Winter Weather — Washington, Virginia

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Washington, Virginia

Event narrative

Snow up to 2 inches was measured in Bristol at times during the day and night as snow shower bands passed through the city after the initial snowfall in the morning.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front brought post frontal snow to southwest Virginia, followed by several hours of highly banded northwest flow snow showers, leading to significant accumulations for mainly elevated locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235950. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.