Heavy Snow in Russell, Virginia

Heavy Snow February 11, 2025 · Russell, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Steady snow and some wintry mix yielded a 4 inch snow report in Swords Creek, and a 4 inch snowfall report with a glaze of ice from Honaker.

The wider storm

An upper trough helped power a 150 knot jet streak, which in turn powered isentropic lift, bringing light to heavy snow to portions of southwest Virginia, before an eventual transition to rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1237884. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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