West Virginia, 2026Winter Storm in West Virginia, February 6 to 7, 2026
February 6 to 7, 2026 · NWS PBZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
An Alberta Clipper tracking over the Great Lakes resulted in light fluffy snow with snow-to-liquid ratios ranging from 18:1 to 21:1. 5 inches.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
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- Events
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An Alberta Clipper tracking over the Great Lakes resulted in light fluffy snow with snow-to-liquid ratios ranging from 18:1 to 21:1. Snow amounts generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches in the lowlands, but the observed amounts in the higher elevations of eastern Preston and Tucker counties ranged from 5 to 8.5 inches.
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NWS Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 6, 6:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 6:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Feb 6, 9:05 AM EST, 55 minutes before
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</html>Winter Storm, Eastern Tucker
- When
- February 6, 10:00 AM EST to February 7, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Tucker forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall fell across eastern Tucker county with observed amounts ranging from 6.1 to 6.8 inches from two COOP observers in Davis, WV and Canaan Heights, WV.
Winter Storm, Eastern Preston
- When
- February 6, 10:00 AM EST to February 7, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Preston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -79.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread snowfall fell across eastern Preston county with 8.5 inches observed near Kingwood.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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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: 1319852, 1319880.