Winter Storm — Wythe, Virginia

2010-02-04 to 2010-02-06 · Wythe, Virginia

Event narrative

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 10 inches were reported across the county.

Two people were killed (indirect) on Interstate 81 when a tractor trailer jackknifed into a minivan that was pulled over on the side of the road.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system moved from the Gulf Coast to off the North Carolina coast. A secondary low moved west of Virginia over Kentucky, bringing a nose of warm air in aloft. This led to a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain across southwest Virginia, with many areas seeing significant snow or ice accumulations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 215979. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.