West Virginia, 2013

Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 16 to 17, 2013

February 16 to 17, 2013 · NWS RLX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A reinforcing cold front swept through during the evening of the 16th. The coverage and intensity of the snow showers increased, especially in the central mountains.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 RLX wrote it up.

A reinforcing cold front swept through during the evening of the 16th. The coverage and intensity of the snow showers increased, especially in the central mountains. The snow showers diminished after dawn on the 17th. Snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were common in the central mountains. Temperatures fell into the single digits across the high terrain for the morning of the 17th.

What forecasters said that day

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 16, 3:49 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:49 PM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Nicholas

When
February 16, 6:00 PM EST to February 17, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Pocahontas

When
February 16, 6:00 PM EST to February 17, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Randolph

When
February 16, 6:00 PM EST to February 17, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Winter Weather, Upshur

When
February 16, 6:00 PM EST to February 17, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Upshur forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When
February 16, 6:00 PM EST to February 17, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 424647, 424648, 424649, 424650, 424651.