Heavy Snow — Smyth, Virginia

2024-01-15 · Smyth, Virginia

Event narrative

Snow accumulations of four to eight inches fell across Smyth county, including a report of 8.0 inches in Marion. Key impacts: traffic delays and accidents as well as scattered power outages.

Wider weather episode

An upper level storm system entered the Mid Mississippi Valley late January 14 into early January 15 with a nearly stationary front across the Carolinas. A wave of low pressure moving east along the front combined with sub-freezing temperatures helped generate accumulating snow that began before the morning commute hours and continued into the evening of the 15th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154795. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.