Winter Weather, Southeast Randolph
- When
- December 6, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 6, 2016
As a low pressure system moved up the Ohio River Valley, a secondary low developed across the Carolina Coast. The combination of these lows, brought widespread rain to the Central Appalachians on the 6th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
As a low pressure system moved up the Ohio River Valley, a secondary low developed across the Carolina Coast. The combination of these lows, brought widespread rain to the Central Appalachians on the 6th. With southeast surface winds, a wedge of cold air dammed up along the eastern slopes of the mountains, resulting in a period of freezing rain across Pocahontas County, and the higher elevations of Randolph County. The freezing rain started early in the morning, and tapered off by around 7:00 PM EST. Several isolated locations received up to a quarter inch of ice accretion by evening. Most communities received one to two tenths of an inch of ice.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Northwest Pocahontas
- When
- December 6, 7:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwest Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.332, -80.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southeast Pocahontas
- When
- December 6, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 38.332, -80.008 (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
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 6 to 7, 2016
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 6 to 7, 2016
- Drought in Alabama, December 6 to 20, 2016
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, December 6, 2016
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 6, 2016
- Winter Storm in Alaska, December 6 to 8, 2016
- Extreme Cold in Wyoming, December 6 to 8, 2016
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 6 to 7, 2016
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, December 6 to 7, 2016
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, December 6, 2016
- Flooding in Florida, December 6, 2016
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 6 to 7, 2016
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, December 2016
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: 662425, 662426, 662427.