Winter Weather, Northwest Pocahontas
- When
- November 14, 4:00 PM EST to November 15, 10:00 AM 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 in West Virginia, November 14 to 15, 2021
A cold front crossed through West Virginia on the evening of November 14th, with much colder air filtering into the area in the wake of its passage. This led to some scattered snow showers to develop and produce light snow on the western slopes of Pocahontas and Randolph Counties.
Where it happened
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.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
A cold front crossed through West Virginia on the evening of November 14th, with much colder air filtering into the area in the wake of its passage. This led to some scattered snow showers to develop and produce light snow on the western slopes of Pocahontas and Randolph Counties. Local cooperative observers measured two to three inches of snow had fallen in these area by the morning of the 15th. Snow quickly wrapped up after sunrise.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Southeast Randolph
- When
- November 14, 4:00 PM EST to November 15, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- 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
- High Wind in Montana, November 14 to 16, 2021
- Dense Fog in California, November 14 to 15, 2021
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 14 to 15, 2021
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, November 14 to 16, 2021
- High Wind in Colorado, November 14, 2021
- Winter Weather in Michigan, November 14 to 15, 2021
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, November 14 to 15, 2021
- Winter Weather in Maryland, November 14 to 15, 2021
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, November 14 to 15, 2021
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 2021Every state in 2021This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, November 2021
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: 992225, 992226.