Winter Weather — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2015-02-18 to 2015-02-19 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

The McRoss COOP observer measured 5.0 inches of snow, while the Department of Highways observed 4.0 inches at Quinwood.

Wider weather episode

Another very strong Arctic cold front plunged through the forecast area allowing temperatures to plummet to record cold levels and definitely the coldest since January 2014. Strong low-level cold advection and northwest upslope flow supported a period of upslope snow showers across the western mountains, some of which spread further east toward the Blue Ridge. In addition, a pre-frontal upper-level impulse also provided for some light snow across the Piedmont. The snowfall combined with quick freezing of any water on the roadways caused a number of traffic issues along Interstate 77 in Mercer county.

Here are the snowfall amounts observed in the West Virginia counties within the National Weather Service Blacksburg, Virginia forecast area:

Western Greenbrier County - 4.0 inches at Quinwood to 5.0 inches at McRoss,

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

Mercer County - 3.0 inches at Princeton,

Summers County - 1.0 inch 2SSE Hinton to 4.0 inches at Jumping Branch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 564287. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.