Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- April 14, 7:00 PM EST to April 15, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.879, -79.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, April 14 to 15, 2020
Low pressure to the south caused precipitation to break out over northern and central Virginia. There was enough cold air aloft for precipitation to fall in the form of snow over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 to the south caused precipitation to break out over northern and central Virginia. There was enough cold air aloft for precipitation to fall in the form of snow over the Blue Ridge Mountains. Snowfall between 3 and 5 inches was reported across the highest ridges above 3,000 feet.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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 Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, April 14 to 16, 2020
- Drought in Texas, April 14 to 30, 2020
- Flooding in Maine, April 14 to 15, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 14, 2020
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, April 14, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 14, 2020
- Flooding in Maine, April 14 to 18, 2020
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 14 to 16, 2020
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, April 14 to 15, 2020
- Flood in Maine, April 14, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 14, 2020
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, April 2020
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: 886517.