Heavy Snow — Botetourt, Virginia

2024-01-15 · Botetourt, Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall accumulations range from two to five inches across Botetourt county, including a measurement of 4.8 in Blue Ridge. Key impacts: traffic delays and 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 1155413. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.