Winter Storm — Western Tucker, West Virginia

2026-01-24 to 2026-01-26 · Western Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

While no reports were obtained from Western Tucker County, surrounding counties reported anywhere from 6 to 18 inches of snow, and a video of accumulating sleet was received from Western Tucker County. Given the large synoptic nature of this event with uniform snow, and accumulation of at least 6 inches in all of the PBZ counties, scientific basis supports at least 6 inches of snow in Western Tucker County.

Wider weather episode

A large area of strong low pressure tracked up the eastern seaboard downstream of a digging positive to neutrally tilted trough. Deep moisture through the dendritic growth zone and strong forcing resulted in widespread significant snowfall accumulation greater than 6 across the entire county warning area with amounts generally falling between 10-18. Localized amounts under narrow frontogenetically-forced bands reached up to 22 inches. An intruding mid-level warm nose reduced snow amounts slightly in northern West Virginia and resulted in a period of some mixing of snow with freezing rain and sleet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1306663. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.