Winter Weather, Chesterfield / Colonial Heights
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield / Colonial Heights forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Weather in Virginia, February 20, 2006
A winter storm produced one half inch to one inch of snow across portions of central Virginia. The snow caused a few slippery roadways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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 AKQ wrote it up.
A winter storm produced one half inch to one inch of snow across portions of central Virginia. The snow caused a few slippery roadways. The highest amounts were reported in Winterpock in Chesterfield county 1", City of Colonial Heights 1", Boydton in Mecklenburg county 1", Prince George in Prince George county 1", Manquin in King William county 0.8", and Powhatan in Powhatan county 0.5".
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, King William
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- King William forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Weather, Mecklenburg
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -78.363 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Powhatan
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Powhatan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Prince George / Hopewell
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince George / Hopewell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -77.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henrico / Richmond
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henrico / Richmond forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Weather, Hanover
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hanover forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Weather, Goochland
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Goochland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Amelia
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Amelia forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dinwiddie / Petersburg
- When
- February 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie / Petersburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.076, -77.632 (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
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More
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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: 5490652, 5490653, 5490654, 5490655, 5490656, 5490657, 5490658, 5490659, 5490660, 5490661.