Winter Storm in Eastern Preston, West Virginia

Winter Storm January 3, 2025 – January 4, 2025 · Eastern Preston, West Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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 1233225. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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