West Virginia, 2019

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 9 to 10, 2019

January 9 to 10, 2019 · NWS LWX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A strong low pressure system moved northeastward through the Northeastern US during the early morning hours of January 9th. Strong northwest flow followed behind the system leading to the formation of upslope snow along and near the Allegheny Front from January 9th and into January 10th.

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.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 LWX wrote it up.

A strong low pressure system moved northeastward through the Northeastern US during the early morning hours of January 9th. Strong northwest flow followed behind the system leading to the formation of upslope snow along and near the Allegheny Front from January 9th and into January 10th.

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 8, 3:18 PM EST, 15 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:18 PM EST, 15 hours 42 minutes before
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Event by event

2 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Pendleton

When
January 9, 7:00 AM EST to January 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Western Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts were observed up to 8 inches across the western portions of Pendleton County, with the highest report near Cherry Grove.

Winter Weather, Western Mineral

When
January 9, 7:00 AM EST to January 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Western Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 5 to 7 inches were observed across the western portions of Mineral County, with 7 inches being reported near Kitzmiller.

Winter Weather, Western Grant

When
January 9, 7:00 AM EST to January 10, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches were observed across the western portions of Grant County, with 5.3 inches being reported near Bayard.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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: 800072, 800074, 800079.