Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 19 to 21, 2000

A winter storm passed just south of the area, bringing an initial round of snow which began after midnight on the 20th. Accumulations of between 2 and 4 inches were common across Preston and Tucker Counties by noon on the 20th as the storm passed off to the east. However, strong northwest winds in the wake of the storm began during the afternoon of the 20th and produced several inches of orographically enhanced snows across the area. These strong northwest winds also produced wind chills as cold as -30F. This additional snow continued into the afternoon hours of the 21st and produced storm total snowfall amounts of around 6 to 8 inches over the majority of Preston and Tucker Counties, with up to a foot reported at some of the highest elevations.