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Winter Weather in Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

Winter Weather January 5, 2017 – January 6, 2017 · Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

The wider storm

Fast-moving low pressure, with enhancement from mid level frontogenesis and the exit region of an upper level jet, supported a period of snow in the afternoon of the 5th through the early morning hours of the 6th. A general 2-4 inches of snow fell across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, south of I-70. Amounts were slightly higher, in the 3-6 range over the mountains of West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 677916. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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