Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 26 to 28, 2008

Name: Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 26 to 28, 2008
Start: 2008-02-26T21:00
End: 2008-02-28T04:00
Location: West Virginia

February 26 to 28, 2008 · NWS RLX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

In the wake of a low pressure storm system, upslope snow showers started during Tuesday night, the 26th, and continued into Thursday, the 28th. Deep moisture was in place with cloud tops to 10,000 feet, along with cyclonic flow.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
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: 8

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.

Accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were common, with localized amounts of 10 to 12 inches in the central mountains around Snowshoe, Point Mountain, and Craigsville. Further south, 1 to 4 inches were common across Wyoming and McDowell 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 26, 6:48 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 6:48 PM EST, 2 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 4:01 PM EST, 4 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
401 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

WVZ035>038-046-047-272115-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
401 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAVY SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   HEAVY SNOW WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

WVZ039-040-272115-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
401 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SNOW ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-
272115-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-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-
401 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOWFALL TOTALS COULD APPROACH ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
IF NEEDED...A SNOW ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-272115-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
401 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST
VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SNOW ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SNOW ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

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

Heavy Snow, Fayette

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Nicholas

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Pocahontas

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Raleigh

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Randolph

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Webster

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather, McDowell

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: McDowell forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wyoming

When: February 26, 9:00 PM EST to February 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
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 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 74242, 74244, 74245, 74246, 74248, 74249, 74251, 74252.