West Virginia, 2002

Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 17, 2002

February 17, 2002 · NWS RLX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

One to 4 inches of snow fell, as a cold northwest wind blew.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

One to 4 inches of snow fell, as a cold northwest wind blew.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Pocahontas

When
February 17, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Randolph

When
February 17, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Snow, Webster

When
February 17, 1:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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

More

Every storm in West Virginia in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 2002

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: 5278811, 5278812, 5278813.