West Virginia, 2014

Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 2 to 3, 2014

January 2 to 3, 2014 · NWS LWX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Low pressure tracked across the Mid Atlantic and led to accumulating snow with the highest amounts from Northern Virginia to East-Central Maryland. Low pressure quickly moved off the coast.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
7

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 LWX wrote it up.

Low pressure tracked across the Mid Atlantic and led to accumulating snow with the highest amounts from Northern Virginia to East-Central Maryland. Low pressure quickly moved off the coast.

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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 4:11 AM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 4:11 AM EST, 5 hours 49 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Grant

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 3 inches was measured at Bayard.

Winter Weather, Hampshire

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Hampshire forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 3 inches was measured at Springfield.

Winter Weather, Hardy

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Hardy forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2 inches was measured at Moorefield.

Winter Weather, Jefferson

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2 inches was measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Western Pendleton

When
January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of two inches were measured at surrounding locations.

Winter Weather, Morgan

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2 inches was measured at Cacapon State Park.

Winter Weather, Berkeley

When
January 2, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Berkeley forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulation of 2 inches was measured at Falling Waters.

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: 496015, 496017, 496019, 496023, 498271, 496021, 496022.