Winter Storm — Mercer, West Virginia

2025-02-11 to 2025-02-12 · Mercer, West Virginia

Event narrative

Up to two tenths of an inch of ice was reported in Bluefield, as well as 5 to 10 inches across the county. Key Impacts: power outages, hazardous road conditions.

Wider weather episode

A high pressure wedge was situated over the region as a surface low pressure system developed over the southern Plains, with an expansive area of precipitation that shifted eastward into the Mid Atlantic during the day of February 11. Precipitation fell as snow through the 11th and into February 12 over southeast West Virginia, and brought significant snowfall amounts, especially in the Greenbrier River Valley. There were some localized power outages due to snow accumulations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1239546. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.