Heavy Snow, Buchanan
- When
- December 12, 7:00 AM EST to December 13, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -82.036 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 12 to 13, 2010
In the wake of a strong cold front, much colder air blew in during Sunday the 12th. Rain changed to snow early that morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 RLX wrote it up.
In the wake of a strong cold front, much colder air blew in during Sunday the 12th. Rain changed to snow early that morning. Banded upslope snow showers persisted into Monday evening the 13th, then diminished overnight.
Accumulations of 6 to 10 inches were widespread across Dickenson and Buchanan Counties. Blowing snow occurred across the ridges on the 13th with temperatures only 10 to 15 degrees. Around 2000 customers were without electricity in Dickenson County on the 13th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Dickenson
- When
- December 12, 7:00 AM EST to December 13, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickenson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.126, -82.350 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, December 12 to 15, 2010
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 12, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, December 12 to 15, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 12 to 17, 2010
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 12 to 14, 2010
- Drought in Texas, December 12 to 31, 2010
- Flood and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 12 to 13, 2010
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2010
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: 265427, 265428.