Coastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced a widespread two to five inches of snowfall from the Virginia Piedmont to the Virginia Eastern Shore.
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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 AKQ wrote it up.
Coastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced a widespread two to five inches of snowfall from the Virginia Piedmont to the Virginia Eastern Shore.
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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 21, 11:16 AM EST, 44 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1116 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES ALONG THE VIRGINIA - NORTH
CAROLINA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
CROSSES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE ENTIRE
SYSTEM MOVING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD BRINGING
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
ANOTHER UPDATE TO CUT BACK POPS NEXT FEW HOURS AS WELL AS
EXTENDING A RAIN/SNOW MIX LONGER INTO THE AFTERNOON. APPEARS MAX
TEMPS HAVE BEEN REACHED WITH STEADY OR FALLING READINGS THIS
AFTERNOON. ALSO LOWERED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS A BIT BASED OFF THE
LATEST DATA...BUT KEPT THEM IN CURRENT HEADLINE RANGE. WILL
CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE NEED TO CHANGE HEADLINES AFTER VIEWING
ALL THE 12Z DATA.
NO CHANGES TO CURRENT HEADLINES...BUT DID ADJUST GRIDS PER CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PUSHED BACK STARTING TIME OF PCPN BASED OFF CURENT RADAR.
MEANWHILE...THE SLOWER STARTING TIME AND SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE ACROSS
SERN HALF OF FA HAS ALLOWED TEMPS TO RISE ABOVE FORECASTED MAXES...SO
HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS UP A DEGREE OR TWO FROM CURRENT READINGS. EXCEPTION
BEING ACROSS NE NC...WHERE SOUTHERLY WINDS ON SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOW
ALLOWS TEMPS TO RISE WELL INTO THE 50S. THE HIGHER TEMPS CREATE A
P-TYPE ISSUE AT THE ONSET. THUS...ADDED A RAIN/SNOW MIX AS FAR NORTH
AS RICHMOND THROUGH 18Z.
NO CHANGES MADE TO GRIDS AFTER 18Z AS ALL DATA SUPPORTS A QUICK TEMP
DROP AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ONCE PCPN OVERSPREADS THE AREA.
EXCEPTION BEING ACROSS SERN AREAS WHERE RAIN WILL BE MAIN PCPN TYPE
THROUGH 21Z OR SO.
LATEST SREF HAS BACKED OFF SOMEWHAT ON QPF WHILE THE NAM INDICATES
MOST OF THE RAPID PHASING AND BEST FORCING OCCURS ALONG AND EAST
OF IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS.
PREVIOUS DSCN:
HIGH IMPACT WINTER EVENT TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...
THE BIG PICTURE...
A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS THE VA/NC BORDER INTO NC
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME STALLED ALONG THE CAROLINAS BY
DAYBREAK. LOW PRESSURE STARTS TO DEEPEN ALONG THIS BOUNDARY DURING
THE MORNING...WHICH WILL THEN TRACK NORTHEAST JUST OFF THE MID
ATLANTIC COAST TUE AFTN/EARLY EVENING AND THEN SHIFT WELL EAST OF
THE DELMARVA AFTER MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE...A CANADIAN HIGH WILL
BRING A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE NE STATES WHICH WILL
RUSH INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION LATE IN THE DAY THROUGH WED. THE
COASTAL LOW FINALLY MOVES INTO NOVA SCOTIA BY WED AFTN/EVENING AS
SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION FROM THE SW.
SEVERAL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO THE
INTERACTION OF THE COASTAL LOW WITH THE VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO
THE NORTH. THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TEMPERATURES...
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THEIR PEAK LATE THIS MORNING WITH TEMPS
IN THE MID 30S FAR NW TO AROUND 50 FAR SE. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
FALL THROUGH THE AFTN AS A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS GETS PULLED INTO THE
REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COASTAL LOW. STRONG COLD AIR
ADVECTION PROCESSES TAKE OVER BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET QUICKLY.
TEMPS SHOULD RANGE FROM THE LOW-MID 20S NW TO UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S
SE. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
NW TO MID-UPPER TEENS SE.
PRECIPITATION...
PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW THIS MORNING AND
OVERSPREADS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY MID-LATE AFTN. THERE IS
AMPLE LIFT PRESENT TODAY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DENDRITIC GROWTH
ZONE. AS THE WET BULB ZERO LINE FALLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING
IN THE NORTH...EXPECT PRECIP TO START OFF AS SNOW NW AND RAIN SE
WITH A BRIEF RAIN/SNOW MIX CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE. WET BULB ZEROES
WILL FALL BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTN IN THE SOUTH...THUS PRECIP
WILL TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW IN A NW TO SE ORIENTATION. THIS
TRANSITION LINES UP WELL WITH THE FALLING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TODAY. PRECIP WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BTWN 21-00Z TODAY. MEANWHILE...
THE BEST FRONTOGENESIS AND Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE IS FOCUSED ACROSS
NRN VA AND CTRL/NRN MD THIS AFTN...WHERE THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
ENHANCED SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE FOCUSED. A DEFORMATION ZONE WILL
ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. THIS ZONE OF DEFORMATION
WILL OCCUR JUST BEHIND THE COASTAL LOW AS IT STARTS TO LIFT NE
AWAY FROM THE COAST AND AS THE COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS QUICKLY
POURS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NNW. THE DEFORMATION ZONE INITIALLY
BECOMES FOCUSED OVER CTRL VA THIS EVENING (AROUND 00Z) AND THEN
SHIFTS ALONG THE COAST BY MIDNIGHT. MEANWHILE...A SECONDARY (AND
WEAKER) AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS/CONVERGENCE AND ENHANCED LIFT IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SE VA/NE NC DURING THE EVENING. THIS
WILL RESULT IN ENHANCED SNOWFALL AND QUICK SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS TIME. ROADS WILL
QUICKLY BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL (POSSIBLY HEAVY)
ARE LIKELY IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS DURING THIS TIMEFRAME...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN SHORE WHERE THE DEFORMATION ZONE IS
STRONGEST AND ALSO DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW (SEE WIND SECTION BELOW). AS THE LOW TRACKS NE TWD
NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT...SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF FROM
WEST TO EAST...LINGERING NEAR THE COAST BEFORE DAYBREAK. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SNOW BANDS TO DEVELOP AS PRECIP STARTS TO
WANE...HOWEVER THE ARCTIC AIR INTRUSION MAY ACT TO SHUT OFF THE
PRECIP COMPLETELY. ALSO...A NARROW BAND OF BAY EFFECT SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD AIR MOVE OVER THE
WARMER WATERS OF CHES BAY.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS NRN
COUNTIES (GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64) AND THE MD/VA EASTERN
SHORE AND THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ACROSS PORTIONS OF CTRL/SE
VA...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED AND
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. FOR
SW COUNTIES OF THE CWA AND NE NC...TO 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
AREA TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. IT IS LIKELY THAT WINTER HEADLINES
WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES TONIGHT INTO
WED AS SNOW COMES TO AN END LATER TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/AKQ FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION REGARDING
THE ADVERSE WEATHER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
WINDS/WIND CHILL...
THE SIGNIFICANT AIRMASS DIFFERENCES BTWN THE CANADIAN HIGH AND THE
COASTAL LOW WILL CAUSE THE SFC TEMP/PRESSURE GRADIENTS TO TIGHTEN
DRAMATICALLY BY THIS AFTN. NORTH WINDS WILL GENERALLY BECOME BREEZY
WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH ACROSS FAR S-SW COUNTIES AND UP TO 25 MPH
ACROSS CTRL VA. CLOSER TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF CHES BAY AND THE
ATLANTIC OCEAN...NORTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS AFTN
WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. AS STRONG
COLD AIR ADVECTION PROCESSES OCCUR THIS EVENING WITH THE MAIN ARCTIC
BLAST...NORTH WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ALL AREAS. GUSTS OF 25 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED ACROSS INLAND AREAS...WHILE LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST
SHOULD EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS OF 35-45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND FALLING WIND CHILL VALUES.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE NEAR 20 TO THE UPPER 30S THIS AFTN...FALLING
INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING...AND THEN DROPPING TO VALUES OF
5-10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO NEAR ZERO. BREEZY WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY WED...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTN AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO REMAIN
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ON WED.
SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
* FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW BY
EARLY THIS EVENING.
* SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES.
* STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
(ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST) AND ALSO WIND CHILLS THAT WILL FALL BELOW
ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND
SNOW/BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS BEGINNING THIS AFTN THROUGH EARLY WED MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY...DRY AND CONTINUED COLD ALONG WITH SOME
CLOUDS AT TIMES. LOWS WED NIGHT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS
GIVEN THE SNOWPACK. TEMPS ONLY RECOVER TO BTWN 30-35 THU.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE LOCAL AREA AND OUT TO SEA THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH A SHOT OF REINFORCING COLD AIR EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. THERE
COULD BE A SNOW SHOWER OR FLURRIES ALONG THE COAST AS THE H5 TROUGH
PIVOTS THROUGH THE AREA BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. WILL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY
THIS COMING WEEKEND INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK WITH WELL-BELOW-
NORMAL TEMPS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO MONITOR A
COUPLE OF POSSIBLE CLIPPER SYSTEMS THAT COULD IMPACT THE REGION. FOR
NOW...PCPN FROM THOSE SYSTEMS SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE LOCAL AREA.
HIGHS FRIDAY IN THE UPR 20S TO LOW 30S. HIGHS SAT-MON IN THE LOW/MID
40S. LOWS AT NIGHT IN THE TEENS AND 20S.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 10Z...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNG. CONDITIONS
WILL DETERIORATE THRU THE DAY AS LO PRES CURRENTLY OVER WRN VA/NC
ADVANCES TOWARDS THE LOCAL AREA AND CIGS DROP. AN INCREASE IN
WINDS WILL DEVELOP TOWARD THE COAST AS THE LOW MOVES OFF THE COAST
AND INTENSIFIES LATE IN THE DAY. WINDS GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
ARE PSBL AT ORF. PCPN DEVELOPS AS SNOW AT RIC/SBY AND RAIN SE
PORTIONS CHANGING TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING. IFR CONDS DEVELOP DURING
THE LATE AFTN OVER INLAND LOCATIONS. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE A FEW
INCHES BY LATE AFTN/ERLY EVENG AT RIC AND SBY.
OUTLOOK...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AT RIC AND
SBY AND EXTEND INTO PHF AND ORF. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION IS PSBL AT
ECG TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW ENDS AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SHORTLY AFTER WITH
MVFR/VFR CONDS RETURNING DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. IT WILL BE
VFR AND MAINLY DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A FEW FLURRIES ARE
PSBL NEAR THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
GALE WARNINGS IN EFFECT ALL AREAS...HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN
00Z-06Z THIS EVENING/TONIGHT AS ARCTIC BOUNDARY CROSSES RELATIVELY
WARM WATERS LEADING TO OPTIMAL MIXING.
FOR TODAY...INITIALLY...SPEEDS OF 20-30 KT SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED
ON CHES BAY AND THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS AFTN WHILE CURRITUCK
SOUND/ERN VA RIVERS SHOULD MAINLY SEE SPEEDS OF 15-25 KT. BY EARLY
THIS EVENING...STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES OVER AS THE LOW PULLS
AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL ALLOW NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY...AND GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED OVER ALL
ZONES (35KT GUSTS ON RIVERS/40 KT GUSTS BAY AND SOUND/45 KT GUSTS COASTAL
WATERS). COASTAL WATERS SHOULD EVEN HAVE SUSTAINED GALE FORCE
WINDS THIS EVENING/OVERNIGHT. BY LATE WED MORNING...WINDS DIP
DOWN INTO SOLID SCA SPEEDS AOB 33 KT. MEANWHILE...SEAS/WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO THE INTENSIFYING GRADIENTS STARTING
THIS AFTN NORTH...EARLY EVENING FAR SOUTH. SEAS BUILDING TO 6-12
FT AND WAVES BUILDING TO 4-7 FT ON CHES BAY SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW FREEZING TUE EVENING
INTO WED WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING SPRAY.
THE WATERS SHOULD FINALLY START TO CALM BY WED EVENING AS A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE CROSSES THE WATERS AND HELPS TO STABILIZE THE ADVERSE
CONDITIONS. FORECAST MODELS SHOW YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR CROSSING THE WATERS LATE THURS. ANOTHER
ROUND OF SOLID SCA CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR ALL WATERS LATE
THURS INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.CLIMATE...
THE COMBINATION OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW AND COLD ARCTIC AIR MAY
RESULT IN RECORD-BREAKING MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.
