Virginia, 2022

Heavy Snow in Virginia, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022 · NWS MRX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A low pressure system tracking across the southeastern states brought an anomalously late season heavy snowfall event to the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian region. This was the most significant widespread March winter event in the region since the '93 Storm of the Century.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 MRX wrote it up.

A low pressure system tracking across the southeastern states brought an anomalously late season heavy snowfall event to the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian region. This was the most significant widespread March winter event in the region since the '93 Storm of the Century. The combination of high snowfall rates and strong winds led to scattered power outages, in addition to difficult travel.

The radar

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Event by event

5 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Lee

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow amounts between 5 and 7.5 inches were reported across the county.

Heavy Snow, Russell

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Russell forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow amounts between 4 and 6.5 inches were reported across the county.

Heavy Snow, Scott

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow amounts around 4 inches were reported near Fort Blackmore.

Heavy Snow, Washington

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.661, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow amounts around 9 inches were reported near Emory-Meadowview.

Heavy Snow, Wise

When
March 12, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Wise forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
36.954, -82.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow amounts between 5 to 7 inches were reported across the county.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1007006, 1007007, 1007008, 1007009, 1007010.