Virginia, 2018

Winter Weather in Virginia, November 24, 2018

November 24, 2018 · NWS LWX · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

An area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast on the night of November 23rd, and tracked northeastward to the North and South Carolina coastlines during the daytime hours on the 24th, strengthening to around 990mb on the night of the 24th as it continued moving northeastward through the Delmarva to off the coast of New Jersey by the morning of the 25th. The system then began weakening…

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
19

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.

An area of low pressure developed along the Gulf Coast on the night of November 23rd, and tracked northeastward to the North and South Carolina coastlines during the daytime hours on the 24th, strengthening to around 990mb on the night of the 24th as it continued moving northeastward through the Delmarva to off the coast of New Jersey by the morning of the 25th. The system then began weakening on the 25th as it moved out into the western Atlantic Ocean. Widespread rain was brought to the region, along with a period of freezing rain and ice accumulations along and west of the Blue Ridge.

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 24, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 24, 4:00 AM EST, 1 hour before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

19 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Highland

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Eastern Highland

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Rockingham

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Augusta

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Augusta forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Page

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 few hundredths of an inch were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.573, -78.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of around a tenth of an inch were observed across the higher elevations of the Northern Virginia Blue Ridge, including at Big Meadows.

Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Central Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.879, -79.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch were observed across the higher elevations of the Central Virginia Blue Ridge.

Winter Weather, Madison

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 few hundredths of an inch were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Greene

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 few hundredths of an inch were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Albemarle

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 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 few hundredths of an inch were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Nelson

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Nelson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Orange

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Rappahannock

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Rappahannock forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across portions of the county.

Winter Weather, Western Loudoun

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Western Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trace amounts of ice were observed in western portions of Loudon County.

Winter Weather, Frederick

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch of ice were observed across portions of Frederick County.

Winter Weather, Clarke

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 accumulations of between a tenth and two tenths of an inch of ice were observed across Clarke County, with the highest amounts reported near Bluemont.

Winter Weather, Shenandoah

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch of ice were observed across Shenandoah County.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch of ice were observed across Warren County.

Winter Weather, Northern Fauquier

When
November 24, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 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)

Trace amounts of ice were observed across northern portions of Northern Fauquier county.

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: 791556, 791557, 791558, 791559, 791560, 791561, 791562, 791563, 791564, 791565, 791566, 791567, 791568, 791549, 791551, 791552, 791553, 791554, 791555.