Virginia, 2000Winter Storm in Virginia, January 20, 2000
January 20, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
3 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Winter Storm, Westmoreland
- When
- January 20, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.113, -76.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to five inches of snow fell as an area of low pressure passed south of the region. Snow fell heavily soon after beginning, creating hazardous conditions on area highways.
Winter Storm, Northumberland
- When
- January 20, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.882, -76.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to five inches of snow fell as an area of low pressure passed south of the region. Snow fell heavily soon after beginning, creating hazardous conditions on area highways.
Winter Storm, Richmond
- When
- January 20, 1:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richmond forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three to five inches of snow fell as an area of low pressure passed south of the region. Snow fell heavily soon after beginning, creating hazardous conditions on area highways.
- 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.
- Heavy Snow in Delaware, January 20, 200030 injured · 3 events
- Cold in South Carolina, January 20, 20001 death · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 20, 2000$47,000 · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20, 2000$40,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20, 200023 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 20, 20001 injured · 14 events
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 20, 200021 events
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 20 to 21, 200020 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 20 to 21, 200018 events
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 20, 200018 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20, 200010 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 20, 20009 events
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: 5131177, 5131178, 5131179.