Virginia, 2000

Ice Storm in Virginia, February 18, 2000

February 18, 2000 · NWS RNK · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Freezing rain developed during the predawn hours of the 18th and continued through late morning. Ice accretion on trees, power lines, and bridges was 1/4 of an inch, with isolated 1/2 inch amounts reported in Appomattox and Campbell counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

Freezing rain developed during the predawn hours of the 18th and continued through late morning. Ice accretion on trees, power lines, and bridges was 1/4 of an inch, with isolated 1/2 inch amounts reported in Appomattox and Campbell counties.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

8 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.774, -79.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Amherst

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Amherst forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Appomattox

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Appomattox forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Bedford / Bedford

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Bedford / Bedford forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Botetourt

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Botetourt forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Buckingham

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Buckingham forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Campbell / Lynchburg

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Campbell / Lynchburg forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Roanoke / Salem / Roanoke

When
February 18, 3:30 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Roanoke / Salem / Roanoke forecast zone
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Ice Storm
Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5133548, 5133549, 5133550, 5133551, 5133552, 5133553, 5133554, 5133555.