Winter Weather, Rockingham / Harrisonburg
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham / Harrisonburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, February 12, 2000
Low pressure moved from Tennessee to the North Carolina Coast on the 12th, spreading snow across the Central Shenandoah Valley and the Northern and Central Piedmont. Periods of light snow occurred from sunrise to late afternoon with accumulations ranging from 1 to 5 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
Low pressure moved from Tennessee to the North Carolina Coast on the 12th, spreading snow across the Central Shenandoah Valley and the Northern and Central Piedmont. Periods of light snow occurred from sunrise to late afternoon with accumulations ranging from 1 to 5 inches. A period of freezing drizzle also occurred around sunset. Several traffic accidents were reported in Albemarle and Green Counties. Snowfall totals included 5.3 inches on Hardwick Mountain in Orange County, 4.0 inches in Free Union, Elkton, and Staunton; 3.5 inches in Standardsville, 2.6 inches in Orange, 2.4 inches in Fredericksburg, 2.0 inches in Waynesboro, and 2 to 4 inches in Nelson County and Charlottesville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Nelson
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Albemarle / Charlotttesville
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle / Charlotttesville forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Orange
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Stafford
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, King George
- When
- February 12, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- King George forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 12, 2000
- Rip Current in Guam, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 12 to 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 12, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maryland, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 12 to 13, 2000
- High Wind in Arizona, February 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 12, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 12, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, February 12, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, February 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: 5132184, 5132185, 5132186, 5132187, 5132188, 5132189, 5132190, 5132191, 5132192, 5132193.