Winter Storm, Preston
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 31, 2000
Strong northwest winds brought orographically enhanced snowfall to the highlands of northern West Virginia. Snow accumulations were generally in the 6 to 10 inch range, with the higher amounts found over 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.
Strong northwest winds brought orographically enhanced snowfall to the highlands of northern West Virginia. Snow accumulations were generally in the 6 to 10 inch range, with the higher amounts found over higher elevations.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tucker
- When
- December 31, 12:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
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
- Extreme Cold in Alabama, December 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, December 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Florida, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 31, 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: 5165806, 5165807.