Winter Storm, Hampshire
- When
- January 9, 11:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 9, 1997
Subtropical moisture, rapidly overrunning a dome of cold air, produced a swath of 4 to 5 inches of snow and sleet over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the daylight hours of the 9th. A secondary wave of low pressure developed along the North Carolina coast, locking subfreezing air in place.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Subtropical moisture, rapidly overrunning a dome of cold air, produced a swath of 4 to 5 inches of snow and sleet over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia during the daylight hours of the 9th. A secondary wave of low pressure developed along the North Carolina coast, locking subfreezing air in place. Although some freezing rain fell towards the end of the event, no damage was noted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- January 9, 11:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Berkeley
- When
- January 9, 11:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 9, 11:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in Ohio, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, January 9, 1997
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5586845, 5586846, 5586847, 5586848.