As low pressure moved northeast along the East Coast, strong northwest winds in its wake resulted in downed trees and power lines.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
As low pressure moved northeast along the East Coast, strong northwest winds in its wake resulted in downed trees and power lines.
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 Dec 16, 4:34 AM EST, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
434 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WITH LOW PRESSURE CENTERS OVER OHIO AND THE
DELMARVA WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW
ENGLAND TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL NOON TODAY/...
BAND OF RAIN ALONG THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COUNTY WARNING
AREA BETWEEN 09Z-15Z. JUST A HANDFUL OF OBSERVATIONS THAT AREA
BELOW 32 DEGREES AT 08Z. ONLY EXPECT LIGHT AMOUNTS WITH ANY
ADDITIONAL RAIN THROUGH 15Z THIS MORNING SO WILL CANCEL FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY AND ICE STORM WARNING AT 5AM.
&&
.SHORT TERM /NOON TODAY THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
BEHIND THE FRONT PRESSURE RISES...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND 850
WINDS STILL SUPPORT HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY FROM 18Z-06Z. ALSO
AFTER 18Z THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE THE
WESTERN UPSLOPE AREA FOR SNOW SHOWERS. CROSS SECTIONS OF COUNTY
WARNING AREA SHOW 30-40 KNOTS FOR MUCH OF THE AREA ABOVE 2000
FEET FROM 18-06Z. THE GFS EVEN HAD 60 KNOTS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE
NORTH OF ROANOKE ABOVE 3500 FEET. WILL CONTINUE CURRENT HIGH WIND
WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHES THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE REGION.
UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LOWS WILL BE COLD WITH READINGS FROM
THE TEENS TO THE LOWER 20S.
A MORE PERSISTENT ZONAL FLOW RETURNS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN
CONUS WITH A SERIES OF WAVES TRAVERSING THIS FLOW INTO OUR AREA.
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A SHORTWAVE WILL
PROGRESS MAINLY NORTH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE SE WV MOUNTAINS HAVING ISOLATED SHOWERS/SNOW SHOWERS.
THE SECOND WAVE WILL HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON OUR WEATHER. THIS ONE
WILL PROGRESS OUT OF OKLAHOMA EASTWARD AND BRING FIRST WARM FRONT
ASSOCIATED RAIN TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND THEN
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY SHOWERS ARE MORE LIKELY AS THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
THE CYCLE CONTINUES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM
EJECTING OUT OF OK/TX...WITH MOISTURE RETURNING DURING THE WEEKEND.
FOLLOWED GMOS WITH ONLY MINOR TWEAKS FOR COORDINATION.
&&
.AVIATION /10Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FOR MOST SITES...ALTHOUGH
KBLF/KLWB WILL BREAK OUT FIRST...AND MAY BOUNCE BETWEEN IFR/MVFR
CIGS AS DOWNSLOPING SE WINDS AND WAA CONTINUE. PERIODS OF IFR
EXPECTED AT KROA/KLYH/KDAN WITH RAIN AND POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN.
STRONG WINDS SUNDAY WILL HINDER AVIATION OPERATIONS AT ALL
TERMINALS. THIS WILL OCCUR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OCCLUDED FRONT
CROSSING THE REGION FROM 12Z- 16Z. GUSTS TO 40KTS MAY OCCUR JUST
BEHIND THE BOUNDARY AT KLWB...WITH CIG AND VIS RESTRICTIONS DUE TO
DEVELOPING SNOW SHOWERS WITH UPSLOPE FLOW AND MOISTURE STILL
AVAILABLE TO 8KFT. THIS WILL ALSO OCCUR AT KBLF SUN AFTERNOON TO A
LESSER DEGREE. STRONG WINDS WILL BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE AT KROA...WITH 40KT GUSTS LIKELY AROUND 18Z. WINDS WILL
BE SOMEWHAT WEAKER AT KLYH AND KDAN...BUT SKIES WILL ALSO BE
CLEARING THERE.
MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN SNOW SHWS SUNDAY NIGHT AT
KLWB...AND PERHAPS ALSO KBLF UNTIL EARLY MONDAY. ELSEWHERE VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
&&
.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR
VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035.
ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR VAZ011-
014-016>020-022>024-034-035.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
VAZ010-012-013-015-032-033-045>047.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR VAZ007-
009-043>047-058-059.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR
NCZ001-002-018.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
NCZ001>003-018-019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR
NCZ003>006-019-020.
WV...ICE STORM WARNING UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WVZ044-
045.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
WVZ042-043.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY FOR
WVZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AMS
NEAR TERM...AMS
SHORT TERM...AMS
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...KK/KMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 616 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-171130- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY- GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT- ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST- 616 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION. NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-171130- SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 616 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION. VAZ007-009-WVZ042>045-171130- TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 616 AM EST SUN DEC 16 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN REPORTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
21 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees downed in Wytheville.
Trees downed in the town of Bland.
Trees downed across Franklin county.
Strong northwest winds downed numerous trees across Patrick county.
Trees downed in Grayson.
Numerous trees and power lines downed.
Trees blocked State Route 601.
High winds downed numerous trees across Carroll county.
High winds downed trees near the town of Floyd.
High winds downed trees across Bath County.
Strong northwest winds blew down numerous trees.
High winds downed trees and power lines across Roanoke county.
High winds blew down several trees across Botetourt county.
Trees down on State Route 60.
Trees down on State Route 60.
Trees down in the town of New Castle.
High winds downed power lines and transformers.
High winds downed trees and power lines near Buckingham and Campbell corner.
Trees down along Three Creeks Road near Gladys.
Trees down on Cambria Street in Christiansburg.
Trees down across Giles county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2007
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: 66139, 66228, 66230, 66231, 66229, 66232, 66233, 66234, 66235, 66236, 66237, 66238, 66239, 66240, 66241, 66242, 66244, 66245, 66247, 66248, 66249.