Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- December 2, 7:00 PM EST to December 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
Widespread snow fell across southwest Virginia. Amounts averaged 1 to 3 inches, with a few reports of 2 to 4 inches across higher elevations.
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.
Widespread snow fell across southwest Virginia. Amounts averaged 1 to 3 inches, with a few reports of 2 to 4 inches across 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
- December 2, 7:00 PM EST to December 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- December 2, 7:00 PM EST to December 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington / Bristol
- When
- December 2, 7:00 PM EST to December 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington / Bristol forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wise / Norton
- When
- December 2, 7:00 PM EST to December 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wise / Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 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
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 2, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2000
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: 5167023, 5167024, 5167025, 5167026, 5167027.