West Virginia, 2024

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 16 to 17, 2024

February 16 to 17, 2024 · NWS RLX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

A quick moving clipper system dropped down from the Great Lakes on the evening of February 16th, bringing accumulating snow to West Virginia into the next day. Daytime heating allowed temperatures to be warm enough at the onset of precipitation to start off as rain, but after sunset a transition to snow occurred.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
20

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 quick moving clipper system dropped down from the Great Lakes on the evening of February 16th, bringing accumulating snow to West Virginia into the next day. Daytime heating allowed temperatures to be warm enough at the onset of precipitation to start off as rain, but after sunset a transition to snow occurred. The disturbance that promoted snow quickly moved off the coast of New England on the morning of February 17th, but light snow showers prevailed longer into that day under northwesterly flow. High pressure then expanded into the Central Appalachians and cut off additional showers by that evening.

The highest amount of snow fell along the northeast West Virginia mountains, with parts of Randolph, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties receiving between 5 to 8 inches. The Department of Highways reported the highest snowfall totals, measuring nine inches of snow near Webster Springs in Webster County and ten inches in Upshur County. In the lower elevations, generally only one to three inches of snow fell.

The radar

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Event by event

13 winter weather, 7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Barbour

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Barbour forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cabell

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Cabell forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Clay

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Gilmer

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harrison

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jackson

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Kanawha

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Kanawha forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lewis

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mason

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Mason forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Northwest Fayette

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Northwest Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.029, -81.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wayne

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Ritchie

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Ritchie forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Putnam

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwest Pocahontas

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northwest Pocahontas forecast zone
Reported by
Park/Forest Service
Coordinates
38.332, -80.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwest Randolph

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northwest Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southeast Randolph

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southeast Randolph forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.775, -79.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Northwest Webster

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Northwest Webster forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.495, -80.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Southeast Webster

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southeast Webster forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
38.495, -80.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Taylor

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Upshur

When
February 16, 7:00 PM EST to February 17, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Upshur forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 1163329, 1163330, 1163331, 1163332, 1163334, 1163337, 1163340, 1163341, 1163343, 1163345, 1163347, 1163348, 1163349, 1163353, 1163354, 1163355, 1163356, 1163357, 1163358, 1163359.