Heavy Snow, Dickenson
- When
- January 10, 11:00 AM EST to January 11, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickenson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.126, -82.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 10 to 11, 2025
A low pressure system spread snow across the Central Appalachians from the southwest to northeast during late morning into the evening of January 10th. Snow then continued across the region as the low migrated east during the night.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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 low pressure system spread snow across the Central Appalachians from the southwest to northeast during late morning into the evening of January 10th. Snow then continued across the region as the low migrated east during the night. After the departure of the disturbance, moisture associated with an upper trough allowed snow showers to continue through the morning of the 11th. Precipitation coverage eventually tapered off that afternoon into the evening.
By the end of the event, four to six inches of snow had fallen across the majority of southwest Virginia, although around eight inches was observed on the ridgetops in Dickenson County.
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 Jan 10, 9:35 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 9:35 AM EST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 4:54 AM EST, 6 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 WVZ515>520-111000- Northwest Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette- Southeast Fayette-Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. WVZ024>026-033-034-111000- Mingo-Logan-Boone-McDowell-Wyoming- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. VAZ003-004-111000- Dickenson-Buchanan- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. WVZ039-040-521>526-111000- Upshur-Barbour-Northwest Webster-Southeast Webster- Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph- Southeast Randolph- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-075-083>087-WVZ005>008-013>016-027-111000- Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence KY-Perry-Athens-Jackson OH-Vinton-Meigs- Gallia-Lawrence OH-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-Jackson WV-Lincoln-Putnam- Kanawha-Roane-Clay- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky, portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central, southern and western West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports. OHZ067-076-WVZ009>011-017>020-028>032-111000- Morgan-Washington-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Wirt-Calhoun-Ritchie- Doddridge-Braxton-Gilmer-Lewis-Harrison-Taylor- 454 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Ohio, and portions of central and northern West Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions by calling the toll-free spotter hotline, or by other methods detailed at www.weather.gov/rlx/reports.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 10, 8:17 AM EST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
817 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 AM Snow 1 S Snowshoe 38.40N 79.99W
01/10/2025 M1.2 Inch Pocahontas WV CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station SNOW2 Snowshoe.
0700 AM Snow 1 NE Craigsville 38.34N 80.65W
01/10/2025 M2.0 Inch Nicholas WV Cocorahs
Cocorahs station WV-NC-4 Craigsville 0.6 NE.
0700 AM Snow 7 S Summersville 38.19N 80.85W
01/10/2025 M1.9 Inch Nicholas WV CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station MNBW2 Mount Nebo.
&&Local storm report, Jan 10, 8:44 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston WV
844 AM EST Fri Jan 10 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM Snow 4 SW Holly River State 38.62N 80.38W
01/10/2025 M0.8 Inch Webster WV CO-OP Observer
CO-OP Observer station HVAW2 Hacker Valley. 24-hour snowfall.
&&The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Buchanan
- When
- January 10, 12:00 PM EST to January 11, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -82.036 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Alabama, January 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 10, 2025
- Damaging Winds in Hawaii, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm and Astronomical Low Tide in Virginia, January 10 to 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 10, 2025
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 10 to 11, 2025
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 10 to 11, 2025
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 10 to 11, 2025
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 2025
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 10, 2025
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 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: 1225774, 1225773.