Winter Weather — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2015-02-14 to 2015-02-15 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

The COOP observer in McRoss measured 6.8 inches of snow. The West Virginia Department of Highways reported snowfall amounts of 4.0 inches in Crawley to 6.0 inches in Quinwood. The public measured 2.0 inches of snow in Alderson. The average snowfall amount across western Greenbrier county was 4.0 inches.

Wider weather episode

The same Arctic cold front that brought high winds and dangerously low wind chills to the region was also responsible for a notable amount of upslope snow. The cold advection was so intense that snow showers made it as far east as the Blue Ridge at times where lighter accumulations of snow were noted. In Mercer county, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported that there were several vehicle accidents and a number of vehicles in ditches. At least 13 people sought refuge in a shelter at the Bluefield Union Mission. Here are snow totals observed from the southeast West Virginia counties within the forecast area:

Western Greenbrier County - 2.0 inches of snow at Alderson to nearly 7.0 inches of snow at McRoss. The average snowfall in western Greenbrier county was 4.0 inches,

Eastern Greenbrier County - 1.0 of snow at White Sulphur Springs to 3.0 inches of snow at Lewisburg,

Mercer County - 2.0 inches of snow at Lerona to nearly 6.0 inches at the Mercer County Airport,

Monroe County - only 1/2 inch of snow was observed in Union,

Summers County - 4.0 inches of snow at Bluestone Dam.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 563263. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.