Winter Storm, Preston
- When
- March 3, 7:00 PM EST to March 4, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm in West Virginia, March 3 to 4, 1999
A deepening area of low pressure moved across northern West Virginia, spreading heavy snowfall and high winds across Preston and Tucker Counties. Snowfall totals of up to 24 inches were reported at Terra Alta in Preston County, while Rowlesburg reported 12 inches and Masontown 11 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- 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.
A deepening area of low pressure moved across northern West Virginia, spreading heavy snowfall and high winds across Preston and Tucker Counties. Snowfall totals of up to 24 inches were reported at Terra Alta in Preston County, while Rowlesburg reported 12 inches and Masontown 11 inches. Across Tucker County, 17 inches of snow fell at Canaan Valley, while Parsons reported 10 inches. To compound problems, high winds gusting to over 60 MPH during the early morning hours of the 4th created snow drifts of up to 6 feet in Terra Alta. Elsewhere, the blowing and drifting snow brought traffic to a halt along Interstate 68 in Preston County and made many secondary roads impassable. The combination of the heavy snow and high winds also downed trees and power lines, creating numerous power outages across the area.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tucker
- When
- March 3, 7:00 PM EST to March 4, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
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
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- Avalanche in Alaska, March 3 to 4, 1999
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Storm Surge in Washington, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 3, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 3, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Florida, March 3, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 3, 1999
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, March 1999
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: 5688466, 5688467.