Heavy Snow — Mercer, West Virginia

2025-02-20 · Mercer, West Virginia

Event narrative

A band of heavy snow showers created localized accumulations of up to 5 inches in the Bluefield area. Key Impacts: Poor travel conditions due to snow covered roads.

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure coming out of the Gulf moved over the Carolinas and Virginia, bringing substantial moisture along with it. An arctic front descended from the Great Lakes and through the Ohio Valley, interacting with the moisture before it traveled off the Atlantic Coast, forming snow showers around the Mid-Atlantic.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238919. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.