Power Outage in Roanoke, VA

Wind gusts resulted in many trees and power lines down in the Cities of Salem and Roanoke and portions of Roanoke County. This resulted in an estimated one to two thousand customers without power. Among the fallen trees, one fell and destroyed a raptor enclosure at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center which will cost $25,000 to replace. Additionally a power pole and a telephone pole were split in two. Damage values are estimated.

Strong winds up to 51 mph downed trees and power lines, leaving at least 9000 power customers without power throughout the City and County of Roanoke. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees around half-way between Vinton and Cloverdale with one of these trees falling across a powerline and a road. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed powerlines and also a tree which came to rest on a powerline. Damage values are estimated.

Multiple trees down on power lines due to thunderstorm winds.

Reports of 4 to 8 inches of snow and up to one half of an inch of sleet were received from trained spotters, broadcast media, and the public. The highest snowfall totals were reports from near Cave Spring. Several power outages occurred throughout the county due to the wintry weather. Key Impacts: Icy and snow covered roads, power outages, traffic delays.

A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds onto power lines, knocking them down, on Stone Creek Path.

One tree was blown down to thunderstorm winds along Summit Ridge Road. Large tree limbs were also reported down on power line along West Ruritan Road.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked numerous trees and power lines down across the City of Roanoke.

A line of thunderstorms producing damaging winds knocked numerous trees and power lines down across the City of Roanoke.

Thunderstorm winds caused damage across parts of the Lemon Dale portion of the City of Roanoke, including a tree blown down at the intersection of 13th Street SW and Salem Turnpike, large limbs down in the 1900 block of Greenwood Road, three-inch limbs broken and power poles broken two miles northeast of Cave Spring, and a tree blown down at the intersection of Brandon Avenue and Canterbury Road SW.

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter and an account from a local newspaper both indicate ice accumulations from freezing rain ranging from 0.13 to 0.38 inches in thickness were observed across portions of Roanoke County and the City of Salem, including around the communities of Cave Spring and Bradshaw. Sleet accumulations up to 1 inches were also observed across within the county and in Salem. The icing resulted in at least 1,281 known power outages within the county and the cities. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; tree damage; schools closed.

Skywarn-trained weather spotters, members of the general public, and a National Weather Service employee observed ice accumulations ranging from 0.1 to 0.2 inches in thickness across portions of Roanoke County, the City of Roanoke and the City of Salem. Modest sleet accumulations of up to 0.2 inches were also observed in spots across the county. The icing resulted in over 1,035 power outages. Virginia State Police responded to calls for 9 disabled vehicles and at least 37 traffic crashes caused by the hazardous road conditions in Roanoke County, Salem and Roanoke, as well as the surrounding region. No fatalities were reported. Key impacts: power outages; hazardous travel conditions; automobile accidents.

An automated weather sensor located in the Bent Mountain area of Roanoke County measured a single peak wind gust of 60 mph. Several other gusts were observed in the 45 to 55 mph range. Key Impacts: transportation delays and a few power outages.

A tree was blown down onto power lines by thunderstorm winds on Ferncliff Avenue near William Fleming High School. Thunderstorm winds also downed a couple large tree limbs onto power lines at the intersection of Russell Avenue and Rolfe Street.

A tree was blown down onto power lines by thunderstorm winds on Ferncliff Avenue near William Fleming High School. Thunderstorm winds also downed a couple large tree limbs onto power lines at the intersection of Russell Avenue and Rolfe Street.

Numerous trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines, were blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds in eastern Roanoke and around the community of Vinton. Siding panels from the Roanoke Times Newspaper office were blown down onto the street. One tree fell onto a parked car on Underhill Avenue. Damage was most concentrated along Shelbourne Avenue in Vinton, however damage was observed from Hardy Road to the Roanoke River, about a 3/4 mile wide swath. Winds picked up a metal shed on Shelbourne Avenue and blew it into a telephone pole. The damage resulted in a loss of commercial power to about 2000 customers in the east side of Roanoke County.

Numerous trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines, were blown down by straight line thunderstorm winds in eastern Roanoke and around the community of Vinton. Siding panels from the Roanoke Times Newspaper office were blown down onto the street. One tree fell onto a parked car on Underhill Avenue. Damage was most concentrated along Shelbourne Avenue in Vinton, however damage was observed from Hardy Road to the Roanoke River, about a 3/4 mile wide swath. Winds picked up a metal shed on Shelbourne Avenue and blew it into a telephone pole. The damage resulted in a loss of commercial power to about 2000 customers in the east side of Roanoke County.

Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree limb on to a power line near Route 694, snapped four trees near the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Thompson Memorial Drive, blew down multiple trees on to cars along Surrey Avenue, and blew down one tree on Whittaker Avenue. The trees also knocked down power lines that caused about 3,200 people in Roanoke County and the city of Roanoke to lose power.

A power line was blown down on Bernard Drive. Damage values are estimated.

A winter storm created freezing rain, sleet and snow in Roanoke county. Ice from freezing rain reached a maximum thickness of 0.1 inches, and sleet accumulated up to 0.5 inches. Snow reports ranged from 2 to 3.7 inches across the county. At the peak of the storm, 4,424 people in Roanoke county were without power.

High wind gusts, ranging from several around 40 mph to locally as high as 60 mph, occurred across Roanoke County. These high wind gusts blew down at least three trees. One tree was down along Rutrough Road near the community of Vinton. One tree was blown down along Madison Avenue inside the City of Roanoke, while another was down along Varnell Road near 20th Street, which took down with it a nearby power line.

High wind gusts in the 45 mph to locally 60 mph range blew down multiple trees and at least two power lines across Roanoke County and the City of Roanoke.

A couple of large trees were blown down on Larson Lane in southwest Roanoke County. The trees fell onto a power line, creating a localized power outage.

Damaging wind gusts blew down at least a dozen trees across the county. The ASOS at Roanoke Regional Airport measured a gust of 54 mph during this event. These strong winds also caused scattered power outages across the county as well.

Winds downed dozens of trees that blocked a dozen roads, and at least sixteen power lines were blown down. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed a power pole within the community of Cave Spring, causing power outages.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on a power line along Windsor Avenue, causing a power outage. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew a tree down on power lines along Garstland Dr. NW. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple power lines onto Dalewood Avenue.

High winds knocked down multiple trees blocking many roads and causing many closures. Multiple accidents were also reported due to these fallen trees and slick conditions. A large fallen tree also displaced seven people from their homes after a large tree fell on an apartment building. Numerous ice covered power lines were compromised causing over 17,000 power outages throughout the city and county.

Snowfall amounts between 6 to 10 inches were observed across several locations in the county. The highest accumulation was in the Bent Mountain area where 9.9 inches was measured. Significant amounts of freezing rain and sleet, accounting for up to four tenths of an inch of ice were also reported in areas near Roanoke. State police responded to 68 vehicle crashes and 64 disabled vehicles during the event. A transformer explosion in suburban Roanoke combined with strong winds after the front moved through contributed to more than 17,000 customers losing power.

Power lines were blown down on Salem Avenue.

The Roanoke County 911 Center reported that four trees and three power lines were down within the western part of Roanoke City. Separately, another tree fell on a vehicle at an automotive dealer in Salem City.

A number of trees that were blown down in Salem also brought down some power lines along Central Avenue. The peak wind gust at Roanoke Airport ASOS (KROA) was 50 mph at around 9 PM (EST).

