West Virginia, 2025

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 16 to 17, 2025

January 16 to 17, 2025 · NWS LWX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A clipper system brought a period of light to moderate snow during the morning of January 16. Through the afternoon and evening, snow showers and squalls developed.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 clipper system brought a period of light to moderate snow during the morning of January 16. Through the afternoon and evening, snow showers and squalls developed. These brought quick accumulations. Overnight, light snow mixed with freezing rain continued. Overall snow accumulations averaged 4 to 7 inches along with a coating of ice across western Grant County. Lesser amounts of 2 to 4 inches were observed in western Mineral and Pendleton Counties along with a coating of ice.

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Event by event

2 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Western Grant

When
January 16, 7:00 AM EST to January 17, 4:55 AM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Mineral

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Western Mineral forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Western Pendleton

When
January 16, 9:00 AM EST to January 17, 1:00 AM EST
Where
Western Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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: 1223348, 1223349, 1223350.