Ice Storm in Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Ice Storm December 15, 2022 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

A quarter to a half inch of ice was reported in the ridges of Preston County during the morning and early afternoon of December 15th. Highest report was in Terra Alta, WV.

The wider storm

A strong and slow moving upper-level low centered in the northern Plains impacted portions of the Ohio River Valley with the passage of the warm front on December 15th. Ice accumulated in the ridges of the Laurel Highlands and along our northeastern county warning area with surface temperatures below freezing due to surface winds prevailing from the east. Freezing rain eventually turned to rain as the 50kt low-level jet shifts east into western Pennsylvania.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068840. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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