Thunderstorm winds brought trees and power lines down. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds brought trees and power lines down. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds along a squall line blew down dozens of trees and tree limbs across Roanoke County and also the independent cities of Salem and Roanoke. A measured wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, and a member of the public estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. Some specific locations of some of the downed trees include Marshall Street in Salem, Beavers Creek Road, Montgomery Avenue, the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Ivy Street, and Yellow Mountain Road, in Roanoke. In the City of Roanoke, one power pole was snapped off, and in the City of Salem, one tree fell on a house, and one fell on a car. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds along a squall line blew down dozens of trees and tree limbs across Roanoke County and also the independent cities of Salem and Roanoke. A measured wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Roanoke Municipal Airport, and a member of the public estimated wind gusts of 70 mph. Some specific locations of some of the downed trees include Marshall Street in Salem, Beavers Creek Road, Montgomery Avenue, the intersection of Walnut Avenue and Ivy Street, and Yellow Mountain Road, in Roanoke. In the City of Roanoke, one power pole was snapped off, and in the City of Salem, one tree fell on a house, and one fell on a car. Damage values are estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down across the City and County of Roanoke. There were thirteen power outages. Damage values are estimated.

A tree and a power line were blown down by thunderstorm winds on Poor Mountain Road.

The Roanoke County 911 Center reported that power lines were down on Indian Grave Road near U.S. Highway 220.

Power lines were reported blown down by thunderstorms winds on Daytona Road.

Powerlines down near the intersection of Alpine Road and Nover Avenue.

Power lines were down on Nover Ave. The storm produced a 52 mph wind gust at the Roanoke Regional Airport ASOS (ROA) as it passed by.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across the City of Roanoke. The winds also blew a roof off a house, and power lines were downed. Roanoke Regional Airport measured at wind gust of 81 MPH. Damage values were estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across the City of Roanoke. The winds also blew a roof off a house, and power lines were downed. Roanoke Regional Airport measured at wind gust of 81 MPH. Damage values were estimated.

Thunderstorm winds blew hundreds, if not thousands, of trees down across the county. Power lines were also downed by a combination of the wind and falling trees and limbs on the lines. Damage values are estimated.

Thunderstorm winds downed eight trees on the south side of Roanoke. In total, 3000 customers were without power due to trees falling on lines. Trees were blown down on Nottingham Road, 27th Street and Richelieu, 23rd Street and Jefferson Street, 23rd Street and Stanley Avenue, Lynn Avenue, and Orange Avenue. Damage values are estimated.

Several trees were blown down just south of the City of Roanoke. One was down on a power line on Colony Lane, another on a power line at Timberlane Avenue, and three more on a house and power line.

Winds gusting up to 75 MPH brought down numerous trees across the city. The winds also moved around four to five small planes at the Roanoke Regional Airport with at least two damaged. One of the damaged planes was flipped over. At one point 11,000 customers were without power in the city and county.

Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down. A portion of the roof at the Northside Middle School was blown off. Heavy rain falling inside damaged electrical equipment to go along with the wind damage. At one point 11,000 customers were without power in the city and county. The heaviest damage was across the northern part of the county near Williamson and Peters Creek Roads.

Thunderstorm winds brought down a tree onto a power pole and power line at 700 Orange Ave. NE. Damage values are estimated.

High winds blew trees down in different parts of the county. These locations include five miles south-southeast of Salem on Roselawn Road and five miles south of Catawba on Wildwood Road. The winds also brought a power line down on Apple Grove Lane three miles north-northeast of Bent Mountain. Damage values are estimated.

High winds downed trees and power lines across Roanoke county.

A church steeple was blown over in the city of Roanoke, while a large tree was blown down in the city of Salem. Power outages also occurred in Catawba.

High winds occurred after the passage of a cold front. These winds helped to cause a great abundance of trees and power lines to be blown or taken down across the region. Given the dry conditions, some of the downed power lines parked several small brush fires.

In advance of the arrival of a strong, cold Arctic high pressure system, northwest winds were strong to damaging across the region with gusts within the 58 to 64 mph range during the morning of the 23rd. As the center of the Arctic high arrived, winds were not quite as strong, but falling temperatures to below zero, combined with the gusty winds produced extremely low wind chills by the morning of the 24th. Across the Virginia Mountains, these wind chills ranged as low as 25 to 41 degrees below zero, with values over portions of the Piedmont dipping 17 to 32 degrees below zero. The impact of the strong to damaging winds were trees and power lines brought down with at least 27,128 power customers without service over parts of Virginia.

A complex low pressure system brought deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as it moved across the central Appalachians, overriding a shallow layer of sub-freezing temperatures within high pressure established across the lower mid-Atlantic. This resulted in a widespread mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow across the large portions of western Virginia only days after a similar winter storm moved across the region. Freezing rain accumulations were highest east of the Blue Ridge, with locally higher accretions of 0.5 inch in thickness. A thicker layer of cold air along and west of the Blue Ridge resulted in less freezing rain and more sleet, as well as mainly snow along and north of Interstate 64 west of the city of Lexington. The icing from this freezing rain weighed down trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines and power poles, causing a great many of them to snap. The power grid was already fragile from heavy ice accumulations from a few days before, and many communities lost power again due to downed powerlines that had only recently been restored. Multiple trees and tree limbs were snapped by the weight of ice accumulations. The widespread winter storm conditions resulted in numerous travel delays, with schools across the region closed.

A complex low pressure system brought with it deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as it moved across the central Appalachians, overriding a shallow layer of sub-freezing temperatures within high pressure established across the lower mid-Atlantic. This resulted in widespread freezing rain across the large portions of the Virginia, as well as a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some snow further west across the mountains. Freezing rain accumulations across portions of Southside Virginia were the highest experienced in several years, ranging from widespread 0.25 to 0.5 inch accretions, with locally higher accretions of 1 inch in thickness. The icing from this freezing rain weighed down trees and tree limbs, as well as power lines and power poles, causing a great many of them to snap. For some counties, there were reports that nearly 90 percent of the residents lost power, with some remaining without power for over a week. Numerous automobile wrecks were noted due to ice causing slick roadway surfaces. Some injuries were noted, but no known fatalities occurred due to this storm.

Low pressure tracked northeast along the east coast of the U.S. Moisture from this system fell as a wintry mix across parts of southwest Virginia. Snow, freezing rain, and sleet impacted the region with the result being a slushy and slick mix of the above on roads and other surfaces. Snowfall amounts were mostly in the one to two inch range with some isolated locations seeing two to three inches. Ice accretion ranged mainly from one-tenth to one-quarter inch, but isolated pockets of three-tenths to six-tenths of an inch of ice also occurred. Accumulation of sleet was generally less than one inch but with isolated two inch amounts. Key Impacts: Slick and slushy roads and sidewalks, downed trees and power lines.

A cold front brought strong winds both ahead and behind the frontal passage during the afternoon and evening hours. These winds were not associated with any thunderstorms, but they blew down trees and power lines in southwest Virginia.

An approaching cold front combined with a hot and humid air mass triggered scattered severe thunderstorms across southwest Virginia. These storms produced hail up to the size of half dollar coins, damaging winds that blew down numerous trees and power lines, and lightning that struck a transformer and set it on fire. The winds also blew down tents and portable bathrooms at a large festival at English Park near Altavista that caused two minor injuries. Finally, a microburst struck the town of Hurt that caused damage to a dozen homes due to 75 MPH winds and fallen trees.

