A fast-moving clipper system moved over the Mid Atlantic during the evening hours of February 6th through early morning on February 7th. Snow amounts ranged from 1 to 5 inches across northern and central Virginia.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A fast-moving clipper system moved over the Mid Atlantic during the evening hours of February 6th through early morning on February 7th. Snow amounts ranged from 1 to 5 inches across northern and central Virginia.
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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 5:52 PM EST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
552 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007
.SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...
A QUICK UPDATE TO RAISE THE POPS TO CATEGORICAL IN THE ADVISORY
AREA. NO OTHER CHANGES ANTICIPATED.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 315 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007/
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
CLIPPER WILL COME SOUTH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT WITH TRACK AND FORECAST AMOUNTS. A LITTLE HIGHER DOWN IN
OUR SW COUNTIES NOW WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED... BEST CHANCE FOR
HIGHER AMOUNTS IN OUR AREA IS IN HIGHLAND COUNTY VA. EXPECT AN INCH
MAYBE TWO IN WASHINGTON...AND MAYBE AN INCH IN BALTIMORE CITY...LESS
THAN AN INCH IF ANYTHING IN THE NORTHERN TIER OF MD EAST OF
FREDERICK WHERE THERE IS GENERALLY ONLY CHC POPS. SNOW ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE AREA EXCEPT NE.
TIMING LOOKS TO BE STARTING AROUND 7 PM IN OUR SW...AROUND 9 OR 10
PM FOR MOST OF THE REST. END SHOULD COME BEFORE SUNRISE...BETWEEN 3
AND 5 AM FOR MOST. LOW TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS FOR MOST
TONIGHT.
IT WILL BE A RELATIVELY DRY SNOW WITH COLD TEMPS IN THE 20S AND
TEENS OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL CALM OVERNIGHT... THEN PICK BACK UP WED
BEHIND THE STORM WITH 10G20 TO 15G25 LIKELY BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF STRATOCU WED... BUT NOT ENUF FOR BROKEN
CLOUD COVER. ANOTHER COLD DAY WITH TEMPS GENERALLY IN THE 20S WITH
GUSTY WINDS. WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLES AND TEENS.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW MAINLY QUIET CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE LONG TERM...WITH BELOW CLIMATOLOGY TEMPERATURES CONTINUING AS
COLD HIGH PRESSURE MAINTAINS CONTROL. GFS INDICATES AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE SWINGING BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HAVE ALLOWED FOR
LOW CHANCES OF SNOW SHOWERS IN FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS...BUT DO NOT
BELIEVE SNOW WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE MTNS. ENSEMBLES HINT AT A SLIGHT
MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK. THEY ALSO START TO HINT
AT INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION BY TUESDAY WITH LOW PRESSURE
FROM THE SOUTH SPREADING MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE MID ATLANTIC. HAVE
INTRODUCED 20 POPS BY TUESDAY.
AVIATION /20Z-18Z/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL GIVE WAY TO TONIGHTS SNOW STORM WITH VSBYS
BELOW 1SM AND CIGS BLO 1000FT AT THE PEAK OF THE EVENT LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY HOURS OF WED MORN. CLEARING AFTER SUNRISE WED... THEN INC
WINDS AND SCT CU DVELPING BY LATE MORNING.
MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS HAVE RECENTLY EXPIRED. CALMING WINDS TONIGHT
BEFORE THEY KICK BACK UP AGAIN WED WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
RETURNING. WELL INTO WED NIGHT.
&&
.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR DCZ001.
MD...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MDZ003-009>011-013-
014-016>018-501-502.
VA...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ021-025>031-
036>042-050>057.
WV...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR WVZ050>055-501>504.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR ANZ530>537.
&&
SHORT TERM...LISTEMAAHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 323 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 ANZ530>537-DCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502- VAZ021-025>031-036>042-050>057-WVZ050>055-501>504-071030- CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD- CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD- TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL- NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE- PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND- AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE- NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-FAUQUIER-LOUDOUN- ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA- KING GEORGE-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY- WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL- 323 PM EST TUE FEB 6 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MARYLAND WEST OF THE EASTERN SHORE INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND EAST OF GARRETT COUNTY...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA... WASHINGTON DC AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN TIER OF MARYLAND EAST OF FREDERICK COUNTY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT AND OFFSHORE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT. LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED FOR THE NORTHERN TIER OF MARYLAND FROM FREDERICK COUNTY EAST. ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION INCLUDING WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE... THREE TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PANHANDLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING ON THE BAY AND POTOMAC. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Broadcast Meteorologist from Charlottesville reported between 2 and 3 inches of snow across Albemarle County.
A SKYWARN Spotter reported between 1 and 2 inches of snow in Arlington, VA. An NWS Employee reported 1.5 inches of snow in Falls Church, VA.
SKYWARN Spotters reported between 3 and 4 inches of snow in Churchville and Fishersville in Augusta County.
An Amateur Radio Operator reported between 2 and 3 inches of snow in Boyce, VA.
Between 2 and 3 inches of snow was reported from Rixeyville and Culpeper.
Trained Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators reported between 1 and 2 inches of snow across Fairfax County.
Trained Spotters and Amateur Radio Operators reported between 1 and 4 inches of snow across Fauquier County.
Trained Spotters reported between 3 and 4 inches of snow across Frederick County.
A Trained Spotter reported between 2 and 3 inches of snow across Greene County.
NWS Employees reported between 1 and 3 inches of snow across Loudoun County.
Broadcast meteorologists reported between 1 and 2 inches of snow from Orange to Barboursville.
A SKYWARN Spotter reported nearly 4 inches of snow in Luray, VA.
Trained Spotters reported between 1 and 3 inches of snow from Woodbridge to Haymarket.
A CoCoRahs Observer reported 3 inches of snow in Sperryville, VA.
Trained Spotters and a broadcast meteorologist reported 2 to 4 inches of snow across Rockingham County.
A CoCoRahs Observer reported 3.7 inches of snow in Strasburg, VA.
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, February 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: 14935, 14936, 14937, 14938, 14939, 14940, 14941, 14942, 14943, 14944, 14945, 14946, 14947, 14948, 14949, 14950.