Winter Storm — Eastern Preston, West Virginia

2025-01-03 to 2025-01-04 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Event narrative

A total of 6 inches was reported in two seperate reports east of Brandonville.

Wider weather episode

The passage of a shortwave trough and associated surface cold front led to a period of steady snow at first on January 3rd, followed by a period of banded snow showers lasting into the 4th.

Away from the ridges, snow totals in northern West Virginia generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches, with isolated higher totals. Higher elevations were mostly in the 3 to 6 inch range, with up to 10 inches noted in Tucker County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.