Winter Weather, Berkeley
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
High pressure moved off the coast and a southerly flow developed. The southerly flow ushered in more moisture at the same time and upper-level disturbance was passing through.
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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.
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
High pressure moved off the coast and a southerly flow developed. The southerly flow ushered in more moisture at the same time and upper-level disturbance was passing through. The upper-level disturbance caused a period of rain, but there was enough cold air in place for rain to freeze on some surfaces during the early morning hours.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
A glaze of ice was estimated based on observations nearby.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in West Virginia in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, March 2017
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: 680013, 680014, 680015, 680016, 680017.