Winter Weather, Western Highland
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 6:15 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 Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 6, 2024
Low pressure tracked along the Mid-Atlantic coast bringing a period of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to portions of Virginia. Snowfall totaled 3 to 7 inches northwest of I-81, with one to three inches toward the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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.
Low pressure tracked along the Mid-Atlantic coast bringing a period of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to portions of Virginia. Snowfall totaled 3 to 7 inches northwest of I-81, with one to three inches toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. A trace to one quarter of an inch of freezing rain fell as well, with the lesser amounts along the US-29/US-15 corridor and higher amounts on the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 winter weather, 5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Eastern Highland
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 6:15 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, Nelson
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Augusta
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 3:59 PM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rockingham
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 3:59 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, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 6:15 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 Storm, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM EST to 6:15 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, Albemarle
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 3:59 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greene
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 3:59 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, Madison
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 3:59 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, Rappahannock
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 3:59 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, Page
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 3:59 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, Northwest Prince William
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 2:07 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, Culpeper
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 2:07 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, Orange
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 2:07 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 6:15 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 6, 7:00 AM EST to 6:15 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, Shenandoah
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 6:15 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, Western Loudoun
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 Weather, Northern Fauquier
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 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 Storm, Frederick
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Higher accumulations of four to six inches in western part of county, one to three inches of snow and sleet near Winchester.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Dust Storm and High Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 2024
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1146877, 1146878, 1146883, 1146886, 1146887, 1146888, 1146889, 1146868, 1146870, 1146871, 1146872, 1146873, 1146874, 1146875, 1146876, 1146879, 1146880, 1146881, 1146884, 1146885, 1147173.