West Virginia, 2007

Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 30 to 31, 2007

January 30 to 31, 2007 · NWS LWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strong cold front pushed across the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon of January 30. Upslope snow showers persisted over the Allegheny Front and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia through the morning of January 31.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A strong cold front pushed across the Mid Atlantic during the afternoon of January 30. Upslope snow showers persisted over the Allegheny Front and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia through the morning of January 31. Locations along the Allegheny Front and Potomac Highlands of West Virginia received 5 to 8 inches of snow between mid morning January 30 through the early morning hours of January 31.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Grant

When
January 30, 10:00 AM EST to January 31, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A Cooperative Observer in Bayard, WV, reported 8.5 inches of snow.

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.

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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: 10149.