West Virginia, 2020

Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 14, 2020

December 14, 2020 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Low pressure passing south of the area drove in cold air, which prompted snow showers across the West Virginia mountains. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 4 to 7 inches across the higher terrain.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Low pressure passing south of the area drove in cold air, which prompted snow showers across the West Virginia mountains. Snowfall accumulations ranged from 4 to 7 inches across the higher terrain.

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 Dec 14, 12:56 AM EST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 12:56 AM EST, 4 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

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Northwest Pocahontas

When
December 14, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 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 Randolph

When
December 14, 1:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Southeast Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.775, -79.876 (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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, December 2020

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: 933476, 933477.