Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 7 to 8, 2007

Name: Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 7 to 8, 2007
Start: 2007-02-07T16:00
End: 2007-02-08T02:00
Location: West Virginia

February 7 to 8, 2007 · NWS RLX · 32 events in 32 counties and zones

A fast moving clipper deposited 4 to 7 inches of snow across Raleigh and Fayette Counties in the southern mountains. Elsewhere, a 2 to 5 inch snow accumulation was more common.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 26 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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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: 32

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.

A fast moving clipper deposited 4 to 7 inches of snow across Raleigh and Fayette Counties in the southern mountains. Elsewhere, a 2 to 5 inch snow accumulation was more common.

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 7, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
300 PM EST WED FEB 7 2007

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...

WITH MIN TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS NEAR OR
BELOW ZERO EVEN LIGHT WINDS WILL BRING WIND CHILLS TONIGHT TO -10
AND BELOW WHICH IS THE CRITERIA FOR WIND CHILL ADVISORY SO WILL BE
PUTTING OUT A WIND CHILL ADVISORY THERE FOR TONIGHT.

NOT MUCH PRECIP TO FORECAST TO FINISH THE SHORT TERM. DID STAY ON
THE LOW SIDE OF GUIDANCE...EVEN A FEW DEGREES BELOW WITH WIDESPREAD
SNOW COVER. RATHER DIFFICULT TO FORECAST TIMING OF WEAK SHRTWVS
DROPPING OUT OF THE LAKES AND APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST. BEST CHC
AT PRECIP...ALTHOUGH ONLY A SLT CHC IN THE LOWLANDS...AND CHC IN THE
NE MTNS WILL OCCUR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING...WITH A SHRTWV
FROM THE MIDWEST MERGING WITH A DISTURBANCE DROPPING FROM THE LAKES.
MODELS AND ENSEMBLES TRYING TO HINT AT A LIGHT SNOW OVERRUNNING
EVENT INTO DAY 4.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 123 PM EST WED FEB 7 2007/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...

CLEARING WILL MAKE IT IN OVERNIGHT AS FLOW AGAINST MOUNTAINS
WEAKENS. SNOW ON THE GROUND SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT TO
FALL WELL BELOW GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES SO HAVE LOWERED THE MIN
TEMPS BELOW MAV WITH NEGATIVE NUMBERS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

AVIATION /18Z-18Z/...

WITH THE FLOW AND COLD ADVECTION AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON THE CIGS WILL PERIODICALLY LOWER TO 1 TO 2 THOUSAND FEET
IN THE MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE WE ARE LOOKING AT VFR. TONIGHT AS THE
FLOW WEAKENS THE LOW CLOUDS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE. THE ONLY PLACE
WHERE WINDS WILL BE GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING IS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
WEST VIRGINIA.

PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 1115 AM EST WED FEB 7 2007/

LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

COLD WX REMAINS FOR THE LONG RANGE WITH SRN STREAM STORM TRACK
BECOMING DOMINATE.  ECMWF AND GFS CONT TO ADVERTISE A CYCLONE
CROSSING THE SERN CONUS TUES...WHICH COULD BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
ACCUM SN TO MUCH OF THE FCST AREA.  CURRENT SFC TRACK OFF THE GFS
SUPPORTS A WARM WEDGE FOR THE SRN CWA...WHILE ECMWF IS FARTHER
S...BUT ITS THERMAL FIELDS SUPPORT RA MIXING IN AS WELL.  AS THE LOW
MVS OFF THE COAST TUES NGT INTO WED...CYCLONIC FLOW IN ITS WAKE
SPELL CONTD CLOUDS WITH A CHC OF SHSN.  H5 LOW LIFTS INTO NRN NEW
ENGLAND DAY7 ENDING PCPN...BUT TEMPS ARE FCST TO REMAIN BELOW NORMAL
THE ENTIRE PD.  ITS TOO EARLY FOR ANY HAZARDS AS UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
RATHER LARGE WITH THE DAY 6 SYSTEM.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
     THURSDAY FOR WVZ046-047.

OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...AAR/KM

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 2:28 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
228 PM EST WED FEB 7 2007

WVZ046-047-081930-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
228 PM EST WED FEB 7 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY.  THE
COMBINATION OF SINGLE DIGIT TO BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AND WESTERLY
WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH...CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES -10 TO -20
BELOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-081930-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
228 PM EST WED FEB 7 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

30 winter weather, 2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Fayette

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to February 8, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow, Raleigh

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to February 8, 2:00 AM EST
Where: Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Barbour

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Barbour forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Boone

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Braxton

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Braxton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cabell

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Cabell forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Clay

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Doddridge

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gilmer

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harrison

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jackson

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Kanawha

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Kanawha forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lewis

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Logan

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Logan forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mason

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Mason forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mingo

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Mingo forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Nicholas

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Pleasants

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pocahontas

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Putnam

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Randolph

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Ritchie

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Roane

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Roane forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Taylor

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Upshur

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wayne

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Wirt

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wirt forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wood

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wyoming

When: February 7, 4:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in West Virginia in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, February 2007

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: 11808, 11809, 11810, 11811, 11812, 11813, 11814, 11815, 11816, 11817, 11818, 11819, 11820, 11821, 11822, 11823, 11824, 11825, 11826, 11827, 11828, 11829, 11830, 11831, 11832, 11833, 11834, 11835, 11836, 11837, 11838, 11839.