Right on the heels of the second surge of bitterly, record cold air to affect the forecast area within the same week and only five days since the previous significant snow storm, yet another significant winter storm impacted the forecast area.  This storm was result of complex series of low pressure areas tracking along a stalled front across the southeast states and an upper-trough embedded within a very deep and persistent long-wave trough across the eastern U.S.  Snow began to fall during the late morning and early afternoon spreading northward during the late afternoon and evening.  Unlike the President's Day snow storm, this storm brought significantly greater two foot amounts to the northern portions of the forecast area, especially along the Interstate 64 corridor, while markedly less snow fell in the southern parts of the forecast area.  The vast majority of winter storm-criteria snowfall (4 inches east to 5 inches west/6 hours) fell north of U.S. 460 with this event.  Very little snowfall fell south of U.S. 460 and especially across the Virginia and North Carolina Piedmont. Snowfall amounts ranged from less than inch across most counties near the North Carolina border and east of Interstate 77 to two feet of snow across northern and western Greenbrier county West Virginia.  However, at the end of this event as warm air aloft spread into the region, precipitation changed to freezing rain bringing ice accumulations of 1/10 to 1/4 inch to a number of counties east of Interstate 81.
The heavy snow across the northern parts of the forecast area resulted in two avalanches, a rare event in Virginia.  One occurred on Virginia Route 623 in Tazewell county near Burkes Garden and the other was on U.S. 220 in Alleghany county near Iron Gate.  In addition, there were over 100 traffic accidents and disabled vehicles across Virginia alone.
The following are snow and ice totals reported from southwest and south central Virginia counties within the Blacksburg National Weather Service Forecast area:
Snowfall:
Alleghany County - 11.0 inches 4E of Covington to 8.0 inches in Alleghany,
Amherst County - 11.0 inches 2SW Pera to 6.0 inches at Elon,
Appomattox County - 3.0 inches at Appomattox,
Bath County - 15 inches at Warm Springs to 13 inches at Bath Alum,
Bedford County - 9.5 inches at Big Island to 4.0 inches 5WSW of Bedford,
Bland County - 7.0 inches at Ceres to 6.0 inches at Bland,
Botetourt County - 12.0 inches at Fincastle to 9.0 inches at Buchanan,
Buckingham County - 4.0 inches 1NW of Gold Hill to 1.8 inches 7N of Dillwyn,
Campbell County - 5.0 inches City of Lynchburg, 3.0 inches at Concord and at the Lynchburg Airport to 2.0 inches at Rustburg,
Carroll County - 1.5 inches 2SSE of Byllesby,
Craig County - 18.0 inches at New Castle,
Floyd County - 1.3 inches at Check,
Franklin County - 3.5 inches at Rocky Mount to 2.3 inches at Callaway,
Giles County - 8.0 inches 2SE Mountain Lake to 6.1 inches at Pearisburg,
Grayson County - 1.5 inches 3SSW of Elk Creek,
Montgomery County - 9.0 inches 5NNE of Blacksburg, 7.5 inches Blacksburg, 2.1 inches Christiansburg, to < 1.0 inch at Pilot,
Patrick County - 1.0 inch 2W Critz,
Pulaski County - 10.5 inches at Pulaski to 2.8 inches at Draper,
Roanoke County - 11.5 inches at Catawba, 8.8 inches at Roanoke, 7.0 inches at Salem, to 3.0 inches 3NNW Boones Mill,
Rockbridge County - 16.0 inches 3NW Rockbridge Baths and Zack 15.5 inches at Lexington, to 12.0 inches at Buena Vista,
Smyth County - 4.0 inches at Chilhowie to 3.5 inches 2N Marion,
Tazewell County - 9.0 inches at Tannersville to 7.0 inches at North Tazewell,
Wythe County - 2.3 inches in Wytheville.
Ice:
Alleghany County - 0.10 inch 4E of Covington,
Bedford County - 0.25 inch 5WSW of Bedford to 0.10 inch 5NNW of Forest,
Buckingham County - 0.10 inch 7N Dillwyn and in Buckingham,
Campbell County - 0.30 inch at Altavista to 0.13 inch 1SE of Timberlake,
Floyd County - 0.10 inch at Floyd,
Franklin County - 0.25 inch at Boones Mill to 0.10 inch 3ESE of Roanoke Mountain,
Henry County - 0.10 inch 6W of Bassett,
Pittsylvania County - 0.10 inch at Pittsville,
Pulaski County - 0.10 inch 2S Snowville and in Pulaski,
Roanoke - 0.25 inch 3NNW of Boones Mill to 0.20 inch in Salem,
Smyth County - 0.10 inch at Chilhowie,
Tazewell County - 0.10 inch at North Tazewell.

Winter Storm in SMYTH, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained spotter measured 4.0 inches of snow and 0.10 inch of ice in Chilhowie.  Another spotter measured 3.5 inches of snow 2N of Marion.

Winter Storm in BLAND, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public measured 7.0 inches of snow in Ceres and 6.0 inches of snow in Bland.

