Winter Storm — Western Louisa, Virginia

2016-02-14 to 2016-02-16 · Western Louisa, Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall totals were generally between 2 inches and 5 inches across the county. Louisa reported 4.5 inches of snow. Louisa Airport (2 SSE) reported 4.0 inches of snow. Freezing rain and freezing drizzle produced one tenth of an inch of ice.

Wider weather episode

The combination of Cold High Pressure moving off the Mid Atlantic Coast and Low Pressure tracking from eastern Texas northeast toward the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between three and six inches of snow across the Virginia Northern Neck and Central Virginia Piedmont.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 618456. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.