Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 2014

Name: Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 2 to 3, 2014
Start: 2014-02-02T19:00
End: 2014-02-03T12:00
Location: West Virginia

February 2 to 3, 2014 · NWS RLX · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

After a major January thaw with temperatures reaching into the lower 60s on the 1st, a cold front gradually sank through western portions of West Virginia during the afternoon on the 2nd. Spotty light rain fell with the front.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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.

Meanwhile, upper level support arrived from the southwest to enhance the precipitation overnight into the 3rd. The light rain changed to freezing rain and sleet, then to snow. The snow decreased during the mid morning to midday time frame on the 3rd.

Heavy snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were common across the mid Ohio Valley into north central counties. A few public reports of 9 to 10 inches were received from Tyler County. Further south and east in West Virginia, snow amounts were much less.

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 2, 6:24 PM EST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 2, 6:24 PM EST, 36 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
624 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW WILL RIDE ALONG A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...WITH RAIN
TRANSITIONING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE
TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WV MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING...EXTENDING SOUTHWEST ACROSS EASTERN TN AND NORTHERN AL. A
SFC LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO RIDE ALONG THIS FRONT
TONIGHT...PASSING JUST SOUTH OF WV. WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL
BE IN PLACE...IT JUST NEED THE COLD AIR TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTHEAST
FOR THE RAIN TO SWITCH TO SNOW.

THE NAM/GFS/ECMWF LOOK IN AGREEMENT WITH THE LOCATION OF THE BULK
OF PCPN EXPECTED TONIGHT. H85 TEMPERATURES DO NOT LOOK COLD
ENOUGH SNOW...ACTUALLY...THEY LOOK MARGINAL FOR WET HEAVY SNOW.
ISOTHERMAL SATURATED FEATURE IS EVIDENT IN BUFKIT SOUNDINGS RIGHT
ALONG THE FREEZING LINE UP TO 5 KFT BY 06-09Z.

EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN TO SLOWLY TRANSITIONED INTO SNOW OVERNIGHT.
THE SREF PROBABILITIES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 4 INCHES
ARE ABOUT 60 TO 70 PERCENT EXTENDS FROM CABELL...NORTHEAST ACROSS
KANAWHA...CONTINUING NORTHEAST THROUGH LEWIS AND BARBOUR COUNTIES.
CONSIDERING NAM OMEGA OF 12 TO 20 MICRO BARS ACROSS THE DENDRITE
GROWTH ZONE EXTENDING DIAGONALLY FROM OUR NORTHEAST KY
COUNTIES...NORTHEAST INTO BARBOUR COUNTY...UPGRADED WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR KANAWHA...CABELL AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.

KEPT PREVIOUS ADVISORIES FOR SNOW AND WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AT
THIS TIME. BELIEVE THE RAIN TO SNOW CHANGE OVER WILL OCCUR AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING ALL SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AS THE SFC LOW PRESSURE
PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA.

NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO PREVIOUS TEMPERATURES AS THEY LOOK
REPRESENTATIVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
STILL SOME MINOR DIFFERENCE REGARDING THE SYNOPTIC SOLUTION FOR THE
BIG WX SYSTEM MIDWEEK. SURFACE LOW LOOKS TO TRACK OVER THE
AREA...MOST LIKELY CLOSE TO THE OH RIVER WITH SECONDARY DEVELOPMENT
ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS TRACK PUTS PORTIONS
OF SE OH...IE PERRY/MORGAN CLOSER TO SOME PRECIP TYPE CONUNDRUMS.
HOWEVER...THERMAL PROFILES STILL INDICATE MUCH OF THE PRECIP FALLS
AS RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. THE LONE EXCEPTION IS THE E SLOPES
PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE GREENBRIER VALLEY IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY.
SOUNDINGS INDICATE A GOOD CAD SIGNATURE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A
FREEZING RAIN SCENARIO IN THE CARDS WITH PERHAPS A LITTLE SLEET OR
SNOW AT ONSET WITH WARM FRONT CROSSING. COULD SEE SOME HEADLINES
EVENTUALLY BEING ISSUED FOR THIS. OTHERWISE THE WARM LOW LEVEL SURGE
THE RULE FOR MOST IN WV WITH THOSE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS IN SE OH
CLOSE TO WINTRY TYPE PRECIP ON THE COLD SIDE. WILL INSERT A MENTION
IN HWO FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS STILL LOOK TROUBLING
ESPECIALLY AFTER CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HPC
HAS A SLIGHT RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAIN FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THERE IS
A FEELING THAT STRONG DOWNSLOPING MAY HELP PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS
AND SW VA A BIT AS FAR AS HIGH QPF AMOUNTS. WILL CONTINUE THE
MENTION IN HWO ALONG WITH ICE JAM WORRY. A CHANGE TO SNOW IS
EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM PULLS OUT EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH SOME MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. ALSO OF NOTE IS
STOUT LLJ DEPICTED ON THE MODELS TUESDAY NIGHT BUT THEY ALSO SHOW
ENOUGH OF AN INVERSION TO KEEP MOST IF OFF THE DECK. STILL ALLOWED
FOR SOME 20 KT GUSTS...A BIT HIGHER IN SE WV.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
FAIRLY TRANQUIL AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM WED EVENING INTO
FRIDAY WITH THE EXIT OF THE MID-WEEK SYSTEM TO THE EAST. AREA
TRANSITIONS TO ZONAL FLOW THEN SOUTHWEST FLOW BY FRIDAY AS WEAK
UPPER RIDGE AXIS BUILDS NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD. COLD AIR REMAINS
IN PLACE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT WITH LOWS BOTH NIGHTS DOWN INTO
THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE LOWLANDS...AND HIGHS THU IN THE
UPPER 20S/LOW 30S LOWLAND LOCALES. TEMPS WARM JUST SLIGHTLY FOR
FRIDAY BUT STILL REMAIN SEASONABLY COOL. PATTERN ONCE AGAIN TURNS
ACTIVE AS ATTENTION TURNS TO THE NEXT SYSTEM PROGGED FOR THE
WEEKEND. OP GFS AND ECMWF STILL A GOOD DEAL APART ON THE TIMING OF
PRECIP INTO OUR AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST...WITH THE PRIMARY DIFF
COMING IN THE DEPICTION OF A GULF COAST LOW QUICKLY MOVING NORTHEAST
FRIDAY EVENING TOWARDS OUR AREA OUT AHEAD OF INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
UPPER TROUGH PER LATEST EC...AND THE OP GFS NOT CAPTURING THIS
SOLUTION AND KEEPING THE TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS CLOSED OFF
LONGER. LEANED THE FORECAST TOWARDS THE EURO SOLUTION WHICH WOULD
BRING A SWATH OF PRECIP THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A
BREAK LATE SAT/SAT NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND ARRIVES SUNDAY WITH
THE UPPER TROUGH AND FRONT ITSELF. THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT
THE AREA WILL SEE PRECIP AT SOME POINT THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND...WILL
CAP POP CHANCES AT HIGH CHANCE AT THIS POINT WITH TIMING DIFFERENCES
IN THE VARIOUS MODEL OUTPUT.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG A COLD
FRONT...PROVIDING PRECIPITATION TO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.
LOCATIONS SUCH AS BECKLEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE RAIN OVERNIGHT...WITH
HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES WILL BE IN THE IFR/LIFR RANGE REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT
IS RAINING OR SNOWING. THE SYSTEM WILL PULL OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON
MONDAY...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS ON WHEN THE RAIN WILL
TRANSITION INTO SNOW. VISIBILITIES COULD BOUNCE SOME TONIGHT.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

