Winter Storm — Eastern Mineral, West Virginia

2021-01-31 · Eastern Mineral, West Virginia

Event narrative

Snow continued at times into February 2nd.

Wider weather episode

Closed low pressure slowly tracked into the Ohio Valley on the 31st before transferring its energy to low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic Coast on the 1st of February. The coastal low slowly tracked northeast while intensifying through midday on February the 2nd.

Snow overspread the area on the 31st of January ahead of the first low. Drier and warmer air moved in aloft on the night of the 31st into the 1st causing snowfall rates to decrease while mixing with light sleet. However, another period of snow developed as the coastal low strengthened to the east later on the 1st and that continued into the 2nd.

Total snowfall accumulations ranged from around 6 to 12 inches for most areas, with locally around 12 to 18 inches across portions of the eastern West Virginia Panhandle into Hardy and Mineral Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 937193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.