West Virginia, 2000

Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 18, 2000

February 18, 2000 · NWS LWX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Low pressure tracked from the Mid-Mississippi Valley to Pennsylvania on the 18th, spreading a mixed bag of precipitation across the Eastern Panhandle. Light snow spread into the area before dawn then changed to freezing rain by mid-morning.

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.

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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.

Low pressure tracked from the Mid-Mississippi Valley to Pennsylvania on the 18th, spreading a mixed bag of precipitation across the Eastern Panhandle. Light snow spread into the area before dawn then changed to freezing rain by mid-morning. The precipitation changed to rain across the area by early afternoon. Several traffic accidents occurred on slippery roads. Ice accumulations included one quarter to one half inch in Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Grant, and Hardy Counties and one half to three quarters of an inch in Pendleton County. Snowfall amounts ranged from 0.5 to 2.5 inches.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Pendleton

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Grant

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Hardy

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Winter Storm, Hampshire

When
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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
February 18, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 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

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: 5132291, 5132292, 5132293, 5132294, 5132295, 5132636, 5132637, 5132638.