Low pressure moving from the Southern Plains east northeast and off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between four inches and nine inches of snow across central, south central and eastern Virginia from Monday afternoon, February 16th through early Tuesday morning, February 17th.
Every event with a place to put it; 27 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
Low pressure moving from the Southern Plains east northeast and off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between four inches and nine inches of snow across central, south central and eastern Virginia from Monday afternoon, February 16th through early Tuesday morning, February 17th.
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 Feb 16, 11:28 AM EST, 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1128 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION INTO THIS
AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH THE
GULF COAST STATES TODAY...THEN TO OFF THE COASTAL CAROLINAS
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY...BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO
THE LOCAL AREA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
AS OF 15Z...WX ANALYSIS INDICATING ~1029 MB SF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
OVER ER VA...WITH A BROAD SF TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM LA/MS...ENE
TO THE SRN APPALACHIANS. STILL VERY COLD CARS THE LOCAL AREA WITH
TEMPERATURES MAINLY BETWEEN 15 AND 20 F (LOWER 20S NE NC). MORE
IMPRESSIVE ARE THE VERY LOW DEW PT...GENLY 0 TO -5 F CARS SE VA/NE
NC AND -5 TO -10 F OVER CENTRAL VA AND MD. MAINLY OVC ACRS THE CWA
NOW (WILL BECOME OVC SHORTLY ON THE ERN SHORE).
LARGE AREA OF MAIN BAND OF SIGNIFICANT PCPN NOW SETUP FROM NRN LA
ENE THROUGH THE OH/TN VALLEY. ZR/IP BEING REPORTED IN NRN MS AND
TN...WITH SNOW IN OH/IN/KY. E OF THE MTNS...RADAR SHOWING SOME LIGHT
RETURNS OVER THE AREA...TEMP/DEW PT DEPRESSIONS ARE STILL > 20
DEGREES SO FOR THE NEXT FEW HRS THIS WILL BE JUST FLURRIES.
FARTHER WEST...SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE/INTENSITY...VSBYS DOWN
TO 3/4SM AT KROA NOW. LATEST 12Z RUNS OF THE GFS/NAM SUGGEST A
FASTER ARRIVAL OF PRECIP BY ABOUT 1-3 HRS FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. GFS
SHOWS A BAND OF HIGHER QPF AMOUNTS (IN EXCESS OF 0.25") BETWEEN
18-00Z ACRS SW PORTIONS OF THE CWA. THIS IS LIKELY OVERDONE GIVEN
HOW DRY THE AIRMASS IS AS MENTIONED ABOVE. THUS FAVOR SPEEDING UP
THE ARRIVAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SLIGHTLY...BUT LIKE THE NAM
DEPICTION OF QPF BETTER THAN THE GFS. WILL MAKE ONLY A MINOR
CHANGE TO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS PRIOR TO 00Z...MOST OF IT STILL
OCCURRING AFTER 20-21Z. REMAINING VERY COLD...HIGHS MAINLY FROM
20-25 F TODAY (POSSIBLY TO SET RECORD LOW MAX TEMPS).
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/...
NO CHANGES TO HEADLINES WITH WINTER STORM WARNINGS...CNTRL PORTIONS
STARTING AT 21Z THIS AFTN...ERN PORTIONS 00Z THIS EVENING. STILL
EVALUATING LATEST GUIDANCE AND UPSTREAM OBS...WILL LIKELY MAKE
SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOW/ICE ACCUMS.
AIRMASS WILL BE QUITE FAVORABLE INITIALLY FOR RAPID SNOW
ACCUMULATION AT THE ONSET OF HEAVIER PRECIP LATER THIS AFTN/THIS EVENING.
VERY COLD AND DRY W/ TEMPS WELL BELOW FREEZING ALL ZONES.
PCPN RAPIDLY OVERSPREADS THE REST OF THE FA BY 00Z/17.
PD OF STRONG UVM ALIGNS W/ -10 TO -20C DGZ LAYER AND IS ABLE TO
RAPIDLY OVERCOME THE DRY LO LVLS. XPCG SN TO BECOME MDT/HVY AT
TIMES BEFORE MIDNIGHT (ESP IN CNTRL/SCNTRL VA). NAM/ECMWF/SREF
MORE AGRESSIVE W/ PUSHING A WARMER LYR (BTWN 850-800MB TO AOA 0
DEGS C) INTO THE SRN HALF OF THE FA. A BIT CONCERNED ABT THAT
(DUE TO FLATTER TRACK W-E AND THE ANOMALOUSLY DRY/COLD AIR IN
PLACE SETTING UP THE BAROCLINIC ZONE FARTHER TO THE S) AND
BASED/TRENDED ACCUMS MORE TWD THE GFS WHICH KEEPS THAT "WARMER"
LYR FARTHER S AND IS MUCH LESS PRONOUNCED INTO SRN 1/3RD OF VA.
