Winter Storm, Frederick / Winchester
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick / Winchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 14 to 15, 1999
S. produced snow across much of Northern Virginia on the 14th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 19
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 LWX wrote it up.
An area of low pressure over the Southeast U.S. produced snow across much of Northern Virginia on the 14th. Snowfall amounts were heaviest near the West Virginia border. Rain mixed with snow southeast of a line from Fairfax to Orange County. The low pressure system redeveloped off the coast of North Carolina and moved up the Eastern Seaboard on the morning of the 15th, resulting in another period of snowfall. Total accumulations included 8 inches in Highland County, 5 to 10 inches in Augusta County, 4 to 10 inches across Nelson County, 9.5 inches in Rockingham County, 7 to 12 inches in Page County, 5 to 10 inches in Shenandoah County, 5 inches in Warren and Clarke County, 5 to 8 inches in Frederick County, 3 to 9 inches in Loudoun County, 2 to 6 inches in Western Fairfax County, 3 to 5 inches in Northern Fauquier County, 2 to 3 inches in Rappahannock County, 2 inches in Madison and Greene County, and less than 2 inches elsewhere. The snowfall led to several car accidents and three deaths in the Washington D.C. suburbs. Two people were killed in a car accident on Route 28 near Dulles Airport in Loudoun County and a motorist was hit by a car while clearing snow from his vehicle in Arlington. Several wrecks were reported on Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County. Over 40 accidents occurred in Augusta County during the storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter storm, 8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Clarke
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fairfax
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Loudoun
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Shenandoah
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rockingham / Harrisonburg
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham / Harrisonburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Page
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Highland
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nelson
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fauquier
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Weather, Prince William / Manassas
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William / Manassas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Weather, Rappahannock
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Culpeper
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Orange
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Albemarle / Charlotttesville
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle / Charlotttesville forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to March 15, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (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.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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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: 5686561, 5686562, 5686563, 5686564, 5686565, 5686566, 5686567, 5686568, 5686569, 5686570, 5686571, 5686572, 5686573, 5686574, 5686575, 5686576, 5686778, 5686779, 5686888.