Heavy Snow — Eastern Greenbrier, West Virginia

2016-01-22 to 2016-01-23 · Eastern Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts between 16 and 22 inches were observed across several locations throughout the eastern portion of the county. The power went out for 287 people in the White Sulphur Springs area due to the storm.

Wider weather episode

A significant winter storm pushed from southwest to northeast, spreading periods of moderate to heavy snowfall across portions of southeast West Virginia January 22nd through the 23rd. Snowfall continued through the day Friday and into Saturday before coming to an end after sunset. Accumulations of over a foot of snowfall were commonplace, with a few areas appraoching two feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616111. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.