Winter Storm, Pendleton
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm in West Virginia, March 9, 1999
An area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley to North Carolina from late on the 8th through the evening of the 9th. Heavy snow fell across much of the Eastern Panhandle as the storm system moved through.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 8
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.
An area of low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley to North Carolina from late on the 8th through the evening of the 9th. Heavy snow fell across much of the Eastern Panhandle as the storm system moved through. Snowfall rates were occasionally in excess of 1 1/2 inch per hour. By the evening of the 9th, between 8 and 12 inches of snow had accumulated in Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, and Hardy County; 6 to 10 inches fell across Jefferson and Southern Berkeley County; and 4 to 8 inches fell across Morgan, Northern Berkeley, and Pendleton County. Travel was treacherous across the region. Several accidents occurred on Interstate 81 in Berkeley County, including one fatal crash near Falling Waters around noon. Jefferson County reported 5 accidents and difficult driving conditions on Blue Ridge Mountain.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Hardy
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mineral
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mineral forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Hampshire
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Berkeley
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- March 9, 2:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5687160, 5687161, 5687162, 5687163, 5687164, 5687165, 5687166, 5687167.