Heavy Snow — Russell, Virginia

2025-02-19 to 2025-02-20 · Russell, Virginia

Event narrative

While the CO-OP observer only noted snow on 1 of the 2 day events, the observer still noted 2 inches of snow in Lebanon. A trained spotter in Lebanon reported a two day event snow of 7 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A baroclinic cyclone originating near the Gulf and moving by south of Tennessee, combined with a strong upper level jet, provided for two rounds of snow across southwestern Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.