Virginia, 2024

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2024

January 19 to 20, 2024 · NWS LWX · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

An area of surface low pressure moved by to the south as an upper level disturbance moved through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. This produced a swath of four to seven inches of snow north of I-66 in Northern Virginia on January 20th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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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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.

An area of surface low pressure moved by to the south as an upper level disturbance moved through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. This produced a swath of four to seven inches of snow north of I-66 in Northern Virginia on January 20th. Across western Highland County, upslope snow continued through the day of January 21st resulting in storm total snowfall amounts of around one foot. Winds gusted upwards of 45 mph resulting in blowing snow.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 18, 8:55 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 8:55 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

19 winter weather, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Highland

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM 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, Shenandoah

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Frederick

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Page

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Warren

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Eastern Highland

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 1:38 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
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 1:38 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, Rappahannock

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Culpeper

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Fairfax

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Stafford

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Southern Fauquier

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Northern Fauquier

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Northwest Prince William

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Cst and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Madison

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 5:22 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, Central Virginia Blue Ridge

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 1:38 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, Rockingham

When
January 19, 1:00 AM EST to January 20, 1:38 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 Storm, Western Loudoun

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to 5:22 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 Storm, Eastern Loudoun

When
January 19, 4:00 AM EST to 5:22 PM EST
Where
Eastern Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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

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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: 1149194, 1149197, 1149198, 1149199, 1149200, 1149201, 1149202, 1149203, 1149204, 1149205, 1149206, 1149207, 1149208, 1149209, 1149210, 1149211, 1149212, 1149213, 1149215, 1149217, 1149195, 1149196.