Heavy Snow, Garrett
- When
- January 21, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Garrett forecast zone
- Reported by
- County Official
Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 21, 2014
Low pressure developed along an arctic boundary moving into northern West Virginia and strengthened as it moved to the Mid Atlantic coast. This produced heavy snow across the ridges of Fayette and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania, Marion, Monongalia, Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia, and Garret county Maryland.
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.
Low pressure developed along an arctic boundary moving into northern West Virginia and strengthened as it moved to the Mid Atlantic coast. This produced heavy snow across the ridges of Fayette and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania, Marion, Monongalia, Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia, and Garret county Maryland. Snowfall totals were from 8 to 12 inches, with the highest amounts near a foot across the higher elevations of Preston, Garret and Tucker counties. Amounts near 8 inches were reported in Morgantown northeast into the Chestnut and Laurel Ridges of Pennsylvania.
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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 21, 12:56 AM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 12:56 AM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1256 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC TODAY BRINGING
SNOW TO AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
ENTIRE FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE. LATEST MODEL TREND HAS BEEN A
SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE SOUTH WITH SFC LOW...DEEPEST MOISTURE AND IN
TURN HEAVIER SNOW. LATEST MODEL DATA ALSO CONSISTENT SHOWING A
VERY FAST MOVING SYSTEM AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES OFF THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE SFC LOW EXIT...DEEPEST
MOISTURE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TAKING WITH IT THE SHIELD OF HEAVIER
SNOW. CAA WILL BE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...SO HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE MORNING...WITH TEMPS SLOWLY FALLING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THE CORE OF
THE ARCTIC AIR WILL BE RIGHT ON ITS HEELS. SURFACE WINDS WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH FOR A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IN ALL LOCATIONS BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND
CHILL WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED THERE.
TEMPS WILL WARM A BIT WED...AS THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR
MODIFIES...BUT TEMPS WILL STILL BE 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
WIND CHILL INDICES WILL ALSO LESSON...ALLOWING FOR ADV/WARNINGS TO
END BY WED AFT.
ANOTHER WEAK UPPER WAVE...WITH A SURFACE REFLECTION...WILL SWING
THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT AND THU. DON'T EXPECT MUCH SNOW WITH THIS
SYSTEM AS THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND MOISTURE IS MARGINAL.
MORE CAA BEHIND THIS SYSTEM LATE THURSDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
NO BIG CHANGE IN OVERALL PATTERN THROUGH THE LONG TERM. BELOW TO
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A SYSTEM BRINGING
SNOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
CIGS WILL BOUNCE BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE
RETURNING TO PREVAILING MVFR AROUND 09Z. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE REGION SHORTLY...LASTING THROUGH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. THIS SHOULD BRING MOST LOCATIONS TO IFR FOR A
PERIOD...LASTING LONGEST AT KLBE AND KMGW. AS THE LOW MOVES
SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE COAST...CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE.
MOST OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE BRINGS EVERYONE BACK TO VFR OR CLOSE TO
IT BY LATE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...COLD ADVECTION WILL LIKELY KEEP
CLOUD COVER AROUND. THE N-NE WIND SHIFT TO NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.OUTLOOK.../TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
OCCASIONAL RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AS THE COLD AND
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES.
&&
.PBZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR MDZ001.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069.
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR PAZ074-076.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR PAZ021-023-029-031-073-075.
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR WVZ021>023-041.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR WVZ002>004-012.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 12:34 PM EST, 14 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 OHZ039>041-048-PAZ007>009-013>016-020-022-WVZ001-211745- TUSCARAWAS-CARROLL-COLUMBIANA-COSHOCTON-MERCER-VENANGO-FOREST- LAWRENCE-BUTLER-CLARION-JEFFERSON PA-BEAVER-ARMSTRONG-HANCOCK- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PAZ021-023-029-031-073-075-WVZ002>004-012-211745- ALLEGHENY-INDIANA-WASHINGTON-GREENE-WESTMORELAND-FAYETTE-BROOKE-OHIO- MARSHALL-WETZEL- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ049-050-057>059-068-069-211745- HARRISON-JEFFERSON OH-MUSKINGUM-GUERNSEY-BELMONT-NOBLE-MONROE- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MDZ001-PAZ074-076-WVZ021>023-041-211745- GARRETT-WESTMORELAND RIDGES-FAYETTE RIDGES-MARION-MONONGALIA-PRESTON- TUCKER- 1234 PM EST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN MARYLAND...SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .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 STORM WARNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 07
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
- Heavy Snow and Cold in West Virginia, January 21 to 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 21 to 22, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 21 to 22, 2014
- Flash Flood and High Wind in Hawaii, January 21 to 25, 2014
- Cold in Illinois, January 21, 2014
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 21, 2014
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 21 to 22, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 21 to 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold and Cold in New York, January 21 to 24, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 21, 2014
- Strong Wind in Illinois, January 21, 2014
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 21 to 22, 2014
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 495966.