Winter Storm — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

Up to 6 .5 inches of snow fell in Western Greenbrier County during January 19 through January 20. The highest accumulations were confined to the far western portion of the county, and most of the rest of the county received between a trace to 4 inches of snow. Key Impacts: power outages, slick roads.

Wider weather episode

A combination of several weather features resulted in moderate snowfall accumulations across the mountains, especially over western Greenbrier County in southeast West Virginia. A strong upper level storm system rotated through a broader upper level trough that was tracking east through the central US, while a second upper level storm system moved into the Ohio Valley, which spawned a surface low pressure system that deepened as it moved off the Georgia Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233074. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.