Winter Weather — Eastern Preston, West Virginia

2023-01-26 to 2023-01-27 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Event narrative

A total of 4.7 inches was reported at Terra Alta.

Wider weather episode

Ripples of vorticity in a large-scale trough kept numerous snow showers falling across the Upper Ohio Valley on January 26th into the early morning hours of the 27th. Steep low-level lapse rates and strong cold advection helped to briefly enhance snow rates at times. Most accumulations were in the 1 to 5 inch range, highest in the West Virginia ridges.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079233. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.