West Virginia, 2000

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 21, 2000

March 21, 2000 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Low pressure moved from the Ohio Valley on the 20th to the Mid-Atlantic region on the 21st. East winds ahead of the system ushered moist air into the region directly from the Atlantic Ocean.

Where it happened

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  • 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
5

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 moved from the Ohio Valley on the 20th to the Mid-Atlantic region on the 21st. East winds ahead of the system ushered moist air into the region directly from the Atlantic Ocean. When the low passed through on the morning and afternoon of the 21st heavy precipitation fell. Temperatures were cold enough in higher elevations across Mineral, Grant, and Pendleton Counties that most of the precipitation fell as snow. Accumulations included 12 inches on Timber Ridge, 9 inches on Mt. Storm, 6 to 8 inches across Mineral County, 5 inches in Petersburg, 4 inches in Franklin, 3 inches in Mathias and Bayard, and 1 inch in Keyser. Route 42 in Grant County was blocked by snow. A mixture of rain and snow fell in Hardy and Hampshire Counties, and rain fell across Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson Counties. Rainfall totals in these areas included 2.15 inches in Berkeley Springs, 1.64 inches at Pinnacle Lookout, 1.43 inches in Charles Town, 1.36 inches in Martinsburg, 1.30 inches at Cacapon Park, 1.20 inches at Flesher Mountain, and 1.16 inches at Shenandoah Mountain.

The radar

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Event by event

3 winter storm, 1 winter weather, 1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Hardy

When
March 21, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Hardy forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Mineral

When
March 21, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm, Grant

When
March 21, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm, Pendleton

When
March 21, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Rain, Morgan

When
March 21, 8:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan County, Countywide
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5135540, 5135541, 5135542, 5135543, 5135539.