Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000

Name: Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
Start: 2000-01-30T03:00
End: 2000-01-30T20:00
Location: Virginia

January 30, 2000 · NWS LWX · 23 events in 23 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: 23

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.

Cold air was in place east of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the 29th and 30th, keeping surface temperatures below freezing. Low pressure moved from the Lower Mississippi Valley northeastward to the Mid-Atlantic region early on the 30th, creating the perfect conditions for freezing rain around the Fredericksburg area, a mix of sleet and snow east of Skyline Drive, and moderate snowfall in the mountains. Ice accumulations between 1/4 and 3/4 of an inch coated roads, trees, and power lines in Fredericksburg and Stafford, Spotsylvania, and King George Counties. Electrical outages were reported as trees and branches weighed down by ice fell onto power lines. Disruptions affected 1000 power customers in Albemarle County, 125 customers in Orange County, and 3000 customers in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania and King George Counties. A mix of sleet, freezing rain, and snow fell east of a line from Charlottesville to Arlington. Snow and sleet accumulations in this area ranged from 1 to 3 inches. West of this line, 3 to 7 inches of snow and sleet fell. Storm total accumulations included 1.2 inches at Washington Reagan National Airport, 6.4 inches at Dulles International Airport, 6.0 inches in Winchester, 9.0 inches in Luray, 6.5 inches in Warrenton, 2.5 inches in Manassas, 4.7 inches in Orange, 6.4 inches in Culpeper, 3.0 inches in Charlottesville, 6.5 inches in Staunton, and 7.0 inches in Monterey. Over 70 auto accidents were contributed to the storm, including two separate crashes in Loudoun County which killed a 59-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman. Significant flight delays were reported at National, Dulles, and Charlottesville-Albemarle Airports. Several train and bus routes were canceled or delayed. In Culpeper County, three horses suffering from hypothermia were rescued from a pond during the storm after falling through the ice.

The radar

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Event by event

20 winter storm, 3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Warren

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Fauquier

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Prince William

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Prince William forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Shenandoah

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Page

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Rappahannock

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Rockingham

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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 Storm, Greene

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Orange

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Orange forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Augusta

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Augusta forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Albemarle

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Albemarle forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Nelson

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Nelson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Frederick

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Clarke

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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 Storm, Loudoun

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Fairfax

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 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, Highland

When: January 30, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Highland forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Ice Storm, Spotsylvania

When: January 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Spotsylvania forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Stafford

When: January 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Stafford forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, King George

When: January 30, 6:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: King George forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 38.274, -77.156 (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.
Ice Storm: Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5130143, 5130144, 5130145, 5130146, 5130147, 5130148, 5130149, 5130150, 5130151, 5130152, 5130276, 5130277, 5130278, 5130279, 5130280, 5130639, 5130640, 5130641, 5130642, 5130643, 5130644, 5130645, 5130646.