Yep, some folks have been seeing snow
Posted Apr15, 2007 at 07:50 PM
Advancing cold air caught up to the departing precipitiation area long enough for some locations in the New River Valley and in the higher elevations from far southwest Virginia eastward to the Blue Ridge area south of Roanoke to get measurable snowfall.
Reports turned into the National Weather Service in Blacksburg this evening include 2 inches near Floyd, 1.5 inches at Fries in Grayson County, 1.3 inches at Union in Floyd County and 0.8 inches at the appropriately named Snowville in Pulaski County.
I drove west a bit in the past couple of hours and saw some snow falling on Potts Mountain west of New Castle ... just beginning to turn white on the grass at the highest elevations there.
Snow showers will likely redevelop later tonight, but they will be of the upslope nature as strong northwest winds squeeze out moisture blowing over the Appalachians. Some of West Virginia's easternmost counties may get 2-5 inches, especially in the higher elevations (wouldn't be surprised to see more like 6-12 inches from Quinwood north toward Snowshoe). A few flurries will likely bleed over the mountains, maybe even here into the Roanoke Valley.
Before you ask, I know it wouldn't be the latest snow has fallen here. In 2001, snow showers fell off an on during the day on April 18. I haven't checked to see if there is a later date on which snow has fallen in Roanoke.
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