Winter Storm in Virginia

Events

3,802

Deaths

12

Injuries

19

Damage

$13 million

• Winter Storm and High Wind in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 20102 deaths · $350,000 · 68 kt wind · 26 eventsA strong low pressure system moved from the Gulf Coast to off the North Carolina coast. A secondary low moved west of Virginia over Kentucky, bringing a nose of warm air in aloft.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 22 to 23, 20162 deaths · 3 injured · 27 eventsA significant winter storm pushed from southwest to northeast, spreading periods of moderate to heavy snowfall across portions of southwest Virginia January 22nd through the 23rd. Snowfall continued through the day Friday and into Saturday before coming to an end after sunset.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 14 to 18, 20031 death · $8.9 million · 23 eventsA complex storm system produced copious amounts of wintery precipitation across the northern third of Virginia between the evening of the 14th and midday on the 18th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 12 to 13, 20141 death · 1 injured · $1.4 million · 27 eventsCold high pressure was in place across the region on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. An area of low pressure progressed northward from the Gulf of Mexico the 11th into the 12th of February and transported a generous amount of moisture into and across the cold air over the area…
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 12 to 13, 20191 death · 2 injured · $75,000 · 27 eventsA wedge of cool high pressure was already in place across the mid-Atlantic states when deep low pressure entered the central Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley, bringing deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward along the Appalachian chain.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 24 to 25, 20261 death · 1 injured · 27 eventsAn area of low pressure developed across Texas and moved eastward towards the Appalachian Mountains, while Arctic high pressure also tracked eastward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
• Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Virginia, February 12 to 14, 20071 death · 1 injured · 24 eventsA low pressure system moved out of the Southern Plains and strengthened off the southeast coast February 12th through 14th, bringing accumulating wintry precipitation to much of northern Virginia beginning during the afternoon and evening hours of February 12th and continued…
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 16 to 17, 20151 death · 27 eventsImmediately on the heels of the intense Arctic outbreak that spread into the region on the 14th and 15th came the most significant snow storm to affect the region since February 12th and 13th of 2014.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 10 to 12, 20191 death · 24 eventsSurface high pressure was located over the region on the morning of February 10th. This gave way to several waves of low pressure that moved near the region from the evening of the 10th and through the 12th.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 25, 20001 death · $20,000 · 7 eventsA significant winter storm dropped 8 to 12 inches of snow across portions of eastern Virginia. There was blowing and drifting of snow from winds which gusted over 40 mph at times. The snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain occasionally during the late morning hours.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, December 26, 20121 death · 1 injured · 11 eventsAn intense upper low and associated surface low tracked from the Tennessee Valley across southwest Virginia and Delmarva region from the 26th into the 27th. A variety of winter weather accompanied the system beginning late Christmas night and continuing into the 26th.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 25 to 26, 20041 death · 15 eventsAn area of low pressure developed off the coast of North Carolina and tracked north. This storm produced widespread snow, sleet and freezing drizzle over the region. Five to six inches of snow fell over Northern and Central Virginia.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, January 17 to 18, 20181 death · 8 eventsA cold front and subsequent closed low aloft brought measurable snow to the region beginning early in the morning on Wednesday the 17th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 21 to 22, 20141 death · 7 eventsAn Alberta clipper cold front passed across the central Appalachian Mountains, supported aloft by a strong upper level trough.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 18 to 19, 2021$960,000 · 32 eventsStrong surface high pressure centered from the Midwest into New England helped to supply low level cold air into the area, as a prolonged Classic Cold Air Damming regime was in place throughout the duration of the event.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998$1.3 million · 22 eventsA powerful nor'easter, laden with deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, produced a prolonged period of mixed snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain across the northwest corner of Virginia.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 11 to 13, 2025$765,000 · 27 eventsA high pressure wedge was situated over the region as a surface low pressure system developed over the southern Plains, with an expansive area of precipitation that shifted eastward into the Mid Atlantic during the day of February 11.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 11 to 13, 2025$292,000 · 24 eventsA long duration winter storm impacted the Wakefield forecast area from February 11 until February 13. A series of shortwaves in west to southwest flow aloft tracked over the area during this time, bringing several waves of precipitation into the area.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Virginia, October 28 to 31, 2012$256,000 · 60 kt wind · 25 eventsHurricane Sandy moved north off the Atlantic Coast and combined with a complex low pressure system and deepening trough over the eastern part of the U.S., and then turned west northwest and into New Jersey into Pennsylvania, slowing down and then drifting north.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, December 8 to 10, 2018$200,000 · 27 eventsA low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic. Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 9 to 11, 20101 injured · $135,000 · 55 kt wind · 27 eventsAn area of low pressure moved from the Mississippi coast to off the Carolina coast. At the same time another low moved through the Ohio Valley, putting southwest Virginia in the middle of the two.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 11 to 12, 2006$250,000 · 22 eventsA historic snowstorm occurred between February 11-12 across the Mid-Atlantic. Storm total snowfall across much of Northern and Central Virginia ranged generally between 8-14 inches.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, December 3, 20006 injured · $50,000 · 4 eventsA winter storm struck parts of extreme southern and southeastern Virginia. The storm affected a relatively small area, but the areas that had snow received some hefty totals.
• Winter Storm in Virginia, February 5 to 6, 2010$105,000 · 24 eventsA potent area of low pressure strengthened over the central portion of the nation on the fifth of February. The storm system slowly moved through the Mid-Atlantic during the night of the 5th before redeveloping off the Mid-Atlantic coast on 6th.
• Winter Storm and Strong Wind in Virginia, February 14 to 16, 2016$75,000 · 31 eventsA strong winter storm took a favorable track for heavy snow and a wintry mix, moving from the southeast U.S. into New England. This resulted in widespread heavy snow across southwest Virginia.

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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.