Winter Weather — Eastern Highland, Virginia

2022-02-24 · Eastern Highland, Virginia

Wider weather episode

A wave of low pressure passed by to the west high high pressure remained to the north. Warm and moist air overran the low-level cold air, resulting in a wintry mix. Snow and sleet amounts were light. Freezing rain ranged from a light glaze on elevated surfaces west of Washington DC to around one to two tenths of an inch in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 999434. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.