An Arctic cold front swept across the Mid Atlantic region during the afternoon of January 24th. Upslope snow showers developed behind the front during the mid afternoon and continued through the late evening.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
An Arctic cold front swept across the Mid Atlantic region during the afternoon of January 24th. Upslope snow showers developed behind the front during the mid afternoon and continued through the late evening. Two to four inches of snow was reported in Pendleton and western Grant counties.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Cooperative observers in western Grant County measured 1 to 2 inches of snow.
Cooperative observers in Pendleton County measured 1 to 4 inches of snow.
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