Winter Weather, Western Highland
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 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 in Virginia, February 25, 2023
A wave of wintry precipitation developed to the north of a frontal boundary with temperatures near or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of freezing rain, sleet, and snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 wave of wintry precipitation developed to the north of a frontal boundary with temperatures near or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Ice accumulations totaled a coating to a few hundredths of an inch and snow accumulations totaled a coating to one inch.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Highland
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 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, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 38.573, -78.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 37.879, -79.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rockingham
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mainly the ridges above 2000 ft AGL.
Winter Weather, Augusta
- When
- February 25, 8:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mainly the ridges above 2000 ft AGL.
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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- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, February 25, 2023
- Dust Storm in Arizona, February 25, 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1072426, 1072427, 1072428, 1072429, 1072430, 1072431.