THE GFS ALSO DEVELOPS A SUBSTANTIAL W-E AXIS OF MID LVL
FRONTOGENISIS ACRS SRN VA BTWN 00-06Z/17. THUS HAVE NUDGED SN
ACCUMS UP A COUPLE OF INCHES ACRS SRN VA ZONES. XPCG A TRANSITION
TO IP/ZR ACRS MOST OF NE NC...AND EVEN INTO FAR SE VA WHICH WOULD
LIMIT SN ACCUMS (TO 1 TO 4 INCHES) THOSE AREAS (BUT INCRS PTNTL
FOR SGFNT ICE OF 1/10TH TO 1/4TH INCH). PCPN BEGINS TO SHIFT TO
THE ERN PORTIONS OF THE FA AFT MDNGT (PD OF MDT/HVY SN FM THE NRN
NECK AND MIDDLE PENINSULA TO THE LWR MD ERN SHORE)...THEN WINDS
DOWN/ENDS BEFORE 17Z/17.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BASED ON HIGH LIQUID-SNOW RATIOS OF 14:1
POSSIBLY 18:1...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD 5 TO 10 INCHES SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVER MUCH OF THE AREA IN VA/MD (LOCALLY HIGHER POSSIBLE).
DECIDED ON WARNING FOR ALL OF NE NC DUE TO THE FACT THAT COMBO
SN/ICE ACCUMS RESULT IN A SGFNT IMPACT...BUT MAY NOT ON THEIR OWN
VERIFY THE WARNING.
ANY LGT SN/FLURRIES END TUE MRNG...THEN PARTIAL CLEARING MIDDAY/AFTN.
RMNG COLD TUE W/ HI TEMPS TUE FM THE M/U20S NW TO LWR 30S SE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PIVOT THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
REGION TUES NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STILL COULD BE SOME LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND WED BEFORE DRY WX RETURNS WED NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH
PIVOTS EAST INTO NEW ENGLAND FOR THURS/FRI...WITH GENERALLY DRY W-NW
FLOW ALOFT IN PLACE ACROSS THE FA. HOWEVER...IT WILL BE COLD. THERE
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA NEXT
WEEKEND. HIGHS WED FROM THE UPR 20S NW TO THE MID 30S SE. HIGHS
THURSDAY IN THE UPR TEENS TO MID 20S...THEN IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30 ON
FRIDAY. HIGHS IN THE 30S AND LOW 40S NEXT WEEKEND. LOWS THROUGH THE
PERIOD WILL BE IN THE TEENS...EXCEPT SINGLE DIGITS WED AND THURS
NIGHTS.
&&
.AVIATION /16Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE HAS CENTERED OVER THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...RESULTING IN VFR CONDITIONS. NWLY SFC WINDS GENERALLY
AOB 10 KT INLAND...WITH A FEW LINGERING GUSTS AROUND 20 KT NEAR
THE COAST. BKN-OVC DECK AOA 10K FT AGL CONTINUES TO SPREAD OVER
THE REGION THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.
FOR TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION AS LOW PRESSURE
TRACKS ACROSS THE GULF STATES. BKN-OVC CIGS GRADUALLY LOWER THRU
THE DAY...DROPPING FROM 10-15K FT AGL THIS MORNING TO 5-8K FT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. A LONG DURATION...SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT WILL
OCCUR THRU THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECIP WILL BEGIN AS SNOW OVER THE
PIEDMONT INTO CNTRL VA AROUND 20-22Z...SPREADING EWD THIS
EVENING. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION OVER TO A WINTRY MIX AFTER
MIDNIGHT IN SE VA/NE NC. -SNPL FAVORED AFTER MIDNIGHT AT KPHF AND
KORF...WITH -FZRAPL FAVORED AT KECG. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
REACH UPWARDS OF 10 INCHES OVER THE NRN LOCAL AREA TO 1-3 INCHES
IN THE SOUTH. KECG COULD SEE UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.
WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AT ALL TAF SITES AS
VISIBILITIES DROP BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO MODERATE-HEAVY
SNOWFALL. CIGS ALSO FORECAST TO DROP BELOW 1K FT AGL. WINDS
BECOME SELY THIS AFTERNOON AOB 10 KT AND ELY AOB 10 KT TONIGHT.
PRECIP WILL WIND DOWN TUESDAY MORNING. MAINLY DRY WEATHER IS
FORECAST WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT SET
TO CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NW WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THRU THIS MORNG...AS HI PRES
BLDS OVR THE AREA. THUS...SCA'S WILL END AT 7 AM OVR THE CHES BAY
AND CURRITUCK SND...AND AT 1 PM OVR THE CSTL WTRS. A BRIEF PERIOD
OF SUB-SCA CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNG INTO TNGT...BEFORE
THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING NE JUST OFF THE MID ATLC CST...BRINGS ANOTHER
ROUND OF ELEVATED WINDS/SEAS DUE TO NE OR N WINDS DURING TUE. STRONG
NW WINDS EXPECTED WED AFTN INTO FRI MORNG.
&&
.CLIMATE...
NO RECORDS WERE SET ON THE 15TH. RECORDS COULD BE CHALLENGED
ON MON 2/16.
RECORD LOW MAX TEMPERATURES:
...MON FEB 16TH...
