West Virginia, 2023

Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2023

January 22 to 23, 2023 · NWS LWX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A wave of wintry precipitation developed over the region with temperatures at or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of sleet and freezing rain.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
8

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 wave of wintry precipitation developed over the region with temperatures at or just below freezing. This resulted in a period of sleet and freezing rain. Sleet accumulations totaled a coating to a few tenths and ice accumulations totaled a few hundredths to one tenth of an inch.

The radar

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Event by event

8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Eastern Pendleton

When
January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Pendleton

When
January 22, 9:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Western Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Grant

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to January 23, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Mineral

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Mineral

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to January 23, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Western Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Eastern Grant

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hampshire

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Hampshire forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hardy

When
January 22, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Hardy forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.008, -78.858 (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.

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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: 1066630, 1066636, 1066628, 1066631, 1066632, 1066633, 1066634, 1066635.