Heavy Snow — Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

2017-02-08 to 2017-02-09 · Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving from the Lower Ohio Valley to off the Mid Atlantic states produced a swath of moderate to heavy snow across portions of eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland. A general 6 to 10 inches of snow fell across the highest elevations of Garrett county, Maryland, and Tucker and eastern Preston counties in West Virginia. Across the Laurel Ridges of western Pennsylvania into areas east of Morgantown, WV, 6 to 8 inches of snow fell. Elsewhere in an area between I-80 to south of I-70, a general 4 to 6 inches of snow fell.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 682261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.