A couple mesoscale convective systems within a hot and humid air mass brought lines of severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. The storms produced hail up to the size of half dollar coins and produced damaging winds that blew down numerous trees and power lines. At least 4,000 people lost power due to trees falling on to power lines, and a few structures also suffered damage.

A strong cold front passed over western and southwestern Virginia. In its wake, high winds intensified in the overnight hours particularly along and west of the Blue Ridge. Impacts were amplified by waterlogged soil, allowing trees to be uprooted or displaced more easily. At the peak of the event, approximately 40,000 homes in Virginia were without power.

A strong center of high pressure over the northeastern United States wedged cold air along the east side of the Appalachian Mountains. Low pressure in the Gulf brought moisture into the region as it tracked northeast over the Carolinas and Virginia. The enhanced moisture combined with the dammed cold air created a complex winter storm that produced snow, sleet and freezing rain in Virginia concentrated along the Blue Ridge and in the Interstate 64 corridor. Over 160 traffic incidents were reported throughout the area, and there were over 16,000 power outages.

A wedge of cool high pressure was already in place across the mid-Atlantic states when deep low pressure entered the central Appalachians from the Tennessee Valley, bringing deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward along the Appalachian chain. The low also brought with it a layer of warm air aloft where temperatures were above freezing, while surface temperatures held below freezing. This resulted in a complex winter storm scenario where precipitation types where observed alternating at times between snow, sleet and freezing rain. More freezing rain was observed near the border with North Carolina where warmer air aloft was more prominent, while snow was the more dominant precipitation type north of Interstate 64 where atmospheric temperatures were below freezing. In addition to numerous power outages, the wintry mix resulted in hazardous road conditions, where the Virginia State Police responded to nearly 60 traffic crashes and roughly 35 disabled vehicles. One person was killed on Interstate 81 due to an automobile accident.

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.

Southwest winds on the east side of an advancing area of low pressure brought warm and moist air across the region the night of November 14th into the morning of November 15th. This warm and moist air resulted in rain falling across the area, but falling through a shallow layer of below freezing air just above and at ground level, and onto surfaces also below freezing. The result was a freezing rain event that deposited a range of one-quarter to three-quarters inch of ice on trees, power lines, and roads. At one point, at least 34,000 customers were without power.

A closed upper level low combined with a passing cold front sparked scattered severe thunderstorm during the afternoon. These storms blew down plenty of trees and power lines, and they also produced large hail up to the size of half dollar coins.

An area of low pressure tracked eastward from the Tennessee Valley to the coast of the Carolinas, before swinging northward along the U.S. east coast. Initially, temperatures were warm enough for rain to fall, but as colder air worked its way into the area behind the departing low pressure, the precipitation changed over to snow. Late in the event, warmer air just off the surface worked its way into parts of the area resulting in a period of freezing rain across Carroll County. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 5 to 10 inches just east of the crest of the Blue Ridge and parts of the Grayson Highlands to 10 to 16 inches across the New River Valley. Freezing rain accretion was a trace. A total of 58,000 electric customers were without power. State police reported twenty-four crashes in its Wytheville district and four in its Salem district.

A cold front crossed the region on the evening of March 1st. Behind the front very strong winds a few thousand feet off the surface were brought downward due to good mixing within the lower levels. The long lasting, greater than 60 mph winds helped produce widespread damage that included hundreds of trees down and hundreds of power lines down, thousands of people left without power for a period of time, damaged structures due to the falling trees, and one case of an indirect injury as a motorist drove into a downed tree in Buckingham County. The damaging winds continued through mid-day March 3rd.

A powerful upper low developed over the south central states late on January 21st with an intense surface low tracking from Arkansas to the northern mid-Atlantic coast over the next few days. Storm total rainfall ranged from 1 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts across the Blacksburg CWA during the 48-hour period ending 7 PM on the 24th. Record daily rainfall records were set for January 23rd at Roanoke Airport (1.87���; old record 0.91��� set in 1999), Bluefield Airport (1.53���; old record 0.91��� set in 2002) and Blacksburg NWS (1.32���; old record 0.88��� set in 1954). Flooding was generally minor and concentrated in the Roanoke metro area and on the lower reaches of several rivers.

A cold front moved through the area the afternoon of April 2nd, 2016. Wind gusts 58 MPH and greater brought down trees and power lines.

A strong winter storm took a favorable track for heavy snow and a wintry mix, moving from the southeast U.S. into New England. This resulted in widespread heavy snow across southwest Virginia. In the mountains, snowfall in excess of 6-10 inches was common with small amounts of freezing rain. East of the Blue Ridge, while some locations did get up to 6 inches of snow, the freezing rain amounts were far more significant. In the wake of the storm, strong winds were seen through the region. Coupled with the icy conditions, this led to numerous traffic accidents and power outages.

A very strong Arctic cold front plunged southward through the region during the afternoon and evening of the 14th. Very strong northwest winds of 25 to 40 mph with gusts of 50 to 62 mph were noted across much of the forecast area behind the front. These strong winds blew down dozens of trees and power lines across the region. Numerous power outages were observed. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management reported that there were over three thousand Dominion Power Customers without electric power in the Shenandoah Valley, Western Piedmont, and Southside Virginia area, while Appalachian Electric Power Company reported that it had over 8500 customers without electric power at the height of the outages from wind damage to power lines.

A deep upper trough, developing through the central U.S. and swinging into the southeast states the Tuesday before Thanksgiving induced an area of low pressure along the eastern Gulf Coastal region. As the upper trough shifted into the eastern U.S., the surface low underwent explosive development as it moved northward along the southeast and Mid-Atlantic coastal region. The deepening surface low pulled cold air and moisture into the region bringing a period of snow to areas west of the Blue Ridge on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Snowfall amounts were generally in the one to three inch range, but several locations saw snowfall in the three to four inch range across southwest Virginia, northwest North Carolina, and southeast West Virginia. The heaviest snowfall within southwest Virginia was at Mount Rogers in Grayson county where eight inches of snow was observed. The heavy wet snow resulted and combined gusty winds resulted in power outages for several thousands residents of southwest Virginia counties.||Here are some of the snow reports from southwest Virginia as of mid-morning on the day before Thanksgiving, namely November 26, 2014. The amounts below represent the maximum amounts reported from these counties.||Alleghany (4E Covington) - 3 inches,|Bath (Warm Springs) - 4 inches,|Bedford (peaks of Otter) - 4 inches,|Bland (5N Bland) - 3 inches,|Botetourt (Fincastle) - 1.5 inch,|Carroll (Hebron) - 4.9 inches,|Craig (2W Simmonsville) - 6.5 inches,|Floyd (Check) - 4.5 inches,|Giles (Mountain Lake) - 5 inches,|Grayson (Mount Rogers) - 8 inches,|Montgomery (2SSW Christiansburg) - 5.8 inches,|Patrick (Meadows of Dan) - 3.8 inches,|Pulaski (2S Snowville) - 6.1 inches,|Roanoke (3ESE Cave Spring) - 2.5 inches,|Rockbridge (Raphine) - 4.0 inches,|Smyth (Sugar Grove) - 3.5 inches,|Tazewell (Burkes Garden) - 1.6 inch,|Wythe (Rural Retreat) - 3.0 inches.

