Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
Mixed snow and sleet developed during the evening of the 29th and accumulated 1 to 3 inches at night and during the morning of the 30th. The mixed precipitation became freezing rain during the midday and afternoon of the 30th causing an accumulation of glaze of 1/2 inch to 1 inch before ending early in the evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- $8,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Mixed snow and sleet developed during the evening of the 29th and accumulated 1 to 3 inches at night and during the morning of the 30th. The mixed precipitation became freezing rain during the midday and afternoon of the 30th causing an accumulation of glaze of 1/2 inch to 1 inch before ending early in the evening. Accumulated glaze downed trees and power lines, including one tree onto a car in Halifix in Halifax County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Halifax
- When
- January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry / Martinsville
- When
- January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry / Martinsville forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pittsylvania / Danville
- When
- January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania / Danville forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (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
- Winter Storm in Virginia, 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 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: 5133601, 5133602, 5133603, 5133604.