West Virginia, 2000

Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 13 to 14, 2000

January 13 to 14, 2000 · NWS RLX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

After a mild start to the winter, colder air finally arrived. In the wake of a low pressure system, 1 to 3 inches of snow fell, except 3 to 5 inches over the mountain ridges.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

After a mild start to the winter, colder air finally arrived. In the wake of a low pressure system, 1 to 3 inches of snow fell, except 3 to 5 inches over the mountain ridges.

The radar

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

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Barbour

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 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, Braxton

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Braxton forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Nicholas

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Pocahontas

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Randolph

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Webster

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Upshur

When
January 13, 2:00 PM EST to January 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Upshur forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5127464, 5127465, 5127466, 5127467, 5127468, 5127469, 5127470.