West Virginia, 2018

Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 6, 2018

February 6, 2018 · NWS RLX · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

A warm front lifted through the middle Ohio River Valley on the 6th. Surface temperatures across portions of West Virginia remained at or below freezing through mid morning while temperatures above the surface had already warmed above freezing.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
12

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.

A warm front lifted through the middle Ohio River Valley on the 6th. Surface temperatures across portions of West Virginia remained at or below freezing through mid morning while temperatures above the surface had already warmed above freezing. This resulted in a period of light freezing drizzle, with a light coating of ice across a narrow swath of central and western West Virginia.

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 6, 4:55 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 4:55 AM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Cabell

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Cabell forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Putnam

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Kanawha

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Kanawha forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Roane

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Roane forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gilmer

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lewis

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Doddridge

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Doddridge forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Taylor

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harrison

When
February 6, 6:00 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
39.284, -80.380 (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

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 729896, 729897, 729899, 729900, 729901, 729902, 729903, 729904, 729905, 729906, 729907, 729909.