Winter Weather, Western Highland
- When
- March 10, 4:00 AM EST to March 11, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.362, -79.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, March 10 to 11, 2024
Upslope snow showers and squalls on the backside of an upper-level system produced snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusted to 40-55 mph resulting in blowing and drifting of snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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.
Upslope snow showers and squalls on the backside of an upper-level system produced snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusted to 40-55 mph resulting in blowing and drifting of snow. This reduced visibilities to around one quarter of a mile at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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: 1170034.