A strong low pressure system moved from the Gulf Coast to off the North Carolina coast. A secondary low moved west of Virginia over Kentucky, bringing a nose of warm air in aloft. This led to a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain across southwest Virginia, with many areas seeing significant snow or ice accumulations.

Winter Storm in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 03:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 70.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 8 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state. The heavy snow and ice also caused the roof of a large dock at a marina at Smith Mountain Lake to collapse. As many as 22 boats, many of which were large, were damaged in the collapse.

Winter Storm in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 03:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. The northwestern two thirds of the county saw 4 to 6 inches of snow, with lighter amounts near 2 inches closer to Danville. At one point over 8000 residents were without power.
No major traffic accidents were reported in the county with this event, with about 10 minor accidents of cars sliding off roads reported.

Winter Storm in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 03:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Most of the county saw between 8 and 10 inches of snow. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

High Wind in TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 12:30:00 to 05-FEB-10 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 68.00 MG
Property damage: 80.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Strong southeast winds occurred across the higher elevations of the county as a dry slot pushed into the area. A mesonet in Tazewell recorded a gust of 78 mph. Many trees and power lines were also reported down across the county. Multiple Structures and trees were blown down blocking several streets across the county. A McDonald's play land roof was blown into the street.

Winter Storm in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 04:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Most of the county saw between 6 and 9 inches of snow. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 04:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Most of the county saw around 5 inches of snow. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 04:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall of around 8 inches occurred in the Dillwyn area. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 02:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 11 inches were reported across the county. Ice accumulations of up to 0.10 inches also were reported. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 02:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 11 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 02:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 6 to 10 inches were reported, with the highest amounts in the northwest parts of the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state. Roofs collapsed on two storage buildings in Rocky Mount due to the weight of the snow, sleet, and rain. A van inside one of the buildings had its roof collapsed in as well.
At least 2000 people without power was also reported across the county.

Winter Storm in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 01:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 5 to 7 inches were reported, with the highest amounts in the northwest parts of the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.
The wet snow was heavy enough to bring down trees and power lines throughout the city of Martinsville. At one point about 62 percent of Henry county residents were without power, with transmissions and substations going down. Most residents regained power by early the next week. Falling trees also destroyed two vehicles in the city of Martinsville.

Winter Storm in ALLEGHANY, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 01:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 50.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 12 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state. The weight of the snow collapsed a barn causing over 50000 dollars in damage to the barn and equipment.

Winter Storm in BOTETOURT, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 01:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 11 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in BATH, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 03:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Most of the county saw between 12 and 17 inches of snow. The northern part of the county saw the highest amounts, with up to 24 inches in the Armstrong area. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 04:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Light to moderate moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were common across the norther part of the county, with lower amounts near 3 inches across southern areas. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in GILES, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 9 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in PULASKI, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 10 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in FLOYD, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 10 to 11 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in GRAYSON, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the area early on the 5th. As warmer air moved in later in the morning and afternoon, this snow changed to sleet, freezing rain, and rain, before ending as snow. Total snow amounts of 5 to 9 inches were common across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in BLAND, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of around 12 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in WYTHE, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 8 to 10 inches were reported across the county.
Two people were killed (indirect) on Interstate 81 when a tractor trailer jackknifed into a minivan that was pulled over on the side of the road.

Winter Storm in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 12 inches were reported across the county. Ice accumulations of 0.25 inches also occurred in Stuart. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state. Approximately 7500 people were without power across the county for a period of time over the weekend.

Winter Storm in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of 7 to 8 inches were reported across the county.
Portions of Interstate 77 were closed at times between mile markers 1 and 41 because of several accidents involving tractor trailers.

Winter Storm in TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 14:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

A mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain impacted the county starting early on February 5th and continuing into the 6th. Snowfall amounts of 5 to 9 inches were reported across the southern and eastern part of the county. Ice accumulations of .1 inches occurred near Tazewell. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 05-FEB-10 02:00:00 to 06-FEB-10 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the early morning hours on the 5th. The snow turned to a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and sleet during the afternoon, before ending as snow late at night into the day on the 6th. Snowfall accumulations of around 7 inches were reported across the county. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.

Winter Storm in SMYTH, VIRGINIA
From 04-FEB-10 23:00:00 to 05-FEB-10 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain moved across the county during the day of the 5th. The highest snowfall amounts were across the eastern part of the county, which saw up to 11 inches. Across the western part of the county, warmer air moved in, producing mainly rain and accumulations only near 1 inch. Light sleet and ice accumulations also occurred in many areas. Roadways became slick, with many reports of vehicles sliding off roads across the state.