Winter Weather, Buchanan
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -82.036 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, December 12, 2025
A quick hitting clipper system embedded within an active stretch of weather for the middle of December swept through southwest Virginia on the morning of the 12th. Snow showers persisted into the middle of the day before activity quieted down as the disturbance dashed to the east.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 RLX wrote it up.
A quick hitting clipper system embedded within an active stretch of weather for the middle of December swept through southwest Virginia on the morning of the 12th. Snow showers persisted into the middle of the day before activity quieted down as the disturbance dashed to the east. An estimated 2 to 3 inches of snow fell in spots across Buchanan and Dickenson Counties with this transient system, which was noted by members of the Department of Highways.
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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 12, 2:33 AM EST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 2:33 AM EST, 27 minutes before
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Dickenson
- When
- December 12, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickenson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.126, -82.350 (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 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, December 2025
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: 1299433, 1299434.