Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 2000
Start: 2000-02-04T15:00
End: 2000-02-05T02:00
Location: West Virginia

February 4 to 5, 2000 · NWS RLX · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Snow showers deposited 2 to 4 inches of snow. This marked the end of a 3 week wintry period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: 10

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.

Snow showers deposited 2 to 4 inches of snow. This marked the end of a 3 week wintry period.

The radar

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

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Fayette

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, McDowell

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: McDowell forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mingo

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Mingo forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Nicholas

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, Pocahontas

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, Raleigh

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, Randolph

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, Upshur

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Webster

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Heavy Snow, Wyoming

When: February 4, 3:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5129929, 5129930, 5129931, 5129962, 5129963, 5129964, 5129965, 5130402, 5130403, 5130404.