West Virginia, 2005

Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2005

January 22 to 23, 2005 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Snow began about 7 AM on 22nd, changed to freezing rain and sleet around noon or so, By 5 PM, the ice was one quarter inch thick. Precipitation changed back to snow during the evening, and by 4 AM on 23rd, Terra Alta reported 6 inches of snow, and Davis reported 7.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$12,000
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 about 7 AM on 22nd, changed to freezing rain and sleet around noon or so, By 5 PM, the ice was one quarter inch thick. Precipitation changed back to snow during the evening, and by 4 AM on 23rd, Terra Alta reported 6 inches of snow, and Davis reported 7.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 22, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 3:50 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Preston

When
January 22, 5:00 PM EST to January 23, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Preston forecast zone
Property damage
$6,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Winter Storm, Tucker

When
January 22, 8:00 PM EST to January 23, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Tucker forecast zone
Property damage
$6,000
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

More

Every storm in West Virginia in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 2005

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: 5434131, 5434132.