A classic eastern U.S. cold air wedge set up began to evolve from December 7th into December 8th as a large 1038mb Canadian surface high, anchored across eastern Pennsylvania and eastern New York wedged southwestward along the east side of the Appalachians down through Virginia into Georgia. Meanwhile, a cold front was stalled along the southeast U.S. coast. In the upper-levels of the atmosphere a deep western U.S. trough was slowly shifting eastward into the central U.S. Surface low pressure was tracking along the stalled southeast U.S. frontal boundary. This feature combined with the slowly eastward tracking upper-level trough provided for the development of widespread overrunning precipitation into the cold air mass where temperatures hovered in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Given that a layer of warmer air with temperatures above freezing was present just 3000 to 4000 feet above the surface, precipitation fell largely in the cold air at the surface as a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet, with some snow in the northern portions and higher elevations of the Blacksburg County Warning Area (CWA). This was a near perfect cold air damming/wedge pattern for the mid-Atlantic region and as such proved to be so in terms of winter weather. Freezing rain with ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 to 1/2 inch was widespread across the Virginia Piedmont, Southside Virginia, the Roanoke Valley, the New River Valley, and the Alleghany Highlands. Sleet accumulations of 1/2 to 1 inch were also reported from the higher elevations of the New River Valley and northward in the Alleghany Highlands and Southern Shenandoah Valley. Warm temperatures in the days leading up to this event prevented widespread travel problems. However, ice accumulations on trees and power lines were significant. While between 50 and 100 residents in nearly all of the Virginia counties within the Blacksburg CWA were left without power for some duration, the most widespread power outages were encountered across the Piedmont and Southside areas where over 2000 customers were left without power in Pittsylvania county and nearly 2000 customers in both Campbell and Henry counties of southern Virginia.||Here are some of the snow, sleet, and freezing rain accumulations reported across southwest. south central, and west central Virginia as of the morning of December 9, 2013.|||Alleghany (4E Convington) - 1.20 inch sleet, 0.20 inch ice,| (1W Natural Well) - 0.25 inch ice,|Amherst (2W Elon) - 0.25 inch,| (2WSW Willow) - 0.30 inch,|Appomattox (2E Concord) - 0.30 inch,|Bath county (1 NNW Millboro) - 0.50 inch ice,|Bedford county (4NNW Forest) - 0.25 inch ice,| (5NW Lynchburg Airport) - 0.25 inch ice,| (Peaks of Otter Summit) - 0.13 inch ice,|Bland county (Bastian) - 0.25 inch ice,|Bottetourt county (Fincastle) - 0.25 inch ice,| (Blue Ridge) - 0.25 inch ice,|Buckingham (Buckingham) - 0.40 inch sleet/ice|Buena Vista City - 0.25 inch ice,|Campbell county (1W Altavista) - 0.10 inch sleet/0.25 inch ice,| (1S Hat Creek) - 0.25 inch ice|Covington City (2SSW) - 0.25 inch ice/trace sleet|Danville City - 0.10 inch ice,|Craig county (1 ESE Simmonsville) - 0.75 inch sleet/0.25 inch ice,| (New Castle) - 0.25 inch ice,|Franklin county (Callaway) - 0.25 inch ice,| (Boones Mill) - 0.50 inch ice,|Galax City - 0.25 inch ice,|Giles county (Pearisburg) - 0.30 inch ice,|Grayson county (2W Baywood) - 0.10 inch ice,|Montgomery county (5NNE Blacksburg/Brush Mountain) - 0.50 inch sleet/0.1 inch ice,| (Blacksburg) - 0.19 inch ice,|Patrick county (10NE Stuart) - 0.30 inch ice,|Pittsylvania county (Dry Fork) - 0.13 inch ice,|Pulaski county (Pulaski) - 0.20 inch ice,|Roanoke city - 0.30 inch ice,|Roanoke county (Bent Mountain) - 0.25 inch ice,|Rockbridge county (3NW Vesuvius) - 0.25 inch ice,|Tazewell county (Falls Mills) - 0.10 inch ice,|Wythe county (2NNW Grahams Forge) - 0.20 inch ice| (Max Meadows) - 0.13 inch ice.