DATE                                                                 MON
UTC 1HRLY       00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11
EST 1HRLY       19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05   06
CRW CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  L    L    L    L    M    H    H    H    H    H    M    M
EKN CONSISTENCY  L    L    L    L    L    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    M    H    H    H    H    M    M    H    H    H

AFTER 00Z TUESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
PKB ASOS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING MALFUNCTIONS...RESULTING IN SOME
MISSING OR INCOMPLETE OBSERVATIONS. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS ARE
AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND PARTS ARE BEING ACQUIRED.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
     MONDAY FOR WVZ008-009-016>020-029>032-040.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
     MONDAY FOR WVZ010-011-027-028-038-039-046-047.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR WVZ005-013.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR WVZ006-007-014-
     015.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
     MONDAY FOR OHZ076.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR OHZ075-083-
     084.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR OHZ085>087.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ105.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ101>103.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ARJ/50/30
NEAR TERM...ARJ
SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM...50
AVIATION...RPY

EQUIPMENT...

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 2, 3:25 PM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

OHZ066-067-VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>037-032030-
PERRY-MORGAN-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING TUESDAY WILL BRING RAINFALL THAT
COULD EXCEED ONE INCH. THIS...COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND THE
BREAK UP OF ICE ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS COULD CREATE
FLOODING SITUATIONS. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

WVZ008-009-016>020-029>032-040-032030-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR-
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING TUESDAY WILL BRING RAINFALL THAT
COULD EXCEED ONE INCH. THIS...COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND THE
BREAK UP OF ICE ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS COULD CREATE
FLOODING SITUATIONS. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ076-WVZ010-011-027-028-038-039-046-047-032030-
WASHINGTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER-CLAY-BRAXTON-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA 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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING TUESDAY WILL BRING RAINFALL THAT
COULD EXCEED ONE INCH. THIS...COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND THE
BREAK UP OF ICE ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS COULD CREATE
FLOODING SITUATIONS. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ105-OHZ075-083-084-WVZ005-013-032030-
LAWRENCE KY-ATHENS-JACKSON OH-VINTON-WAYNE-LINCOLN-
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING TUESDAY WILL BRING RAINFALL THAT
COULD EXCEED ONE INCH. THIS...COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND THE
BREAK UP OF ICE ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS COULD CREATE
FLOODING SITUATIONS. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KYZ101>103-OHZ085>087-WVZ006-007-014-015-032030-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-CABELL-MASON-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-
325 PM EST SUN FEB 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST MONDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVING TUESDAY WILL BRING RAINFALL THAT
COULD EXCEED ONE INCH. THIS...COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND THE
BREAK UP OF ICE ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS COULD CREATE
FLOODING SITUATIONS. FLOOD WATCHES MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Tyler

When: February 2, 7:00 PM EST to February 3, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Tyler forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Doddridge

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Harrison

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pleasants

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Pleasants forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ritchie

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Taylor

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wirt

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Wirt forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wood

When: February 2, 8:00 PM EST to February 3, 11:00 AM EST
Where: Wood forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Mason

When: February 2, 9:00 PM EST to February 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Mason forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, February 2014

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: 486416, 486408, 486409, 486410, 486411, 486412, 486413, 486414, 486415, 486417.