On this Day: Snow blankets southwest, central Virginia 5 years ago Parts of the area saw a foot or more of snow during this particular storm Updated: Tags: Snow blankets the region between Jan 22 and Jan 23, 2016 ROANOKE, Va. – For most of the area, the 2020-2021 Winter has brought below-average snowfall. In fact, Lynchburg has yet to see measurable snow over the last 686 days. It was this time five years ago, however, when a winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of our region. The last time we had a storm bring that much was in December of 2018.