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Winter Storm in Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Winter Storm December 2, 2019 – December 3, 2019 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong northwest flow created upslope snow showers which created 6 inches of snow near Quinwood in under 24 hours.

The wider storm

A deep closed upper low over Ohio tracked northeast towards Canada and New England. While near the Mid-Atlantic, this low created strong northwest flow over the Appalachian Mountains. The upslope effect of the mountains utilized a moist air mass in the region to create snow showers in southeast WV.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 870228. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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