Winter Weather, Loudoun
- When
- January 17, 6:00 PM EST to January 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Winter Weather in Virginia, January 17 to 18, 2004
Two areas of low pressure merged over the region to produce a mix of snow and freezing rain on the 17th and 18th. Snowfall amounts from one quarter to one inch were recorded in Northern Virginia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Two areas of low pressure merged over the region to produce a mix of snow and freezing rain on the 17th and 18th. Snowfall amounts from one quarter to one inch were recorded in Northern Virginia. Ice accumulations of one tenth inch were also reported. Several automobile accidents occurred when motorists lost control of their vehicles when they encountered glazed pavements.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Fairfax
- When
- January 17, 6:00 PM EST to January 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Arlington
- When
- January 17, 6:00 PM EST to January 18, 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 17, 2004
- Hail in Texas, January 17, 2004
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 17, 2004
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 17, 2004
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 17 to 18, 2004
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 2004
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5381689, 5381690, 5381691.