Strong cold advection behind a cold front brought in much colder air on March 10th. Steep lapse rates and marginal instability led to the development of scattered snow showers.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Strong cold advection behind a cold front brought in much colder air on March 10th. Steep lapse rates and marginal instability led to the development of scattered snow showers. These became more numerous into the overnight hours, resulting in some accumulations, highest along the ridges thanks to upslope flow. Also, the steep lapse rates, strong surface pressure gradient, and strong pressure rises behind the front led to a period of strong wind gusts, topping out in the 45 to 58 MPH range.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 strong wind, 1 high wind, 1 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts of up to 58MPH were measured at a sensor near Canaan Heights.
Wind gusts of up to 47 MPH were measured at Wheeling Airport.
Wind gusts of up to 53 MPH were measured at Afton.
A total of 1.5 to 2.5 inches fell at a few locations in eastern Preston County.
A total of 8.9 inches of snow was observed at Canaan Heights, with 2 to 4 inches in other locations in eastern Tucker County.
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