Winter Weather — Northwest Randolph, West Virginia

2025-02-11 to 2025-02-12 · Northwest Randolph, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

A complex weather system first arrived into southwestern West Virginia just before dawn on February 11th and brought a combination of accumulating snow, freezing rain, and rain to the state. Temperatures at the surface dictated precipitation types throughout the event, beginning as snow for most locations during the morning hours on the 11th and gradually transitioned to a wintry mix in the afternoon. The southern trajectory of the low pressure system caused the bulk of snow accumulations to be encompassed through the southern West Virginia coalfields into the Greenbrier Valley before stretching into the lower Delmarva Valley on February 12th.

The highest snow totals occurred along the southern Appalachian mountains of the state, where local cooperative observers and trained spotters recorded 8 to 12 inches by the evening of February 11th, along with a mixture of sleet and freezing rain. For the northern half of the state, late morning snow showers quickly transitioned over to rain and depleted accumulating snow potential, capping them between 1 to 3 inches.

Warmer temperatures engulfed the region overnight on the 11th and promoted moderate to heavy rain to take shape for the second half of the disturbance's residency over the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1230739. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.