RIC... 24 IN 1987
ORF... 26 IN 1963
SBY... 24 IN 1943
RECORD LOW MIN TEMPERATURES FOR MON/FEBRUARY 16TH:
RIC... 7 IN 1905
ORF... 12 IN 1905
SBY... 5 IN 1943
ECG... 16 IN 1963
ANOTHER SHOT OF VERY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE AREA
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT HIGH TEMPERATURES
THURSDAY AND/OR FRIDAY WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN THE TEENS. AT
RICHMOND...THE LAST TIME THERE WERE CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS WAS BACK ON JAN 29TH-30TH IN
1966...WHEN BOTH DAYS HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 18 DEGS F.
THE LAST TIME RICHMOND HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE ONLY IN THE TEENS
WAS FEB 4 1996...18 DEGS F.
THE LAST TIME NORFOLK HAD A HIGH TEMPERATURE ONLY IN THE TEENS
WAS JAN 19 1994...13 DEGS F.
&&
.AKQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR MDZ021>025.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR NCZ012>017-030>032-102.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR VAZ048-049-060>074-079>083-087>089.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
TUESDAY FOR VAZ075>078-084>086-090>100.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ANZ650-
652-654-656-658.
FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ANZ650-652.
&&
SYNOPSIS...ALB/LKB
NEAR TERM...ALB/LKB
SHORT TERM...ALB/LKB
LONG TERM...JDM
AVIATION...SAM
MARINE...TMG
CLIMATE...AKQHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 NCZ013>017-030>032-102-170830- HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-INLAND CURRITUCK-BERTIE-CHOWAN- PERQUIMANS-OUTER BANKS CURRITUCK- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... 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 STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ084>086-090-091-094-170830- GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-JAMES CITY-YORK-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MDZ021>025-170830- DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. .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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ075>078-170830- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN NECK OF 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ065-066-079>081-087>089-170830- MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-GREENSVILLE- SUSSEX-SURRY- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...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 STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ048-049-060>064-067>071-170830- FLUVANNA-LOUISA-PRINCE EDWARD-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE- NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-POWHATAN-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ072>074-082-083-170830- KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE MIDDLE PENINSULA OF 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ099-100-170830- ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SHORE OF 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. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ012-VAZ092-093-170830- NORTHAMPTON NC-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND INTERIOR 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ095>098-170830- NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-CHESAPEAKE-VIRGINIA BEACH- 319 AM EST MON FEB 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
37 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts were generally between six inches and eight inches across the county. Cartersville reported 7.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and eight inches across the county. Hampden Sydney reported 7.0 inches of snow. Prospect reported 6.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and eight inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and five inches across the county. There was also a light accumulation of sleet and freezing rain. South Hill reported 4.5 inches of snow. LaCrosse reported 3.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and eight inches across the county. Crewe reported 8.0 inches of snow. Nottoway reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between six inches and nine inches across the county. Powhatan reported 9.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and six inches across the county. There was also a light accumulation of sleet.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and eight inches across the county. Highland Hills reported 8.0 inches of snow. Enon and Chester reported 6.0 inches of snow. Colonial Heights reported 7.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. Dewitt reported 6.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between six inches and eight inches across the county. Palmyra reported 8.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and eight inches across the county. Crozier reported 8.0 inches of snow. Hadensville (2 NNE) reported 7.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. Ashland and Mechanicsville reported 6.0 inches of snow. Atlee reported 5.8 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. Tuckahoe Village reported 7.0 inches of snow. Richmond (Bellevue area) reported 7.0 inches of snow. Montrose (5 SSE) reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. King and Queen Courthouse reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. West Point reported 6.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Lancaster reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. Louisa reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. New Kent reported 6.5 inches of snow. Providence Forge reported 5.3 inches of snow. Lanexa reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Hopewell reported 6.0 inches of snow. Disputanta (3 NW) reported 5.5 inches of snow. Newville reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and seven inches across the county. Tappahannock reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Hayes reported 4.8 inches of snow. Gloucester reported 4.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and five inches across the county. Emporia reported 4.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Williamsburg reported 6.0 inches of snow. Toano reported 4.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Hudgins reported 5.8 inches of snow. Mathews reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and eight inches across the county. Saluda reported 8.0 inches of snow. Healys (2 WSW) reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and eight inches across the county. Heathsville reported 7.5 inches of snow. Lewisetta reported 4.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and seven inches across the county. Warsaw reported 6.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Claremont reported 4.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between three inches and six inches across the county. WFO Wakefield reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between five inches and eight inches across the county. Montross reported 8.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Smithfield (1 S) reported 5.5 inches of snow. Zuni reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four inches and six inches across the county. Newport News reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between two inches and five inches across the county. There was also a light accumulation of sleet. Franklin reported 4.2 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, February 2015
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: 561755, 562779, 561695, 562599, 562604, 562697, 562701, 561715, 561724, 561745, 561779, 561831, 562557, 562568, 562574, 562578, 562591, 562593, 562595, 562611, 562781, 561733, 561793, 562552, 562562, 562576, 562602, 562605, 562690, 562783, 562804, 562809, 562818, 562825, 562575, 562681, 562795.