Virginia, 2000

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 18, 2000

February 18, 2000 · NWS LWX · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

C. Light snow spread into the area before dawn then changed to freezing rain by mid-morning.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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 tracked from the Mid-Mississippi Valley to Pennsylvania on the 18th, spreading a mixed bag of precipitation north of a line from Harrisonburg to Washington D.C. Light snow spread into the area before dawn then changed to freezing rain by mid-morning. The precipitation changed to rain across the area by early afternoon. Several traffic accidents occurred on slippery roads. Scattered power outages due to ice accumulations were also reported in Rappahannock and Fairfax Counties. Ice accumulations included one half to three quarters of an inch in Frederick and Fauquier Counties, one quarter to one half inch in Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William, Page, Greene, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Clarke, Madison, and Shenandoah Counties, and less than one quarter inch in Rockingham and Albemarle Counties. Snowfall amounts ranged from a trace to 2 inches.

The radar

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

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Event by event

15 winter storm, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Frederick

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Frederick forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Loudoun

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Fairfax

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Arlington

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Arlington forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Prince William

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Prince William forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Fauquier

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Warren

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Shenandoah

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rappahannock

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Culpeper

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Culpeper forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Page

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Page forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Greene

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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 Storm, Highland

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Highland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Clarke

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Clarke forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Rockingham

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Madison

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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, Albemarle

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Albemarle forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.029, -78.477 (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.

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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: 5132195, 5132196, 5132197, 5132198, 5132199, 5132200, 5132201, 5132202, 5132203, 5132204, 5132205, 5132206, 5132207, 5132208, 5132209, 5132210, 5132211.