Winter Storm — Henry, Virginia

2016-01-22 to 2016-01-23 · Henry, Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts between 6 and 9 inches were observed across several locations throughout the county. The highest accumulation report was recieved out of the City of Martinsville, where 8.5 inches was measured. A brief period of sleet was also reported during this storm.

An 80 year old woman died of hypothermia on Saturday January 23rd after becoming stuck outside of her home from 5 PM EST Saturday to 11:30 AM EST Sunday.

Wider weather episode

A significant winter storm pushed from southwest to northeast, spreading periods of moderate to heavy snowfall across portions of southwest Virginia January 22nd through the 23rd. Snowfall continued through the day Friday and into Saturday before coming to an end after sunset. Accumulations from 6 to 12 inches of snow were commonplace, with portions of the higher elevations well over a foot of snowfall. Sleet mixed in at times, especially south and west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616498. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.