Winter Storm, Preston
- When
- March 10, 5:00 AM EST to March 11, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
Winter Storm in West Virginia, March 10 to 11, 1998
Blustery northwest winds brought heavy snow and some blowing and drifting snow to parts of northern West Virginia. The highest amounts fell in the higher elevations.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Blustery northwest winds brought heavy snow and some blowing and drifting snow to parts of northern West Virginia. The highest amounts fell in the higher elevations.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tucker
- When
- March 10, 5:00 AM EST to March 11, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
Four to seven inches of snow fell throughout Preston and Tucker Counties.
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
- Flooding in Florida, March 10 to 30, 1998
- Cold in Arkansas, March 10, 1998
- Cold in West Virginia, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 10 to 14, 1998
- Cold in Ohio, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Flooding in Indiana, March 10 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 10 to 12, 1998
- Cold in Kentucky, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Flooding in New York, March 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 12, 1998
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, March 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: 5641899, 5641900.