Winter Weather, Augusta
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, December 13, 2019
Low pressure tracking to the west allowed for warm and moist air to overrun surface colder air in place. However, the surface air was cold enough for a period of freezing rain across northern Virginia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
Low pressure tracking to the west allowed for warm and moist air to overrun surface colder air in place. However, the surface air was cold enough for a period of freezing rain across northern Virginia. Ice amounts ranged from a light glaze to around a tenth of an inch.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Rockingham
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Nelson
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Albemarle
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Highland
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)
Winter Weather, Eastern Highland
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)
Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- December 13, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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)
Winter Weather, Shenandoah
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Frederick
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Page
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Clarke
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Madison
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rappahannock
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Fauquier
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 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)
Winter Weather, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- December 13, 7:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM 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)
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
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather in Maryland, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 13 to 14, 2019
- Dense Fog in Maryland, December 13, 2019
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 13 to 14, 2019
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 13 to 14, 2019
- Flash Flood in Georgia, December 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow in California, December 13 to 15, 2019
- Dense Fog in Virginia, December 13, 2019
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, December 13, 2019
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2019
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: 868737, 868738, 868739, 868740, 868741, 868742, 868743, 868744, 868745, 868746, 868747, 868748, 868749, 868750, 868751, 868752, 868753.