Snowfall of December 8th-9th, 2017

Overview
A deep trough was in place over the eastern United States. An elongated front with low pressure was set up from the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast coast, with colder air residing behind over our area. Enough moisture thanks to better lift from upper jet stream developed further west, and brought snow to most areas along and east of the Blue Ridge mountains, with the highest amounts in the NC mountains and foothills.
Total Snowfall in our Forecast Area (smoothed)

Southeast Snowfall	NWS Blacksburg December 9th, 2017	Pilot Mountain, NC (photo by Brett Bowman)
Snow/Ice
Snow/Ice
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL           OF
                     /INCHES/   MEASUREMENT

NORTH CAROLINA

...Alleghany County...
   3 ESE Whitehead        7.5   115 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   2 E Glade Valley       6.1   730 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Ennice                 6.0   200 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Whitehead              6.0   838 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Sparta                 5.8   945 AM 12/09  Public

...Ashe County...
   2 NE Deep Gap          8.2   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 SSW Whitetop         8.0   723 PM 12/09  Elevation: 3800 ft.
   4 S West Jefferson     7.0  1100 AM 12/09  Social Media
   5 N Todd               6.8  1100 AM 12/09  Social Media
   1 ESE Ashland          6.5   124 PM 12/09  Public
   Transou                6.0   730 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Fleetwood              6.0   600 AM 12/09  Public
   1 W Wagoner            5.9   900 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   2 SW Ashland           5.4   840 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Caswell County...
   4 ESE Quick            3.5   520 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   2 NE Camp Springs      3.5   500 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   2 NNE Yanceyville      3.0   441 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   3 NNW Yanceyville      3.0  1110 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Rockingham County...
   1 NNE Ruffin           7.0   220 PM 12/09  Public
   1 W Draper             5.8   930 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Mayodan                5.5   527 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Eden                   5.2   630 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Reidsville             5.0   705 PM 12/09  Social Media
   4 SW Bethany           4.5   850 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   2 NNE Monroeton        3.5   504 PM 12/09  snow ended at 410 PM.

...Stokes County...
   King                   8.0   546 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 W Lawsonville        7.0   430 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Lawsonville            7.0  1238 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   Walnut Cove            6.0   730 PM 12/08  Public
   Danbury                5.3   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...Surry County...
   Siloam                 7.0  1002 AM 12/09  Public
   White Plains           6.0   700 AM 12/09  Social Media
   Westfield              6.0   730 AM 12/09  Social Media
   Dobson                 6.0  1115 PM 12/08  Public
   1 N Pilot Mountain     6.0   855 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Pilot Mountain         5.5  1215 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 ESE Pine Ridge       5.1   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Watauga County...
   Blowing Rock          10.0   903 AM 12/09  Public
   2 E Boone              9.0   530 PM 12/09  Social Media
   2 W Boone              8.0  1221 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   1 NW Boone             8.0   245 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   1 N Foscoe             8.0   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Aho                    8.0   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 ESE Beech Mountain   7.7   600 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   2 SSE Sugar Grove      7.5   500 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 E Lovill             7.5  1200 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 E Seven Devils       7.4   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 ENE Seven Devils     7.4   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 SW Aho               7.1  1007 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 SSE Valle Crucis     7.0   715 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   Boone                  7.0  1007 AM 12/09  On Howard Knob
   1 ENE Valle Crucis     7.0   704 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 NNW Boone            7.0   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Foscoe                 6.6   504 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Valle Crucis           6.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Boone 1se              5.9   644 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   1 W Reese              5.6   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   2 N Silverstone        5.5   200 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Todd                   5.0   119 PM 12/09  Public

...Wilkes County...
   3 SE Boomer           10.0   618 PM 12/09  Social Media
   1 NW North Wilkesbor   7.0  1030 AM 12/09  Social Media
   Millers Creek          6.0   838 PM 12/09  Social Media
   4 ESE Traphill         6.0   134 PM 12/09  Social Media
   3 E Hays               6.0  1055 AM 12/09  Social Media
   2 NNW Millers Creek    5.0   645 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Yadkin County...
   6 E Yadkinville        5.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Boonville              4.9   855 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 ESE Courtney         4.0   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

VIRGINIA

...Amherst County...
   4 NNW Pleasant View    1.5   130 PM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   3 W Pleasant View      1.5   328 PM 12/09  Public

...Appomattox County...
   2 S Appomattox         4.8   556 PM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Appomattox             4.5   700 AM 12/09  Broadcast Media
   Evergreen              4.0   900 AM 12/09  Trained Spotter

...Bedford County...
   4 SW Huddleston        2.5   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Forest                 1.9   315 PM 12/09  Broadcast Media
   3 SSE Goodview         1.1   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 NNE Bedford City     1.0   646 PM 12/09  Public

...Bland County...
   3 SW Long Spur         1.7  1030 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER

...Botetourt County...
   1 NNW Fincastle        1.0   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Blue Ridge             1.0   915 AM 12/09  Social Media

...Buckingham County...
   3 SSE Sheppards        5.0   200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   7 SE Dillwyn           4.5   200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 W Andersonville      4.5   200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 NW Gold Hill         2.0   200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER

...Campbell County...
   1 SE Gladys            5.7   330 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Gladys                 5.5   230 PM 12/09  Social Media
   4 NNW Brookneal        4.0  1145 AM 12/09  Social Media
   4 SSW Concord          2.5   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Rustburg               2.0   400 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Evington               1.8  1000 AM 12/09  Public
   Lynchburg Airport      1.5   700 PM 12/09  ASOS

