Winter Weather — Eastern Preston, West Virginia

2023-01-22 to 2023-01-23 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Event narrative

Terra Alta received a total of 5.3 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure tracked up the Eastern Seaboard from the Carolinas on January 22nd to the New England coast on the 23rd. Southwest flow and jet ascent created widespread precipitation across the Upper Ohio Valley from the afternoon of the 22nd to the morning of the 23rd. Most of the snow accumulation was focused in areas north of I-70 in eastern Ohio and southwest Pennsylvania, save for some accumulations in the usual ridge locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077406. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.