West Virginia, 2011Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 11 to 13, 2011
January 11 to 13, 2011 · NWS RNK · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Northwest winds behind a developing low pressure moving off the Mid Atlantic coast allowed for persistent upslope snow showers across the southeast West Virginia.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Northwest winds behind a developing low pressure moving off the Mid Atlantic coast allowed for persistent upslope snow showers across the southeast West Virginia.
Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to January 13, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.406, -81.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow showers, heavy at times, led to significant accumulations generally from the evening of the 11th through the night of the 12th. Total accumulations of up to 8 inches across the western part of the county were observed. Winds gusting from 20 to 30 miles per hour reduced visibility to a mile or two for much of the event.
Heavy Snow, Summers
- When
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to January 13, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Summers forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.656, -80.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow showers, heavy at times, led to significant accumulations generally from the evening of the 11th through the night of the 12th. Total accumulations of up to 8 inches across the western part of the county were observed. Winds gusting from 20 to 30 miles per hour reduced visibility to a mile or two for much of the event.
Heavy Snow, Greenbrier
- When
- January 11, 6:00 PM EST to January 13, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greenbrier forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Snow showers, heavy at times, led to significant accumulations generally from the evening of the 11th through the night of the 12th. Total accumulations of up to 15 inches across the western part of the county were observed.
- 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.
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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: 278106, 278107, 278108.