Winter Storm — Henry, Virginia

2025-02-11 to 2025-02-13 · Henry, Virginia

Event narrative

Two to nearly 4 inches of snow fell across Henry County from February 11 through February 12, with the highest amount of 3.8 inches observed just southeast of Stanleytown. Between 0.38 and 0.5 inches of ice accumulated as well, with 0.51 inches observed in the city of Martinsville. Over 4300 customers had lost power by 9 AM on February 12. There were over 100 reports throughout the county of tree damage due to ice accumulations. Key Impacts: power outages, downed trees, road closures.

Wider weather episode

A high pressure wedge was situated over the region as a surface low pressure system developed over the southern Plains, with an expansive area of precipitation that shifted eastward into the Mid Atlantic during the day of February 11. Precipitation began as snow, but with the high pressure wedge in place and warm air increasing aloft, a transition from snow to sleet and freezing rain occurred along and south of the Virginia and North Carolina border, so parts of southern Virginia received significant ice accumulations. Ice accumulations on trees and power lines resulted in thousands of power outages and road closures. Western Virginia, especially the Alleghany Highlands area, received heavy snow, accumulations of a foot or more were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239235. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.