Power Outage in Rose Hill, VA

Two trees and a few power lines were reported down in Bonny Blue.

Numerous trees and powerlines down countywide.

Several trees and powerlines down countywide.

A low pressure system tracking across the southeastern states brought an anomalously late season heavy snowfall event to the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachian region. This was the most significant widespread March winter event in the region since the '93 Storm of the Century. The combination of high snowfall rates and strong winds led to scattered power outages, in addition to difficult travel.

A cold front tracked through southwest Virginia during the afternoon hours on the 10th. Many thunderstorms developed with several of storms downing trees and powerlines.

Thunderstorms tracked into southwest Virginia during the morning hours on the 21st. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed over the area.

Organized convection developed over the Southern Appalachian region in the presence of a very moist and unstable air mass. Relatively strong winds through a deep portion of the atmosphere helped to produce an extensive outflow boundary resulting in numerous downed trees and significant structural damage to homes and businesses. The powerful thunderstorm complex resulted in four fatalities and 9 injuries.

A low pressure system spread moist air above a cold air mass in place at the surface across Southwest Virginia creating a mixture of freezing rain and sleet in the lower elevations and a mixture of sleet and snow in the higher terrain. Much of the area ended up with ice accumulation around one quarter inch with parts of Russell and Wise counties measuring around one half to as much as one inch of ice accumulation. The ice accumulation downed trees and power lines across the region.

A few trees and power lines were reported down in the Jonesville area.

Two trees and power lines reported down by sheriff's office.