Heavy Snow in Floyd, Virginia

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.

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.