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Ice Storm in Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Ice Storm November 14, 2018 – November 15, 2018 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ice accretion totals across the county included 0.25 inches at a location one mile north of Rupert. At 3:20 PM EDT, 1,312 people were without power in Greenbrier County.

The wider storm

Southwest winds on the east side of an advancing area of low pressure brought warm and moist air across the region the night of November 14th into the morning of November 15th. This warm and moist air resulted in rain falling across the area, but falling through a shallow layer of below freezing air just above and at ground level, and onto surfaces also below freezing. The result was a freezing rain event that deposited up to one-quarter of an inch of ice on trees, power lines, and roads. At least 12,000 customers were out of power because of the ice.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 794469. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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