Winter Weather, Frederick
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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 in Virginia, January 18, 2020
A push of warm advection aloft well in advance of a developing surface low over the Great Lakes produced a period of freezing rain for locations along and northwest of the I-95 corridor in Northern and Central VA. 2 further north and west.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 22
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.
A push of warm advection aloft well in advance of a developing surface low over the Great Lakes produced a period of freezing rain for locations along and northwest of the I-95 corridor in Northern and Central VA. Ice accumulations were minor, and ranged from less than a tenth of an inch along the I-95 corridor, to 0.1-0.2 further north and west.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Northern Fauquier
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Southern Fauquier
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Augusta
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Rockingham
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Page
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Nelson
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Madison
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Orange
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Culpeper
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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)
Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Eastern Highland
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Shenandoah
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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, Western Highland
- When
- January 18, 4:00 AM EST to 4:00 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)
In addition to the ice, 3 inches of snow was also observed.
Winter Weather, Western Loudoun
- When
- January 18, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 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)
Winter Weather, Prince William
- When
- January 18, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
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.
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 872901, 872902, 872903, 872904, 872905, 872906, 872907, 872908, 872909, 872910, 872911, 872912, 872913, 872914, 872915, 872916, 872917, 872918, 872919, 872920, 872899, 872900.