day Saturday, back to rain Saturday night, then finally to snow Sunday night. There were also isolated reports of freezing rain. Rainfall amounts were generally 1-2 inches. Snowfall amounts in averaged 1-2 inches in lower elevations and 3-6 inches in higher elevations.
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
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington / Bristol
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington / Bristol forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wise / Norton
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wise / Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- 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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 14 to 15, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 14 to 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 14, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 14 to 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, March 1999
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: 5689024, 5689025, 5689026, 5689027, 5689028.