LOCATION RECORD LOW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM
-------- ---------- ------------------
RICHMOND -1/1970 25/1970
NORFOLK 12/1893 21/1970
SALISBURY -1/1970 20/1970
ELIZABETH CITY 10/1970 26/1970
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR MDZ021>025.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ013>017-030>032-102.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ012.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR VAZ084-086-
088>094-099-100.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR VAZ048-049-
060>064-067>078-080>083-085.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR VAZ095>098.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR VAZ065-
066-079-087.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ633-650-652-654-
656-658.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ635>638.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR ANZ630>632-634.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BMD
NEAR TERM...BMD/MPR
SHORT TERM...BMD
LONG TERM...JDM
AVIATION...MAS/LSA
MARINE...JDM/LKB
CLIMATE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 MDZ021>025-VAZ048-049-060>064-067>078-080>083-085-221000- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-KING WILLIAM- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX- 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA...THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA AND THE PIEDMONT OF 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ084-086-088>094-099-100-221000- GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-SUSSEX-SURRY-JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON- ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA...THE EASTERN SHORE OF VIRGINIA...THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF VIRGINIA AND THE PENINSULA OF SOUTHEAST 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. VAZ095>098-221000- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ013>017-030>032-102-221000- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. NCZ012-VAZ065-066-079-087-221000- NORTHAMPTON NC-MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-GREENSVILLE- 455 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...INTERIOR SOUTHEAST 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. DEROSA
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
25 winter weather, 19 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Mineral reported 2.0 inches of snowfall and Louisa reported 1.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Goochland reported 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Beaverdam and Ashland reported 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Bowling Green reported 3.0 inches of snowfall and Ruther Glen reported 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Boydton reported 1.0 inch of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Lunenburg reported 1.5 inches of snowfall and Victoria reported 1.0 inch of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Crewe reported 3.0 inches of snowfall, Nottoway reported 2.0 inches of snowfall, and Dominy Corner reported 1.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Amelia Court House reported 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Midlothian reported 3.0 inches of snowfall, Bon Air reported 2.5 inches of snowfall, and Chester reported 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. The Richmond International Airport recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall, Downtown Richmond reported 1.5 inches of snowfall, and Sandston reported 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Dinwiddie and Burgess recorded 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Disputanta, Fort Lee, and Garysville recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall. Carson recorded 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. King William recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall, West Point 3.5 inches of snowfall, and Aylett recorded 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. King William recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall, West Point 3.5 inches of snowfall, and Aylett recorded 2.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Bottoms Ridge recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall. New Kent recorded 3.8 inches of snowfall. Quinton recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Charles City recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between three inches and six inches across the county. Gloucester Point recorded 5.0 inches of snowfall. Gloucester recorded 4.5 inches.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Saluda recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Walkeron recorded 3.5 inches of snowfall and King and Queen Courthouse recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Montross recorded 3.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between three inches and six inches across the county. Warsaw recorded 5.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between three inches and five inches across the county. Heathsville recorded 4.5 inches and Reedville recorded 3.5 inches.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Lancaster recorded 3.5 inches of snowfall and Ottoman recorded 3.2 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between three inches and six inches across the county. Mathews recorded 5.0 inches of snowfall. Port Haywood recorded 3.7 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county. Purdy recorded 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Williamsburg recorded 3.8 inches of snowfall. Jamestown recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and two inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the county. Courtland recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Windsor recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall. Smithfield recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall. Zuni recorded 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Newport News recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall. Lakeside recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Norfolk recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall. Ocean View recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Suffolk recorded 4.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the city. Chesapeake recorded 3.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between one inch and three inches across the city. Chesapeake recorded 3.5 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Oceana, Kempsville, and Virginia Beach received 4.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and six inches across the county. Pungoteague reported 5.5 inches of snowfall. Accomac reported 4.0 inches of snowfall. Wallops Island reported 2.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and four inches across the county. Eastville reported 4.0 inches of snowfall.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and three inches across the county. The Wakefield Office and Sussex recorded 3.0 inches of snowfall.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 2014
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: 497691, 498005, 498006, 498007, 498008, 498009, 498010, 498011, 498012, 498013, 498014, 498015, 498016, 498017, 498065, 498066, 498093, 498018, 498059, 498096, 498098, 498100, 498103, 498058, 498060, 498061, 498062, 498064, 498104, 498106, 498108, 498110, 498111, 498112, 498116, 498118, 498119, 498120, 498121, 498122, and more.