As an area of low pressure progressed from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to along the coast of North Carolina, associated wintry precipitation spread across the area from south to north. The precipitation began as snow and then transitioned to a brief period of sleet before ending as light freezing rain and freezing drizzle.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
As an area of low pressure progressed from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to along the coast of North Carolina, associated wintry precipitation spread across the area from south to north. The precipitation began as snow and then transitioned to a brief period of sleet before ending as light freezing rain and freezing drizzle.
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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 17, 4:25 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
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4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts reported across the county include 5.0 inches at Lashmeet, Montcalm, and Princeton, 4.0 inches at Hiawatha, and 3.8 inches at Bluefield. The last two hours of the event some light freezing rain fell.
During the event, five inches of snow were reported in Union. Light freezing rain was reported during the last two hours of the event.
A report of five inches of snowfall was received in Hinton for the event. At the end of the event there was a brief period of light freezing rain.
Snowfall amounts from the event include 8.0 inches at Rainelle and Wiliamsburg, 6.0 inches at Friars Hill and Smoot, 5.5 inches at Ronceverte, 5.0 inches at Lewisburg, and 4.5 inches at Renicks Valey. The last two hours of the event the county received a coating of freezing rain.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, January 2008
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: 73555, 73554, 73556, 73551.