Winter Storm, Craig
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
Rain and sleet changed to wet snow during the early morning of the 15th. The wet snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches in the valleys, with up to 14 inches in the higher elevations of Alleghany, Botetourt, and Rockbridge counties, before ending late in the morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $11,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 RNK wrote it up.
Rain and sleet changed to wet snow during the early morning of the 15th. The wet snow accumulated 4 to 8 inches in the valleys, with up to 14 inches in the higher elevations of Alleghany, Botetourt, and Rockbridge counties, before ending late in the morning. The weight of the snow downed trees and power lines resulting in power outages. Downed trees in Covington in Alleghany County blocked a road and damaged a playground, closing the playground for several days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Alleghany
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alleghany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Botetourt
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Botetourt forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rockbridge
- When
- March 15, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockbridge forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.774, -79.418 (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
- Flooding in Montana, March 15 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, March 15 to 16, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 15, 1999
- Coastal Flood in New Jersey, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in California, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 15, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 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: 5692808, 5692809, 5692810, 5692811.