West Virginia, 2020Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 21 to 22, 2020
December 21 to 22, 2020 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A crossing shortwave trough helped support ongoing snow showers in the ridges of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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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- 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.
A crossing shortwave trough helped support ongoing snow showers in the ridges of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Winter Storm, Eastern Tucker
- When
- December 21, 5:00 PM EST to December 22, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Tucker forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to 7 inches of snow fell in 12 hours.
Winter Storm, Eastern Preston
- When
- December 21, 5:00 PM EST to December 22, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -79.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to 6 inches of snow fell in 12 hours.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Idaho, December 21 to 22, 20201 death · $30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Dense Fog in California, December 21 to 22, 20201 death · 6 events
- Dense Fog in Virginia, December 21, 202011 events
- Dense Fog in Maryland, December 21, 20207 events
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 21, 20205 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, December 21, 20203 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 21 to 22, 20203 events
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 23, 202083 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 21, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 21, 20201 event
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 21 to 22, 20201 event
- High Wind in Oregon, December 21, 202051 kt wind · 1 event
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: 932732, 932734.