Winter Weather — Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

2024-01-14 · Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

The high total of 7 inches was recorded at Canaan Heights, but other nearby reports were generally in the 1 to 3 inch range.

Wider weather episode

In the wake of the strong wind-producing surface low, a passing shortwave trough generated snow showers during the morning hours of January 14th. While accumulations were mostly light away from the ridges, cold advection and modest instability led to some briefly higher snowfall rates.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1158729. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.