Heavy Snow — Floyd, Virginia

2024-01-15 · Floyd, Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall accumulations ranged from four to six inches across Floyd county, including a measurement of 5.0 inches in Floyd. 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 1155411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.