Heavy Snow, Preston
- When
- February 22, 8:00 AM EST to February 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 22 to 23, 2009
Cold northwest flow moving across the Great Lakes brought heavy bands of snow to the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia and Garrett county Maryland. Total snow accumulations were from 8 to 12 inches across the region.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 PBZ wrote it up.
Cold northwest flow moving across the Great Lakes brought heavy bands of snow to the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia and Garrett county Maryland. Total snow accumulations were from 8 to 12 inches across the region.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tucker
- When
- February 22, 8:00 AM EST to February 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tucker forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in California, February 22, 2009
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Maine, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 22, 2009
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Strong Wind in Delaware, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 22 to 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Vermont, February 22 to 23, 2009
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 154060, 154061.