Winter Storm, Preston
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
Six to eight inches of snow and sleet fell across the county. However, 13 inches was reported in Terra Alta.
Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
An intensifying low pressure system of the Florida panhandle moved slowly up the Atlantic Coast to the North Carolina Coast. This storm system spread a mix of heavy snow and sleet into parts of northern West Virginia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 PBZ wrote it up.
An intensifying low pressure system of the Florida panhandle moved slowly up the Atlantic Coast to the North Carolina Coast. This storm system spread a mix of heavy snow and sleet into parts of northern West Virginia. The highest amounts were confined to the highest elevations.
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, Tucker
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
While just 1 inch of snow and sleet was reported in some of the river valleys, the higher elevations in the county reported accumulations between 12 and 18 inches.
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.510, -80.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Six inches of snow and sleet was reported in Fairmont.
Winter Storm, Monongalia
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monongalia forecast zone
Four to eight inches, with the highest amounts in the higher elevations in the county, of snow and sleet were reported across the county.
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
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 1998
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5638974, 5638975, 5638976, 5639370.