Winter Storm — Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

2020-12-24 to 2020-12-25 · Ridges of E Monongalia and Nw Preston, West Virginia

Event narrative

Up to 6 inches of snow fell in 12 hours.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system brought rain transitioning to snow into the region December 24-25th. The deep and pivoting trough maintained the resident time of the precipitation and supported robust snowfall rates. Snow accumulation by 7 AM on December 25th provided an official white Christmas across much of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934393. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.