West Virginia, 2008

Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 20, 2008

February 20, 2008 · NWS RLX · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Out ahead of a clipper type low pressure, a west to east band of snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches across central West Virginia into the mountainous counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
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  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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.

Out ahead of a clipper type low pressure, a west to east band of snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches across central West Virginia into the mountainous counties.

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 19, 6:53 PM EST, 12 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 6:53 PM EST, 12 hours 7 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Barbour

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Barbour forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Braxton

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Braxton forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Clay

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Doddridge

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gilmer

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harrison

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lewis

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mason

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Mason forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pleasants

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pocahontas

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Randolph

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Ritchie

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Roane

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Roane forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Taylor

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Tyler

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Tyler forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Upshur

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Upshur forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Wirt

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Wirt forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wood

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Nicholas

When
February 20, 7:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

What these are

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

More

Every storm in West Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 2008

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: 74207, 74208, 74210, 74211, 74212, 74213, 74214, 74215, 74216, 74217, 74218, 74219, 74220, 74221, 74222, 74223, 74224, 74225, 74226, 74227, 74228, 74230.