Ice Storm, Greenbrier
- When
- December 13, 11:30 PM EST to December 14, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Greenbrier forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Ice Storm in West Virginia, December 13 to 14, 2000
During the late evening of the the 13th and early morning of the 14th, sleet accumulated up to 2 inches in Greenbrier County before changing to freezing rain that produced 1/4 inch of glaze. In Mercer and Monroe counties, freezing rain produced 1/4 to 1/2 inch of glaze.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 RNK wrote it up.
During the late evening of the the 13th and early morning of the 14th, sleet accumulated up to 2 inches in Greenbrier County before changing to freezing rain that produced 1/4 inch of glaze. In Mercer and Monroe counties, freezing rain produced 1/4 to 1/2 inch of glaze.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Mercer
- When
- December 13, 11:30 PM EST to December 14, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.406, -81.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Monroe
- When
- December 13, 11:30 PM EST to December 14, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 37.560, -80.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, December 13, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, December 2000
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: 5160250, 5160251, 5160252.