Heavy Snow, Fayette Ridges
- When
- October 28, 10:00 PM EST to October 29, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette Ridges forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.920, -79.647 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, October 28 to 29, 2011
As powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell in 12 hours with some trees and power lines down in parts of Preston county West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
As powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell in 12 hours with some trees and power lines down in parts of Preston county West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Westmoreland Ridges
- When
- October 28, 10:00 PM EST to October 29, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland Ridges forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -79.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Florida, October 28 to 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, October 28 to 29, 2011
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2011
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2011
- Winter Storm in Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, October 28 to 29, 2011
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, October 28 to 29, 2011
- High Wind in Alaska, October 28, 2011
- High Wind in Montana, October 28, 2011
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 28, 2011
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 28, 2011
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, October 2011
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 346661, 346662.