Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 4, 2013

Name: Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 4, 2013
Start: 2013-02-04T16:00
End: 2013-02-04T22:00
Location: West Virginia

February 4, 2013 · NWS RLX · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Another fast moving clipper system brought mostly 2 to 3 inches of snow to northern counties of West Virginia during about a 6 hour period during the late afternoon and evening. Travel delays were widespread on area roads during the early evening.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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.

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 4, 3:47 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 3:47 PM EST, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:14 AM EST, 12 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
314 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

OHZ066-067-075-076-050815-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
314 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ009>011-016>020-027>032-050815-
WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-
BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
314 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHERN WEST 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ037>040-046-047-050815-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
314 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND
NORTHERN WEST 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>015-024>026-
033>036-050815-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-
PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
314 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 4, 3:26 PM EST, 34 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 4, 3:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 4, 3:28 PM EST, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 4, 3:44 PM EST, 16 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

18 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Barbour

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Barbour forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Doddridge

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gilmer

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harrison

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jackson

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lewis

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pleasants

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pocahontas

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Randolph

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Ritchie

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Roane

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Roane forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Taylor

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Tyler

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Tyler forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Upshur

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Upshur forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Wirt

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Wirt forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wood

When: February 4, 4:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, February 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 422907, 422908, 422909, 422910, 422911, 422912, 422913, 422914, 422915, 422916, 422917, 422918, 422919, 422920, 422921, 422922, 422923, 422924.