Winter Weather — Lee, Virginia

2024-11-21 to 2024-11-22 · Lee, Virginia

Event narrative

Steady snow showers led to up to three inches of snow being reported in several locations across Lee County, including by a CoCoRaHS station in Jonesville, 2.6 inches by a trained spotter also in Jonesville, 3 inches from a public report in Rose Hill, and 0.6 inches by the CO-OP observer in Pennington Gap.

Wider weather episode

An upper level shortwave pivoting through the mean flow enhanced a typical northwest flow setup for snow and brought accumulating snow to both lower and higher elevations of southwestern Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223567. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.