Virginia, 2024

Winter Weather in Virginia, December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024 · NWS LWX · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

A weak area of low pressure brought a light wintry mix to Virginia. Snowfall accumulations totaled a coating to a half inch.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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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  • Wind
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  • 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
16

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 weak area of low pressure brought a light wintry mix to Virginia. Snowfall accumulations totaled a coating to a half inch. Freezing rain accumulations of a trace to a few hundredths were observed as well.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

16 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Fairfax

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 12:13 PM EST
Where
Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Arlington

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 12:13 PM EST
Where
Arlington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northern Fauquier

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Cst and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Cst and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.746, -77.474 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northwest Prince William

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Northwest Prince William forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.702, -77.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Rappahannock

When
December 24, 5:00 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, Southern Fauquier

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Culpeper

When
December 24, 5:00 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, Madison

When
December 24, 5:00 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, Western Loudoun

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 9:23 AM 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, Eastern Loudoun

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 10:47 AM EST
Where
Eastern Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Page

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 9:56 AM 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, Western Highland

When
December 24, 5:00 AM EST to 1:00 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, Stafford

When
December 24, 7:47 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Greene

When
December 24, 10:13 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, Orange

When
December 24, 10:13 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)

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

More

Every storm in Virginia in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2024

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: 1221852, 1221853, 1221854, 1221855, 1221856, 1221857, 1221858, 1221859, 1221860, 1221864, 1221865, 1221866, 1221867, 1221861, 1221862, 1221863.