Virginia, 2014

Winter Weather in Virginia, January 10, 2014

January 10, 2014 · NWS LWX · 25 events in 25 counties and zones

A weak disturbance crossed the Mid Atlantic while a wedge of high pressure was at the surface. Precipitation that fell melted aloft and froze on contact.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 23 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
25

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.

A weak disturbance crossed the Mid Atlantic while a wedge of high pressure was at the surface. Precipitation that fell melted aloft and froze on contact.

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 Jan 9, 8:57 PM EST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 8:57 PM EST, 7 hours 3 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

25 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Highland

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM 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 accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Eastern Highland

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM 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 accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Augusta

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Augusta forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Rockingham

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Page

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Page forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Shenandoah

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Clarke

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Clarke forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Nelson

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Nelson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Albemarle

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Albemarle forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Greene

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Orange

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Madison

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Culpeper

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Culpeper forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Rappahannock

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Southern Fauquier

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Northern Fauquier

When
January 10, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM 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 accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Frederick

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Frederick forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Loudoun

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Fairfax

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Arlington

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Arlington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Prince William

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Prince William forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, King George

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
King George forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Stafford

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Spotsylvania

When
January 10, 5:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Spotsylvania forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of a trace or more were measured 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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 496110, 496111, 496112, 496113, 496114, 496115, 496116, 496117, 496119, 496120, 496121, 496122, 496123, 496124, 496125, 496126, 496127, 496118, 496128, 496129, 496130, 496131, 496132, 496133, 496134.