Winter Storm — Eastern Greenbrier, West Virginia

2018-12-09 · Eastern Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

Snowfall accumulations ranged from 9.0 inches at Neola to 18.0 inches at Alderson. Several minor traffic accidents occurred due to the snow.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked eastward along the Gulf Coast and spread moisture northward toward the Mid Atlantic. Meanwhile, high pressure to the north allowed temperatures to fall into the 20s, which caused the moisture to mostly fall as heavy snow. Some freezing drizzle also fell during this storm. The snow caused several minor traffic accidents. Average snowfall accumulations ranged from ten to twenty inches over southeast West Virginia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 788719. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.