Winter Storm in Craig, Virginia

Winter Storm December 9, 2018 · Craig, Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 14.0 inches at New Castle to 14.5 inches about three miles northeast of Abbott.

The wider storm

A low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic. Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow. Some sleet and freezing drizzle also fell during this storm. The snow caused hundreds of traffic accidents and left thousands of people without power. Average snowfall accumulations ranged from ten to twenty inches over southwest Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 788805. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.