A low pressure moving off the South Carolina coast combined with an upper level disturbance moving out of the Ohio Valley producing areas of light to moderate snow.
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The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
A low pressure moving off the South Carolina coast combined with an upper level disturbance moving out of the Ohio Valley producing areas of light to moderate snow.
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 Feb 2, 6:00 AM EST, 0 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 538 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ009>020-032-033-043-044-058-059-031045- ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES- YADKIN-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL- FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA- HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 538 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES OR ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN...SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ007-WVZ042>045-031045- TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER- 538 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL OCCUR TUESDAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES OR ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN...SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ022>024-034-035-045>047-031045- ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-BEDFORD-AMHERST-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX- BUCKINGHAM- 538 AM EST TUE FEB 2 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES OR ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN...SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall overspread the area during the morning and continued for much of the day. Accumulations were generally in the 4 to 6 inch range across Greenbrier County.
Snowfall overspread the area during the morning and continued for much of the day. Accumulations were generally in the 3 to 6 inch range across Monroe county.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 2010
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: 215869, 218357.