Unseasonably warm air, with afternoon temperatures reaching into the 60s and low 70s, and a surge of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico interacted with a slow moving cold front during the afternoon and evening hours of January 30th, resulting in strong low-topped showers and thunderstorms and widespread heavy rainfall. Despite weak CAPE associated with the frontal passage, low level wind shear was in excess of 60 knots across the region, which produced lines of showers, often with strong winds but little to no lightning. Precipitable water values were observed to be in the 1.0 to 1.5 inch range, which is extremely high for January across the Appalachians and the nearby Piedmont region. To add to the flooding threat, ground conditions were already saturated from recent rain and snow during the days and weeks preceding the event.||Severe weather caused power outages across portions of southwest and central Virginia, with one of the highest concentrations of power outages occurring in Pulaski County, where nearly 1250 homes and businesses were without power during the evening of January 30th. The Virginia Department of Transportation reported as many as 35 roads were closed across mainly southwest Virginia due to flooding or flooding-related problems, and that clean up costs associated with flooding, landslides and debris flow was between 1.5 and 2 million dollars.||The following is a list of total rainfall amounts, in inches, across western and central Virginia:|| - Alleghany County - | 2.48 4 E Covington CCR,| 2.22 Gathright Dam COOP,| 2.10 Covington FP COOP,| 2.00 Rich Patch IFLOWS,| 1.96 Dunlap Creek Near Covington.|| - Amherst County - | 4.10 Pedlar Dam COOP.|| - Appomattox County - | 1.11 Appomattox COOP.|| - Bath County - | 3.16 Cassidy Bridge IFLOWS,| 3.05 Lime Kiln RAWS,| 2.76 Mill Creek,| 2.64 Trappers Lodge IFLOWS,| 2.36 Jordon Top IFLOWS,| 2.32 Pump Storage IFLOWS,| 2.31 Gathright Dam DCP,| 2.30 Williamsville,| 2.23 Hot Springs COOP,| 2.20 Douthat State Park IFLOWS,| 1.88 BaCreek Creek DCP at Sunrise,| 1.40 JaCreekson River Near Bacova,| 1.08 Ingalls Field Airport.|| - Bedford County - | 3.26 Holcomb RoCreek COOP,| 3.07 Bedford COOP,| 2.17 4 WSW Moneta CCR.|| - Bland County - | 1.49 Bland DCP.|| - Botetourt County - | 4.35 Apple Orchard IFLOWS,| 4.15 Lithia IFLOWS,| 3.64 Troutville IFLOWS,| 3.36 Glade Creek IFLOWS,| 3.00 Carvin Creek IFLOWS,| 2.96 Buchanan,| 2.83 Sloan Branch IFLOWS,| 2.76 Daleville IFLOWS/USGS,| 2.48 Tinker Creek IFLOWS,| 2.16 North Fork IFLOWS,| 2.12 Oriskany IFLOWS.|| - Buckingham County - | 1.10 Buckingham COOP.|| - City of Roanoke - | 4.14 Roanoke River at STP IFLOWS,| 4.03 Roanoke,| 3.11 Lower N. Lakes IFLOWS,| 1.80 Montclair IFLOWS.|| - Carroll County - | 3.99 6 N Galax CCR,| 3.32 Woodlawn IFLOWS,| 2.40 Twin County Airport.|| - Charlotte County - | 1.03 Charlotte Courthouse COOP.|| - Craig County - | 2.72 Johns Creek/RTE 311 IFLOWS,| 2.64 Simmonsville IFLOWS,| 2.64 Abbott IFLOWS,| 2.52 Potts Mountain IFLOWS,| 1.88 Craig Creek/RTE 614 IFLOWS,| 1.76 Upper Johns Creek IFLOWS,| 1.67 Craig Valley RAWS.|| - Floyd County - | 4.45 Willis COOP,| 4.32 8 ENE Floyd CCR,| 4.31 Willis DCP,| 3.40 Copper Hill IFLOWS,| 3.16 Mountain View Church IFLOWS.|| - Franklin County - | 4.23 Adney Gap IFLOWS,| 3.71 Simmonds Gap IFLOWS,| 3.22 Maggodee Creek IFLOWS,| 2.46 6 E Boones Mill CCR,| 2.44 Route 640/Pigg River IFLOWS,| 2.24 Rocky Mount/Pigg River IFLOWS,| 1.80 Rocky Mount COOP,| 1.60 Gills Creek N.F. IFLOWS,| 1.44 Ferrum IFLOWS,| 1.16 Blackwater IFLOWS.|| - Giles County - | 2.48 North Fork IFLOWS,| 2.47 Spruce Run IFLOWS,| 1.64 W Pearisburg CCR,| 1.44 Dismal IFLOWS,| 1.08 Butt Mountain IFLOWS.|| - Grayson County - | 4.17 2 E Independence CCR,| 3.45 1 S Independence CCR,| 3.02 Galax,| 2.48 Jones Knob IFLOWS,| 2.28 Bethel IFLOWS,| 2.08 Troutdale DCP,| 1.84 Fairwood IFLOWS,| 1.80 Whitetop Mountain IFLOWS,| 1.76 Grayson Highland IFLOWS.|| - Halifax County - | 1.09 South Boston COOP.|| - Henry County - | 1.84 Prilliman IFLOWS,| 1.76 Providence Church IFLOWS,| 1.55 Chestnut knob IFLOWS,| 1.35 Marrowbone Reservoir IFLOWS,| 1.31 Philpott Dam,| 1.24 Blackberry Creek RG IFLOWS,| 1.12 Meadows Church IFLOWS,| 1.03 Martinsville Hydro-Electric IFLOWS.|| - Montgomery County - | 4.83 Lafayette COOP,| 3.32 Shawsville SG/IFLOWS,| 3.08 Ironto IFLOWS,| 3.00 Lafayette SG/IFLOWS,| 3.00 Falling branch IFLOWS,| 2.77 Christiansburg COOP,| 2.71 Brush Mountain IFLOWS,| 2.40 Blacksburg IFLOWS,| 2.12 Blacksburg NWS,| 1.76 Poor Mountain IFLOWS,| 1.14 VA Tech Airport.|| - Nelson County - | 4.00 Montebello Fish Nursery.|| - Patrick County - | 3.83 Circle M IFLOWS,| 3.80 Slate Mountain IFLOWS,| 3.76 Raven Rock Church IFLOWS,| 3.16 Meadows of Dan COOP,| 2.87 Central Academy IFLOWS,| 2.57 Woolwine COOP,| 2.44 Samuel Grove Church IFLOWS,| 2.28 Willow Hill Church IFLOWS,| 2.24 Doe Run Church IFLOWS,| 2.12 Trot Valley IFLOWS,| 2.12 Dry Pond IFLOWS,| 1.91 Stuart COOP,| 1.16 Critz IFLOWS.|| - Pittsylvania County - | 1.06 Chatham COOP.|| - Pulaski County - | 1.99 Radford COOP,| 1.96 Caseknife Station IFLOWS,| 1.80 Peak Creek IFLOWS,| 1.74 Radford,| 1.68 NRV Airport IFLOWS,| 1.49 Pulaski COOP,| 1.20 Cove Mountain IFLOWS.|| - Roanoke County - | 4.63 Tinker Creek S. IFLOWS SG/RG,| 3.60 Witt's Orchard IFLOWS,| 3.32 Sugarloaf Mountain IFLOWS,| 3.20 Crawfords Ridge IFLOWS,| 3.15 Salem Pump Station IFLOWS,| 3.08 Peters Creek IFLOWS,| 2.96 Mill Mountain IFLOWS,| 2.92 Fort Lewis Mountain IFLOWS,| 2.65 Roanoke Airport (ASOS),| 2.39 Mason Creek IFLOWS,| 2.36 Roanoke COOP,| 2.34 Niagara River Gage,| 1.32 Mason Cove IFLOWS.|| - Rockbridge County - | 3.55 Glasgow 1 SE COOP,| 3.04 Calfpasture River Above Mill Creek at Goshen,| 3.00 Buena Vista COOP,| 2.88 Glasgow IFLOWS SG/RG,| 2.56 Lexington IFLOWS/COOP,| 2.23 Vesuvius IFLOWS,| 1.52 Rockbridge Baths.|| - Smyth County - | 2.48 Little Brushy IFLOWS,| 2.25 Saltville COOP,| 2.08 mf Holston River at Seven Mile Ford IFLOWS/USGS,| 1.99 Saltville Precip (TVA),| 1.96 Walker House IFLOWS,| 1.76 Nebo IFLOWS,| 1.44 Camp IFLOWS,| 1.44 Empire Airport IFLOWS,| 1.32 Marion TVA RG,| 1.16 Mount Rogers IFLOWS.|| - Tazewell County - | 3.20 Springville IFLOWS,| 2.11 Richlands Precip (TVA),| 2.10 Burkes Garden COOP,| 2.04 Christmas Tree Hill IFLOWS,| 2.00 Cumberland Heights IFLOWS,| 2.00 Whitaker Ridge IFLOWS,| 1.96 Bluestone IFLOWS,| 1.92 East River Mountain IFLOWS,| 1.88 Jewell Ridge IFLOWS,| 1.76 Stony Ridge IFLOWS,| 1.76 Gratton IFLOWS,| 1.11 Tazewell Rain Gage (TVA).|| - Wythe County - | 1.80 Wytheville IFLOWS,| 1.80 Sand Mountain IFLOWS,| 1.56 Cedar Springs IFLOWS,| 1.36 Stony Fork USFS RAWS,| 1.32 Walker Lookout IFLOWS,| 1.12 Crawfish Valley IFLOWS.

A series of deep upper low pressure systems and associated intense surface lows tracked across the region during the last two weeks of December bringing winter weather and strong to high winds to southwest Virginia, southeast West Virginia, the adjacent Allegheny Highlands of Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. Several surface lows tracked from the week before Christmas through the final days of the year in a similar path from the Tennessee Valley across southwest Virginia and/or southeast West Virginia, then toward the mid-Atlantic region. As the surface low pressure areas intensified off the mid-Atlantic coast, very strong, gusty northwest winds developed across the region, especially across southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts in excess of 50 mph were common from the evening of the 26th through the early morning hours of the 27th. The strong winds blew down a number of trees, many onto power lines and some onto roads, resulting in scattered power outages throughout the region. Here are some sample wind gusts measured from various weather stations across southwest Virginia and the date/time that they occurred. Note, counties not listed either do not have reporting stations or had wind gusts reported or measured of less than 35 mph.||Bedford County (4SSE Buchanan): 12/27/12, 512 am EST, 35 mph,|Botetourt County (6W Fincastle): 12/27/12, 1215 am EST, 36 mph,|Carroll County (HLX AWOS): 12/26/12, 1155 pm EST, 44 mph,|Franklin County (3SW Moneta): 12/27/12, 813 am EST, 36 mph,|Montgomery County (BCB AWOS): 12/27/12, 235 am EST, 48 mph,|Pulaski County (PSK AWOS): 12/27/12, 1235 am EST, 41 mph,|Roanoke City (ROA ASOS): 12/27/12, 454 am EST, 48 mph,|Roanoke County (VDOT ROA): 12/27/12, 642 am EST, 36 mph,|Rockbridge County (6SSE Millboro): 12/27/12, 459 am EST, 41 mph,|Smyth County (Marion/Wytheville AWOS): 12/27/12, 155 am EST, 45 mph,|Wythe County (VDOT 2E Wytheville): 12/27/12, 326 am EST, 45 mph.

