Heavy Snow, Barbour
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2000
A cold northwest upslope wind caused 2 to 5 inches of fluffy dry snow. The highest elevations of southern Randolph County and western Pocahont;as County reported amounts as deep as 8 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 6
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 RLX wrote it up.
A cold northwest upslope wind caused 2 to 5 inches of fluffy dry snow. The highest elevations of southern Randolph County and western Pocahont;as County reported amounts as deep as 8 inches. The total snow depth at the Snowshoe resort reached 26 inches around dawn on Groundhog Day, the 2nd. That was their deepest snow pack of the 99-00 winter.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Nicholas
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Pocahontas
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Randolph
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Upshur
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Webster
- When
- February 1, 8:00 AM EST to February 2, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Hawaii, February 1 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 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: 5129923, 5129924, 5129925, 5129926, 5129927, 5129928.