Heavy Snow — Wyoming, West Virginia

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Wyoming, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

On the morning of January 19th, showers spread northeastward through West Virginia, with some locations experiencing a period of rain before lowering surface temperatures prompted a transition to all snow. Precipitation began light, but then became moderate to heavy as a band of snow developed over southeast Ohio, northeast Kentucky, and western West Virginia. This band progressed east across the area during the day, reaching the mountains late in the morning and then exiting by mid afternoon. Behind this band, snow showers continued across the area through the remainder of the day. Snow tapered off from west to east overnight, leaving only light upslope showers over the mountains. This lingering precipitation also came to an end by the afternoon of the 20th.

Snow amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches in counties bordering the Ohio River, while the bulk of the lowlands received 4 to 6 inches. The highest snowfall amounts primarily accrued east of I-79 and north of I-64. Most counties in this area reported between 6 and 10 inches of snow. Randolph County reported an impressive 12 to 16 inches of snow. The bulk of snow related impacts occurred while the heavy snow band moved through. In Raleigh County, a multi-vehicle accident occurred on I-77 North near Prosperity. This accident involved several tractor trailers and shut down the interstate for a period of time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.