Winter Weather — Eastern Preston, West Virginia

2023-12-10 to 2023-12-11 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall totals within the rides of eastern Preston county ranged from 2-3 inches during the early hours of December 11th.

Wider weather episode

Slow progression of a trough over the East Coast caused rain to change over to snow in the higher elevations during the evening of December 10th into the early morning hours of December 11th. Preston and Tucker County had 3-6 inches of snow as sufficiently deep moisture was transported from the Gulf of Mexico. Precipitable water was likely still 0.4 to 0.5 inches during the transition in precipitation type. Snow continued through late morning in the wake of the trough with northwest flow and upsloping.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1152191. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.