Winter Weather, Albemarle
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, January 8 to 9, 2004
An area of low pressure tracked across Central and Northern Virginia on the 8th and 9th. This system produced one to two inches of snow across the Shenandoah Valley and the Central Foothills of Virginia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 10
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.
An area of low pressure tracked across Central and Northern Virginia on the 8th and 9th. This system produced one to two inches of snow across the Shenandoah Valley and the Central Foothills of Virginia. Other areas of Northern Virginia reported a half inch or less of snow. This light snow caused widespread traffic problems. Numerous automobile accidents were reported, and schools either closed on Friday the 9th or opened two hours late.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Augusta
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Loudoun
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Winter Weather, Fairfax
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Arlington
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Stafford
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Highland
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Weather, Nelson
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rockingham
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- January 8, 5:00 PM EST to January 9, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (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
- Cold in Maine, January 8 to 10, 2004
- Cold in New Hampshire, January 8 to 10, 2004
- Winter Weather in Oregon, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 8, 2004
- Cold in Maine, January 8 to 10, 2004
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Dense Fog in Colorado, January 8, 2004
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Dense Fog in Colorado, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 8 to 9, 2004
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 8, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5381578, 5381579, 5381580, 5381581, 5381582, 5381583, 5381584, 5381585, 5381586, 5381587.