An intense surface low tracked from the upper Great Lakes into New England during the day on the 14th, creating a very tight pressure gradient and powerful winds across much of the region.

A major storm affected the eastern U.S. during the period of November 30 - December 1 as a powerful upper low and surface system moved into the Great Lakes proving an extended period of deep southerly flow across the region. Precipitable water values were extremely high for very early December, running from 1.3 to 1.6 inches or nearly 200 percent of normal. Precipitation developed late on the 29th and produced moderate rains (0.25 to 0.50���) across the western portion of the NWS Blacksburg forecast area|ending at 7 AM on the 30th. Heavier and more widespread precipitation developed on the evening of the 30th into the early morning hours of December 1st.

On the 25th of September, a powerful area of low pressure was located over the southeastern U.S. Several weak centers of low pressure formed over the Gulf Coast area from the 26th to 28th and pushed northeast along a stationary boundary bringing very high moisture from the Gulf and Atlantic Ocean. This deep moisture was pulled northward into the piedmont of the Carolinas and Virginia. A strong southeast flow developed in the low levels of the atmosphere and initiated a significant upslope component formed as well, with the highest amounts of rain falling along and east of the Blue Ridge. Storm total rainfall was greatest along the crest of the Blue Ridge and east into the foothills. This region received three to five inches. A second around of rain began in earnest during the evening hours of the 29th as remains from Tropical Storm Nicole moved across North Carolina and eastern Virginia. Rainfall rates increased during the overnight hours with the heaviest amounts falling from the Blue Ridge eastward. There was a much sharper western cutoff to this precipitation pattern, with very little falling west of the Blue Ridge and heavy rains to the east. The heaviest rains were concentrated from Rockingham County, NC through Henry County, VA and into southern Franklin County, VA. Rainfall rates of 1.0 to 1.5 inches per hour occurred in the same region that received the heaviest amounts rain on the 26th through the 28th. This prompted flash flooding within this region. Precipitation continued through much of the 30th as the remains of Nicole shifted northward. Three day rainfall totals exceeded ten inches over parts of Henry County with widespread three to five inch totals noted east of the crest of the Blue Ridge.

March was ushered in with the biggest and for most of the area the only signifcant snowstorm of the 2008-2009 season. A complex and deep surface and upper-level system brought rain to much of the area late 28 February, which changed over to snow in the western portion of the region. A secondary low pressure area tracked over the Carolinas to the Virginia coast early on March 1, allowing all areas to eventually change over to snow. Snow totals ranged from less than an inch in the far west to over 12 inches in parts of the piedmont. There were reports of trees down and power outages in portions of Campbell, Amherst, and Appomattox counties with up to 14 inches of snow reported near Huddleston in Bedford County. The 10 inches that fell at Lynchburg was the highest 1-day amount since February, 1996.

A strong cold front moved through Virginia during the early evening of February 11th. A tight gradient existed between the low pressure over the northeast, and high pressure in the lower Mississippi Valley. This brought a period of high winds to the mountains and foothills through the morning of February 12th. These winds brought down trees and power lines across portions of southwest Virginia.

As low pressure moved northeast along the East Coast, strong northwest winds in its wake resulted in downed trees and power lines.

Low pressure moving northeast across the region created rain in subfreezing temperatures which resulted in a quarter to one inch of ice accumulation. Ice accumulations downed trees and power lines.

Strong west winds in the wake of an intense cold front produced wind gusts up to 62 mph, which downed trees and power lines.

A very strong pressure gradient developed as a vigorous area of low pressure moved northeast from the North Carolina coast to off the Long Island coast developing into a nor'easter and high pressure progressed into the area from the midwest. Trees and power lines were knocked down as a result of the strong winds which were common across the region. There was also some minor damage to some structures. Most areas experienced wind gusts between 50 and 60 mph...with isolated wind gusts approaching 70 mph.

Low pressure moved from the Tennessee Valley to the Virginia coast bringing a period of freezing rain to portions of southwest Virginia. Ice accretions ranged from one quarter to one half inch, with up to an inch and a quarter of ice on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County.|The ice brought tree limbs down and scattered power outages.

As an area of low pressure exited the region to the northeast, it intensified resulting in an increased pressure gradient across the area. The result was an increase in cross mountain flow helping to mix down stronger winds from aloft that downed numerous trees and a couple of power lines.

A line of severe thunderstorms progressed acrossed the area the evening of the 7th in association with a cold front. Numerous reports of both damaging winds around 60 to 75 mph downing trees and/or power lines and large hail were common with these storms as they moved through the region. Additional severe storms formed behind the main line of storms later in the evening across far southwest Virginia.Some of the more notable hail and wind damage from the storms include the following.Ping-pong ball size hail north of Clifton Forge.Half dollar size hail in Salem.Quarter size hail in Wytheville, Rural Retreat, Blacksburg, and Riner.In Buchanan, trees were blown over onto 3 vehicles. One occupant of a vehicle sustained minor injuries when this occurred.

Numerous severe thunderstorms developed in the unstable air the afternoon of the 3rd in advance of an approaching cold front. Severe wind gusts downed trees and some powerlines in many locations. One tree northwest of Christiansburg, Montgomery County damaged a trailer, and a felled 10 to 12 inch diameter tree damaged a car in the City of Roanoke.

A cold front passed across Virginia in the early morning hours of the 14th. After sunrise, winds increased and very strong gusts during the day resulted in numerous reports of trees down, many power lines down, power outages, signs blown down or bent, and some structural damage from trees falling on buildings, and shingles being blown off roofs.

Damaging thunderstorm winds brought numerous trees and power lines down in both Roanoke County and Roanoke City. Also, trees were downed in Burnt Chimney due to thunderstorm winds.

A severe thunderstorm on the evening of the 27th produced quarter sized hail and downed trees in the Roanoke Metro Area. A large tree fell on the corner of Franklin Road near Brandon Avenue. A couple of trees fell on Maiden Lane in southwest Roanoke. American Electric Power reported that 5,500 people lost electricity in Roanoke on Monday evening.

During the afternoon of May 22nd, severe thunderstorms over the Roanoke Valley produced large hail ranging up to tea cup size with an isolated report of severe winds blowing a tree down on top of power lines.

Heavy snow fell across southwest Virginia on the 4th. Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches occurred across most of Southwest Virginia with local amounts near 10 inches across Grayson and Wythe Counties. The sheer weight of the snow caused several trees to fall on power lines, causing 200 customers in the Roanoke Area and 300 in the New River Valley to lose power. A wintry mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across the piedmont. Snow and sleet accumulated 3 to 5 inches in Henry County. Ice accretion ranged from 1/4 of an inch to 1/2 of an inch in Pittsylvania county downed numerous trees and power lines. About 3,500 customers lost power due to tree that fell on lines, poles and cross arms. The mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain resulted in numerous traffic accidents in the area, including Interstates 81 and 581, U.S. 220 and U.S. 460 in the Roanoke and New River Valleys.