...Carroll County...
   Laurel Fork            6.5   218 PM 12/09  Public
   1 W Pipers Gap         6.0   100 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   3 SE Gladesboro        5.5   900 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   Woodlawn               5.0  1246 PM 12/09  Public
   3 SSE Byllesby         4.5   546 PM 12/09  Social Media
   2 SSE Byllesby         3.6   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Charlotte County...
   3 WSW Abilene          5.0   830 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 WNW Charlotte Cour   4.3   802 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 NE Saxe              3.0   830 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   Saxe                   3.0   453 PM 12/08  Public

...City of Danville...
   Danville Airport       4.9  1015 AM 12/09  ASOS

...City of Galax...
   Galax Water Plant      3.5  1000 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...City of Lynchburg...
   3 N Lynchburg Airpor   1.5   700 PM 12/10  CoCoRaHS

...City of Martinsville...
   2 N Martinsville Cit   5.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...City of Roanoke...
   4 SW Vinton            1.5   200 PM 12/09  Social Media

...Craig County...
   1 ESE Simmonsville     1.5   115 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER

...Floyd County...
   Indian Valley          5.3   515 PM 12/09  Social Media
   Check                  5.0  1230 PM 12/09  Social Media
   4 ENE Alum Ridge       4.5  1245 PM 12/09  NWS Employee
   5 WSW Callaway         4.1   130 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   4 NNE Meadows Of Dan   4.0   604 PM 12/08  Trained Spotter
   2 ESE Willis           3.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   4 WSW Callaway         3.0   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Willis                 3.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   Copper Hill            2.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...Franklin County...
   Snow Creek             5.0   225 PM 12/09  Public
   4 NNE Sontag           4.5   908 PM 12/09  Social Media
   3 N Penhook            3.0   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Ferrum                 3.0   513 PM 12/09  Social Media
   3 SW Ferrum            2.9   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   4 W Rocky Mount        2.2   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   2 NW Burnt Chimney     1.4   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   4 E Burnt Chimney      1.4   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   4 S Goodview           0.9   900 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Giles County...
   3 SW Eggleston         1.9  1145 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   3 ENE Staffordsville   0.3   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...Grayson County...
   Mouth Of Wilson        7.0   800 AM 12/09  Public
   5 NE Independence      5.5   314 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   Independence           5.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Fries                  5.0   552 PM 12/09  Social Media
   4 SSW Spring Valley    4.8   800 AM 12/09  Public

...Halifax County...
   1 S Leda               6.0  1200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 NE Elmo              6.0   449 PM 12/09  Public
   2 NNW Scottsburg       4.5   831 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   1 ENE Halifax          3.0  1000 AM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   2 SE Turbeville        3.0   454 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   1 NE Virgilina         2.0   500 PM 12/09  Mix of sleet and snow

...Henry County...
   Horse Pasture          6.0   813 PM 12/09  Public
   2 NW Chatmoss          5.5  1230 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   Axton                  4.5   728 PM 12/08  Public
   Bassett                3.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Montgomery County...
   2 S Pilot              4.2   130 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   4 E Childress          4.0  1100 AM 12/09  Social Media
   1 NE Merrimac          2.5   100 PM 12/09  NWS Blacksburg
   2 WNW Christiansburg   2.5   330 PM 12/09  NWS Employee
   2 ENE Blacksburg       2.3   626 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   2 NE Blacksburg        2.3   130 PM 12/09  NWS Employee
   Merrimac               1.8   134 PM 12/09  Social Media

...Patrick County...
   Meadows Of Dan         7.0   307 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   4 SSW Meadows Of Dan   5.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   6 ESE Charity          5.0  1130 AM 12/09  Public
   4 NNE Woolwine         4.8   500 PM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Pittsylvania County...
   4 ESE Swansonville     5.2   935 PM 12/08  Trained Spotter
   1 ESE Chatham          5.0   100 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   3 NNW Ringgold         4.9  1027 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   3 ESE Mountain Valle   4.5  1200 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   3 E Danville Airport   4.5   608 PM 12/08  Trained Spotter
   1 WNW Hurt             4.0  1100 AM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   Chatham                4.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   4 NNW Pittsville       3.5   700 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   Pittsville             3.5   700 AM 12/09  Social Media

...Pulaski County...
   Graysontown            4.3   127 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   2 S Dublin             1.0   730 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   2 E Pulaski            1.0   804 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...Roanoke County...
   3 E Elliston-Lafayet   2.3   230 PM 12/09  Social Media
   3 N Boones Mill        2.0  1255 PM 12/09  Social Media
   3 ESE Cave Spring      2.0   338 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   1 W Cave Spring        1.9  1000 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   3 W Poages Mill        1.6   100 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   4 E Roanoke            1.6   200 PM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   3 ESE Elliston-Lafay   1.5   932 AM 12/09  Near Poor Mountain
   8 N Roanoke            1.0   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer
   1 NW Cave Spring       0.8   830 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Rockbridge County...
   4 SW Rockbridge Bath   2.0   723 PM 12/09  TRAINED SPOTTER
   2 ENE Collierstown     1.0   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS
   1 SE Glasgow           0.5   700 AM 12/09  Co-Op Observer

...Smyth County...
   1 NE Marion            1.7   800 AM 12/09  CoCoRaHS

...Wythe County...
   Max Meadows            3.0  1140 AM 12/09  Social Media
   2 WSW Wytheville       2.8  1100 AM 12/09  Trained Spotter
   Wytheville             2.5   927 AM 12/09  Trained Spotter
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