Winter Weather — Washington, Virginia

2025-01-05 · Washington, Virginia

Event narrative

Morning snow over variable terrain across Washington County led to a range of snowfall reports from Abingdon. 1 to 3 inches of snow was measured by both trained spotters and the public across the city, with two distinct bursts of snow occurring during the late morning hours and the evening hours. In locations that saw closer to 3 inches, roads were covered by the snow.

Wider weather episode

Isentropic lifting helped produce stratiform precipitation across Virginia, leading to snow accumulations across the area. Precipitation began as snow before eventually switching to rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.