Heavy Snow, Preston
- When
- December 14, 4:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 14, 2013
A low pressure system moving northeastward across the forecast area brought a combination of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain during the day on the 14th. Strong isentropic lift brought the highest snow amounts to areas along and north of I-80, and in the higher elevations, where cold air remained entrenched the longest.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A low pressure system moving northeastward across the forecast area brought a combination of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain during the day on the 14th. Strong isentropic lift brought the highest snow amounts to areas along and north of I-80, and in the higher elevations, where cold air remained entrenched the longest. A dry slot brought an end to the heaviest snow in the afternoon Saturday. Snow totals generally were under 6 inches in 12 hours except in the ridges of West Virginia and Garrett county Maryland.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- High Wind in Alaska, December 14, 2013
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 14 to 15, 2013
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, December 14 to 15, 2013
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More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, December 2013
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: 491878.