Winter Storm, Preston
- When
- January 30, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 30, 2000
A winter storm passing across central West Virginia brought another significant snowfall to Preston and Tucker Counties. This was the third significant winter storm to affect this portion of northern West Virginia in less than two weeks.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 PBZ wrote it up.
A winter storm passing across central West Virginia brought another significant snowfall to Preston and Tucker Counties. This was the third significant winter storm to affect this portion of northern West Virginia in less than two weeks. A mix of snow and freezing rain started across the counties around midnight on the 30th, and by the early morning hours between 1 and 2 inches of snow accumulation, along with a coating or freezing rain, were reported by law enforcement officials. As the storm moved to the east and strong northwest winds brought colder air into the system, the precipitation turned to all snow by late morning. By the evening hours of the 30th, the snow tapered to flurries with total accumulations of between 4 and 8 inches reported across the counties.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tucker
- When
- January 30, 4:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
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
- Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 30 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 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: 5128701, 5128702.