Winter Weather — Western Loudoun, Virginia

2019-02-10 to 2019-02-12 · Western Loudoun, Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches and ice accumulations of up to 0.20 inches were observed across western Loudoun County, mainly across the higher elevations. There was one direct fatality when a 52-year old woman in northeastern Loudoun County was killed from a falling branch outside of her home due to weight from ice on the tree limbs. The elevation of the incident was approximately 680 feet.

Wider weather episode

Surface high pressure was located over the region on the morning of February 10th. This gave way to several waves of low pressure that moved near the region from the evening of the 10th and through the 12th. Several periods of rain and mixed wintry precipitation affected northern and western Virginia during this time, with snow accumulations up to around one inch and ice accumulations generally between 0.10 and 0.20 inches but as high as 0.50 to 1.0 inch across the higher elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 803312. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.