Winter Storm, Tazewell
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tazewell forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.125, -81.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
Snow developed during the afternoon of the 29th. The snow mixed with sleet at times late at night and early on the 30th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 15
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.
Snow developed during the afternoon of the 29th. The snow mixed with sleet at times late at night and early on the 30th. Snow and sleet accumulations reached 4 to 8 inches, with up to 11 inches in the higher elevations, before the snow ended during the afternoon of the 30th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Alleghany / Clifton Forge / Covington
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany / Clifton Forge / Covington forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bath
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bland
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bland forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.134, -81.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Botetourt
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carroll / Galax
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll / Galax forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Craig
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Floyd
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Giles
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grayson
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.657, -81.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery / Radford
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery / Radford forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Patrick
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pulaski
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.098, -80.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rockbridge / Buena Vista / Lexington
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM 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)
Winter Storm, Wythe
- When
- January 29, 3:00 PM EST to January 30, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -81.079 (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
- Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 29, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 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: 5133514, 5133515, 5133516, 5133517, 5133518, 5133519, 5133520, 5133521, 5133522, 5133592, 5133593, 5133594, 5133595, 5133596, 5133597.