Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 25, 2004

Name: Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 25, 2004
Start: 2004-01-25T06:45
End: 2004-01-25T23:45
Location: Virginia

January 25, 2004 · NWS RNK · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

A winter storm on the 25th dumped from 4 to 7 inches across Western Virginia. with local higher amounts in portions of Campbell County, in the piedmont.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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: 21

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.

A winter storm on the 25th dumped from 4 to 7 inches across Western Virginia. The higher amounts fell from Roanoke County southwest into portions of the New River Valley...with local higher amounts in portions of Campbell County, in the piedmont. Numerous accidents were reported, due to slick roads, but the majority across the region were minor. One accident on a slick highway in Carroll County resulted in one minor injury. Several injuries were also reported in Pittsylvania county from vehicle accidents due to slick roads.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 24, 4:01 PM EST, 14 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 4:01 PM EST, 14 hours 44 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

21 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Wythe

When: January 25, 6:45 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Wythe forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Carroll

When: January 25, 7:15 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Henry

When: January 25, 7:30 AM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Patrick

When: January 25, 7:30 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Patrick forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pulaski

When: January 25, 8:15 AM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.098, -80.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Floyd

When: January 25, 8:45 AM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Montgomery

When: January 25, 8:45 AM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pittsylvania

When: January 25, 8:45 AM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Pittsylvania forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When: January 25, 9:00 AM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Bedford

When: January 25, 9:15 AM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where: Bedford forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Roanoke

When: January 25, 9:30 AM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where: Roanoke forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Botetourt

When: January 25, 9:45 AM EST to 8:45 PM EST
Where: Botetourt forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Halifax

When: January 25, 9:45 AM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where: Halifax forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Alleghany

When: January 25, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Alleghany forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Rockbridge

When: January 25, 10:15 AM EST to 9:45 PM EST
Where: Rockbridge forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.774, -79.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Bath

When: January 25, 10:30 AM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Bath forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Campbell

When: January 25, 10:30 AM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where: Campbell forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Amherst

When: January 25, 10:30 AM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where: Amherst forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Charlotte

When: January 25, 10:45 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Charlotte forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.012, -78.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Appomattox

When: January 25, 12:30 PM EST to 11:30 PM EST
Where: Appomattox forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Buckingham

When: January 25, 12:45 PM EST to 11:45 PM EST
Where: Buckingham forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Virginia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5382308, 5382306, 5382307, 5382397, 5382309, 5382310, 5382311, 5382398, 5382394, 5382403, 5382312, 5382392, 5382401, 5382405, 5382393, 5382399, 5382402, 5382404, 5382400, 5382396, 5382395.