The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5590774
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
ROCKINGHAM
5590774
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,590,774 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,058,429 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-02-08T15:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-02-08T23:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ROCKINGHAM |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A winter storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow across all of northern and western Virginia on the 8th. Highest totals were observed above 2500 feet, with other local maxima in the Shenandoah Valley and the western suburbs of Washington, DC. Antecedent warm weather, combined with air temperatures at or just above freezing during the event, allowed roads to remain generally wet. However, icy spots developed late that afternoon and evening as temperatures fell well below freezing. The snow, which clung to everything, was aesthetically pleasing. However, the weight of the snow snapped numerous tree limbs and knocked others onto utility lines. At the peak of the storm, over 10,000 Virginia Power customers in the Washington metropolitan area alone were without electricity. Otherwise, public impact was minimal since the storm occurred on a Saturday.The storm resulted from the interaction of the subtropical jet stream, which provided a strong energy impulse to aid in lifting relatively warm humid air, with the polar jet stream, which provided enough low-level cold air to maintain wet snow rather than rain. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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