West Virginia, 2005

Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 24, 2005

February 24, 2005 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Snow began just after midnight on the 24th, accumulated 1 to 2 inches by dawn. In Tucker County, Canaan Valley and Davis had 7 inches by 11 PM.

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.

Snow began just after midnight on the 24th, accumulated 1 to 2 inches by dawn. In Tucker County, Canaan Valley and Davis had 7 inches by 11 PM. In Preston Co, Terra Alta had 8 inches by 11 PM.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Tucker

When
February 24, 8:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Tucker forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heavy Snow, Preston

When
February 24, 9:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Preston forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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

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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: 5438186, 5438185.