Winter Storm in GILES, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter measured 8.0 inches of snow 2SE of Mountain Lake.  Another spotter measured 7.0 inches of snow in Pembroke.  The public measured 7.0 inches of snow in Maybrook.  A National Weather Service employee measured 6.1 inches of snow, including 0.5 inch of sleet in Pearisburg.

Winter Storm in PULASKI, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public measured 10.5 inches of snow in Pulaski, but only about 2.0 inches of snow and sleet in Snowville.  Spotters measured 0.10 inch of ice 2S Snowville and in Pulaski as well.

Winter Storm in MONTGOMERY, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A National Weather Service Employee measured 9.0 inches of snow 5NNE of Blacksburg (Brush Mountain).  Elsewhere across the county, National Weather Service employees measured snowfall ranging from 7.8 inches 2NE of Blacksburg, 7.5 inches at the National Weather Service Office, to 1.5 inches in Christiansburg.  The public reported less than 1.0 inch of mostly sleet in Pilot in the far southern end of the county.

Winter Storm in CRAIG, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public measured 18.0 inches of snow in New Castle while a spotter measured nearly 6.0 inches in Simmonsville.

Winter Storm in ALLEGHANY, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 09:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

A CoCoRaHS observer measured 11.0 inches of snow 4E of Covington along with 0.10 inch of ice.  Elsewhere, the public measured 8.0 inches of snow in Alleghany.

Winter Storm in BATH, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 09:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The Bath County Sheriff's Office measured 15.0 inches of snow in Warm Springs.  A CoCoRaHS Observer measured 13.0 inches of snow at Bath Alum.

Winter Storm in ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter measured 11.5 inches of snow at Catawba in the northern end of the county.  Elsewhere across the county, snowfall amounts ranged from 7.0 to 9.0 inches in Salem and Roanoke to 3.0 inches at Bent Mountain and 3NNW Boones Mill.  In addition, ice accumulations of 0.25 inch and 0.20 inch were observed by spotters 3NNW of Boones Mill and Salem, respectively.

Winter Storm in BOTETOURT, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public observed 12.0 inches of snow at Fincastle with other reports from law enforcement and spotters of 11.0 to 12.0 inches of snow in Fincastle and Eagle Rock.  A spotter measured 10.0 inches of snow in Springwood, with amounts elsewhere ranging from 5.5 inches at Laymantown to 9.0 inches at Buchanan.

Winter Storm in ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 09:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Numerous reports of 15.0 to 16.0 inches of snow were received from spotters in the Rockbridge Baths and Lexington areas, with 12.0 inches in the Buena Vista.  Elsewhere, amounts across the southern part of the county were near 8.0 inches.  In addition, 0.20 inch of ice accumulation was measured by a spotter in Buena Vista.

Winter Storm in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Trained spotters measured 3.0 inches of snow and 0.10 inch of ice on Roanoke Mountain.  Law enforcement reported 3.5 inches of snow at Rocky Mount.  Another spotter measured 0.25 inch of ice at Boones Mill.

Winter Storm in BEDFORD, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

The public measured 9.5 inches of snow at Big Island, with several reports of 7.0 to 7.5 inches of snow measured by trained spotters around Bedford.  Elsewhere across the county, snowfall amounts were mostly in the 4.0 to 6.0 inch range.  In addition, an ice accumulation of 0.20 inch was measured by a spotter in Bedford.  There were also several reports of sleet mixing in with the snow and ice.

Winter Storm in AMHERST, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 09:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter measured 11.0 inches of snow 2SW of Pera while a COOP Observer measured 10.1 inches of snow in Amherst.  Elsewhere, snowfall amounts were mostly in the 5.0 to 6.0 inch range.

Winter Storm in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 09:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The public measured 5.5 inches within the City of Lynchburg while the Campbell County Sheriff's Office measured 3.0 inches of snow near the Lynchburg Airport.  Three inches of snow was also observed by a trained spotter at Concord.  Elsewhere across the county, snowfall amounts were mostly less than 3.0 inches.   However, ice accumulations ranged from 0.13 inch at WSET Television near Lynchburg to 0.30 inch at Altavista, as measured by a spotter.

Winter Storm in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 10:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter measured 4.0 inches of snow 1NW of Gold Hill.  Other snow reports ranged from 1.0 to 2.0 inches across the southern part of the county.  In addition, spotters measured 0.10 inch of ice accumulation 7N of Dillwyn and in Buckingham.

Avalanche in TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 15:00:00 to 21-FEB-15 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

WVVA Television reported that there was an avalanche on Virginia route 623 near Burkes Garden.  The road was closed for several hours until the snow could be cleared from the road.

Avalanche in ALLEGHANY, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 19:00:00 to 21-FEB-15 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Roanoke District Emergency Management Director reported that there was an avalanche on U.S. 220 near Iron Gate.  The road was blocked and closed for several hours.  Nearly two feet of snow had fallen in the area during the afternoon of the 21st.

Winter Storm in TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA
From 21-FEB-15 08:00:00 to 22-FEB-15 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter measured 9.0 inches of snow in Tannersville.  The public measured 7.0 inches of snow in North Tazewell along with 0.10 inch of ice.  Elsewhere across the county, amounts were generally less than 7.0 inches.