Winter Weather, Western Highland
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, January 22, 2023
A wave of wintry precipitation developed over the region with temperatures at or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of sleet and freezing rain.
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 over the region with temperatures at or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of sleet and freezing rain. Sleet accumulations totaled a coating to a few tenths and ice accumulations totaled a few hundredths to one tenth of an 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
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rockingham
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Along the ridges in the western part of the county.
Winter Weather, Augusta
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Along the ridges in the western part of the county.
Winter Weather, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Central Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.879, -79.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1066637, 1066639, 1066640, 1066642, 1066643, 1066644.