West Virginia, 2009Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 2009
January 14 to 15, 2009 · NWS LWX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
An area of low pressure passed through the Mid-Atlantic spreading snow across eastern West Virginia. The snow began on the evening of the 14th and lasted into the morning hours of the 15th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
An area of low pressure passed through the Mid-Atlantic spreading snow across eastern West Virginia. The snow began on the evening of the 14th and lasted into the morning hours of the 15th.
Winter Storm, Western Grant
- When
- January 14, 7:00 PM EST to January 15, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 6 to 7 inches was reported in Mount Storm and Bayard.
Winter Weather, Eastern Grant
- When
- January 15, 1:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to two inches of snow was reported in Petersburg.
Winter Weather, Eastern Mineral
- When
- January 15, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Mineral forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to two inches of snow was reported in Keyser.
Winter Weather, Pendleton
- When
- January 15, 1:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
Five inches of snow fell in Circleville.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
- 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.
- Cold in Minnesota, January 14 to 16, 20092 deaths · 42 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 14, 20091 death · 1 event
- Cold in Minnesota, January 14 to 16, 200959 events
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 14 to 15, 20092 injured · 16 events
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 14 to 16, 200921 events
- Cold in Nebraska, January 14 to 15, 200920 events
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 14 to 16, 200918 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 14 to 15, 2009$18,000 · 82 kt wind · 5 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 14, 200917 events
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, January 14 to 18, 200917 events
- Extreme Cold in Vermont, January 14 to 18, 200916 events
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 14 to 18, 200915 events
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: 147687, 147688, 147689, 147690.