A non-thunderstorm high wind event from late on the 12th to the early morning hours on the14th knocked down trees and power lines in portions of Franklin County and knocked down trees across Patrick, Carroll, Grayson, Bedford, Botetourt, Craig, Smyth, Roanoke, Montgomery, Bland, Tazewell, and Amherst Counties, as well as in Lexington, Rural Retreat, Laurel Fork, Willis, and 2 miles east of Covington.In Patrick County, trees were toppled onto power lines. In Grayson County, the roof was blown off of a building. In Roanoke County, winds downed a large tree limb which damaged a vehicle. In Floyd County, wind blew out a window at a business.A wind gust of 60 mph was measured at Hot Springs Airport in Bath County.

During the evening of the 14th and into the morning of the 15th, high winds downed numerous trees and powerlines across western Virginia, including the foothills. The winds blew shingles off a roof near Chamblissburg, in Bedford County. A tree damaged a shutter on a home in the city of Roanoke.

As Tropical Storm Isabel moved inland, winds sustained at 25 to 50 mph with gusts to near 60 mph during the late afternoon of the 18th through the early morning of the 19th, especially over the higher elevations, resulted in numeorus trees and power lines being downed.

Thunderstorms during the evening of the 4th into the early morning of the 5th produced a tornado, damaging winds and hail up to quarter size.A brief tornado developed around 1205 AM about 5 miles north of Roanoke. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1/2 mile and was between 15 and 35 years wide. The tornado rolled a vehicle 50 to 75 feet, blew in plate glass windows and glass doors, and lifted a portion of the roof off a business, and ripped shingles off a few homes.Thunderstorm winds downed trees 5 miles south of Sydnorsville, Boonsboro, Monroe, Glasgow, and trees and power lines in Patrick Springs.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 13th produced flash flooding, hail up to nickel size, and damaging winds.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed Fairview Church Road and Meadow Creek Road, 6 miles south southwest of Christiansburg, caused Spoon Creek to flood and close Route 680 at Patrick Springs, Rangely Creek, 1 mile west of Fieldale, to flood Route 683 with up to 4 feet of water, and Marrowbone Creek to flood Soapstone Road 2 miles northwest of Ridgeway.Heavy thunderstorm rains flooded and closed several roads in Roanoke. Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Roanoke, Riner, Andersonville, Alum Ridge, Penhook, 8 miles south of Stone Mountain, 2 miles north of Burnt Chimney, and along Highway 360 in Keeling. Trees and power lines were downed in Radford.

Thunderstorms on the afternoon of the 9th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Fairfield, Roanoke, Bent Mountain, Huddleston, Amherst, Pilot, Wytheville, Clear Fork, onto Route 91 and Route 608, 14 miles southwest of Tazewell, onto Route 42, 2 miles east of Bland, 8 miles east of Pulaski onto Route 663, onto Route 43 in Buchanan, 3 miles east of Stewartsville and 2 miles north of Amherst. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and power lines in Covington, and near Paint Bank onto Route 658 and Route 311, numerous trees in Warm Springs, Kerrs Creek, Pearisburg, across Campbell County, 7 miles west of Appomattox, and onto Route 29 near Gretna.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Meadows of Dan, Ringgold, Red Oak, Laural Fork, Clover, 1 mile south of Amherst, 4 miles northeast of Radford City, and 5 miles west of Independence.Thunderstorom winds also downed trees countywide across Halifax County, with a tree downed onto a car in Halifax.Lightning struck a house in Laurel Fork, starting a fire which destroyed the house.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 5th produced hail up to quarter size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds blew large limbs off trees 6 miles southeast of Critz and 2.5 miles south southwest of Timberlake, and downed trees and powerlines in Cave Spring.Thunderstorms downed trees 3 miles north of Riner.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon hours on the 31st produced hail up to nickel size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed 2 large trees in Bedford, and trees onto power lines in Hardy.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on the 9th produced hail up to golf ball size, damaging winds, and dangerous lightning.A severe thunderstorm during the afternoon of the 9th tracked from about 7 miles northeast of Centenery to 7 miles east northeast of Dillwyn. At times the damage path was 2 miles wide with sporadic damage to buildings and 3 comercial chicken houses destroyed. Numerous large trees were downed and uprooted along the path of the storm. In addition to the damaging winds, this storm also produced golf ball size hail along it's track. A fatality also occured when a tree was toppled onto a house in Arvonia.Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in Nathalie with many reports of damage to automobiles and houses. Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees 4 mile east-northeast of Newcastle, broke off 2 inch diameter tree limbs 1 miles south of Bedford City, snapped off trees and tore down a conveyor tower 2 miles east northeast of Newcastle, knocked down numerous trees which blocked roads in Buchanan and Turbeville, toppled trees and power lines, damaged the a barn and tore some shingles off a house from 2 miles northwest of Huddleston to Huddleston, snapped off trees and knocked down a school zone traffic light sign in Altavista, knocked down numerous trees, damaged a house, and moved a metal shed 100 feet in Hurt, knocked down numerous trees in Huddleston, knocked down numerous trees Hurt, and from Clover to 3 miles southeast of Dryburg.A woman was injured when she was struck by lightning in Roanoke.

Moderate to heavy rain during the morning and afternoon hours on th 10th resulted in small stream flooding in portions of Pittsylvania and Carroll Counties. In addition, Beaver Dam Creek in Patrick County, and Tinker Creek in Roanoke County were flooded.Strong winds combined with the wet ground result in several trees being uprooted across Franklin, Henry, Campbell, and Pittsylvania Counties. In Danville, a house was damaged when a tree fell on it. In Lynchburg, trees and power lines were knocked down which resulted in 2,000 homes and businesses without power.

Rain developed during the predawn hours of the 30th, then quickly changed to heavy wet snow. Snow accumulatons ranged from 5 to 6 inches on the valley floor to as much as a foot across the higher elevations. The heavy wet snow was responsible for bringing down trees and tree limbs, with nearly 25,000 power outages reported.

Snow and ice developed during the late afternoon of the 26th and continued through the evening of the 27th. Ice accretion ranged from 1/4 of an inch to as much as an inch in southern Pittsylvania and Halifax counties downing numerous trees and power lines. In addition, snow fall amounts across Bedford, Campbell, and Appomattox Counties ranged from 4 to 6 inches.

High winds during the evening of the 22nd through the 23rd downed numerous trees and power lines. Many people were reported without power across the region. In Tazewell County a roof was blown off of an outbuilding, otherwise no reports of damage to private property were received.

High winds during the night of the 23rd through the early morning of the 24th downed trees and power lines across the Alleghany Highlands, parts of the foothills, the Southern Shenandoah, Roanoke, and New River valleys of Virginia. Law inforcement reported 6 tractor trailer trucks blown off of Interstate Route 77 near Fancy Gap in Carroll County, during the evening of the 23rd.

High winds during the morning of the 8th downed trees and power lines. Numerous trees downed across Grayson County caused damage to several homes.

