Winter Weather in Virginia, November 26, 2013

Name: Winter Weather in Virginia, November 26, 2013
Start: 2013-11-26T08:00
End: 2013-11-26T22:00
Location: Virginia

November 26, 2013 · NWS LWX · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

High pressure was wedged southward in the Mid Atlantic while low pressure deepened off the gulf coast. Below freezing surface temperatures and warm and moist air aloft produced freezing rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 16

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.

High pressure was wedged southward in the Mid Atlantic while low pressure deepened off the gulf coast. Below freezing surface temperatures and warm and moist air aloft produced freezing rain.

What forecasters said that day

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 Nov 26, 5:44 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 5:44 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

16 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Loudoun

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at Bluemont.

Winter Weather, Clarke

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Warren

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at Blue Mountain.

Winter Weather, Shenandoah

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Frederick

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Frederick forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Northern Fauquier

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Rappahannock

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Madison

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Greene

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Albemarle

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Albemarle forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Nelson

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Nelson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Augusta

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Augusta forecast zone
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at Wintergreen.

Winter Weather, Rockingham

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: 911 Call Center
Coordinates: 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at Grottoes.

Winter Weather, Page

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Page forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Eastern Highland

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern Highland forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Western Highland

When: November 26, 8:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where: Western Highland forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulation of less than a tenth of an inch was reported at surrounding locations.

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

Every storm in Virginia in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in Virginia, November 2013

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: 485730, 485731, 485732, 485733, 485734, 485735, 485736, 485737, 485738, 485739, 485740, 485741, 485742, 485743, 485744, 485745.