High winds during the afternoon of the 25th downed numerous trees and power lines across the area. A tree was downed onto a house in Roanoke, causing damage to the roof and crushing the front porch.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 5th produced damaging winds and hail up to one inch in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines in Moneta. Damage was done to the roofs of several homes and a shed was blown down. Thunderstorm winds also blew a tree onto Route 666, eight miles southwest of Moneta.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 3rd produced damaging winds, flash flooding, and hail up to 1 inch in diameter.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Paint Bank, Pulaski, 2 miles south of New Castle, large tree limbs and power lines 1 miles northwest of Lick Run, and large tree limbs in Martinsvile Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding in Pembroke, 2 miles west of Staffordsville, Tazewell, downtown Blacksburg and on the Campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 4th produced damaging wind, dangerous lightning, and hail up to half dollar size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees from Saltville to 5 miles northeast of Saltville, 2.5 miles northwest of Galax, New Canton, large tree limbs 2.5 miles northeast of Galax, and trees and power lines in Lynchburg with large sections of the city losing power for several hours.A man in Fancy Gap was struck by lightning, but not seriously injured.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 1st produced hail up to nickel size and damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed large tree limbs and signs in Danville, and large tree limbs and power lines in Christiansburg.

Thunderstorms during the morning and afternoon of the 13th produced damaging winds.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Northern Halifax County, Charlotte Court House, Sugar Grove, Danville, Graysontown, Indian Valley, Christiansburg, 3 miles west of Ferum, Gladys, 6 miles northeast of Appomattox, trees and power lines in Ridgeway, and large tree limbs in Riner. A large tree was downed in Roanoke onto workers setting up a tent. One was killed and 2 others injured. Trees and power lines were downed from Wylliesburg to 1.5 miles east of Wylliesburg. One tree fell onto a car causing damage.Thunderstorm winds downed large trees in several areas from 26 miles southwest of Buckingham to Buckingham, and in Dillwyn. One house 6 miles southwest of Buckingham had a roof blown off.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening of the 2nd produced damaging winds, flash flooding, hail up to 3 inches in diameter, and dangerous lightning.A woman in Roanoke was struck by lightning and injured while using the phone.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Floyd, in Seaboard closing Route 67, onto a car 3 miles east of Boones Mill, onto Route 122 one half mile south of Burnt Chimney, 10 miles east of Tazewell, trees onto Route 501 in Halifax, trees and power poles in Moneta, Pittsville and Gretna, and trees and power lines from Boones Mill to Burnt Chimney, damaged a roof in Penhook, Thunderstorm winds also downed trees on several homes in Huddleston causing roof damage, onto construction trailers in Chatham causing major damage,destroyed a barn 5 miles southwest of Chatham, and downed a tree onto a pickup truck in Gretna.Large hail damaged automobiles in several rounds 4 miles west of Clover, in Clover, in Gretna, and damaged numerous vehicles and broke out windows in South Boston.Winds from a second thunderstorm downed trees again in Blacksburg.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused flash flooding and closed several streets in Blacksburg, small streams and creeks to flash flood in Richlands, mudslides across several roads in Giles County, flash flooding across Montgomery County, closing several roads, and a second round of flash flooding across Tazewell County that closed numerous roads with some washed out. Damage to several businesses and homes was reported. Flash flooding in the North Portion of Bland County also closed several roads.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 23rd produced damaging winds and hail up to dime size.Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Collierstown, Goshen, Kerrs Creek, Saltville, Marion, Fries, Galax, Roanoke, the southwest portion of Roanoke County, the east portion of Montgomery County, and in Rocky Mount, causing damage to several roofs on homes.Thunderstorm winds also downed power lines in Buena Vista, trees and power lines in Aspen, large tree limbs 3 miles east of Amherst, and trees onto Route 251 in Collierstown, Old Wolf Creek Road in Narrows, Wilburn Valley Road in Pearisburg, and Route 604, 3 miles south of Appomattox.

Thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 22nd produced damaging winds, flash flooding, damaging lightning, and hail up to quarter size.Thunderstorm winds downed large trees in Richlands, Wytheville, Bland, Pulaski, Pembroke, Blacksburg, Cambria, Check, Lexington, Burnt Chimney, Moneta, Bedford, across Craig County, and onto Route 11 in TroutvilleThunderstorm winds also downed large trees 10 miles west of Independence, in Dublin, damaging a porch, in Roanoke, some onto vehicles, onto Route 58, seven miles west southwest of Hillsville,7 miles northwest of Moneta, 6 miles south of Hot Springs, and large trees and power poles in Marion. Thunderstorm winds in Covington also downed trees and blew a car off Interstate Route 64, and a garage was blown off its foundation in Collierstown..Heavy thunderstorm rains caused a mudslide onto route 730, two miles east of Staffordsville, flooded and closed several roads in western Bland County, flooded Reed Creek 1 mile south of Wytheville, flooded Miller Creek in Max Meadows, flooded small streams across Craig County, flooded numerous streams in Alleghany County with several roads washed out, caused a mudslide onto Route 460 in Rich Creek, closing the westbound lane, and flooded streets and Peak Creek in Pulaski.Lightning struck a farm in central Floyd County, killing 28 cows.

Snow during the afternoon of the 20th through the early morning of the 21st accumulated from 4 to 10 inches.The combination of heavy wet snow and strong winds resulted in power lines being downed and scattered power outages.

High winds during the morning of the 12th downed numerous trees and power lines. A carport in Pearisburg in Giles county was blown down onto a car.

Thunderstorms during the late morning through evening of the 17th generated a tornado, and produced hail up to one and three quarter inches in diameter, damaging winds, flash flooding, and lightning damage.A tornado briefly touched down in a field in Gladys. No damage was reported.Hail drifts were up to 12 inches deep on the north side of Christiansburg in Montgomery County Lightning struck a house 2 miles north of Altavista, starting a fire that burned to house to the ground. A second house in Brookneal was struck by lightning starting a fire that caused minor damage.Heavy thunderstorm rains caused Little Ivy Creek to flood from 1/2 mile east of Vesta to 5 miles east of Vesta, and caused Poplar Road and Alleghany Springs Road to flood 2 miles west of Shawsville. Heavy rain flooded and closed the following; numerous streets in the City of Roanoke, School Board Road in Rocky Mount, Snake Creek Bridge on Route 58 five miles southeast of Hillsville, and McCoy Road in Christiansburg. Heavy rain flooded Spoon Creek onto Route 58, closing it, 2 miles east of Stuart, caused a mudslide closing Route 759 four miles southwest of Sydnorsville, flooded small streams in Rocky Mt, and flooded and closed roads in southeastern Rockbridge County, and across Charlotte County.Heavy rain caused minor small stream flooding of Broad Run onto Route 618 in several places from 4 miles east of New Castle to 4 miles south of New Castle, and Sinking Creek onto Route 608 in Maybrook.After flooding earlier in the afternoon in Roanoke County and the City of Roanoke, additional heavy rain flooded roads in Vinton and in the City of Roanoke, closing some. Carvins and Masons Creeks flooded in northern Roanoke County, and Tinker Creek and Glade Creek also flooded in Roanoke County and in the City of RoanokeThunderstorm winds on the afternoon of the 17th blew out windows in a house in Penhook and downed trees and power lines in central Wythe County.Thunderstorm winds also damaged houses, cars, mobile homes, barns, and downed trees and power lines in southern Franklin County.

High winds during the afternoon of the 13th downed large trees, tree limbs, and power lines. Some roads were blocked by trees and power lines. The high winds caused minor property damage in all counties and downed power lines started several brush fires.High winds tore the roof off of a house in Cave Springs in Roanoke County, downed a tree onto a car in Lynchburg, downed trees onto two cars in the City of Roanoke, downed a tree onto mobile home in Stuart in Patrick County, destroying it. The woman occupying the mobile home was injured and required medical treatment.In Altavista in Campbell County, high winds damaged the roof of a house and downed a power line onto a second house, starting a fire that damaged the roof.