Winter Storm — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2021-02-07 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

A Skywarn-trained weather spotter, a Cooperative Weather Observer, and members of the general public observed snowfall accumulations of 4 to 5 inches across western Greenbrier County, WV. This snowfall was intermixed with brief periods of freezing rain, as well as up to one half inch of sleet in spots. These observations originated from around the communities of Rainelle, Anjean and Meadow Bluff. Key Impacts: Travel delays due to snow, sleet and ice from freezing rain covering roads.

Wider weather episode

A weak upper level trough passed quickly across the central Appalachians early on February 7th, supporting weak low pressure west of the mountains that gave way to rapidly deepening low pressure along the Carolina coast. Given warm air aloft moving across the region with the storm, precipitation types often varied between snow, sleet and ice from freezing rain, with most observers witnessing more than one precipitation type.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 943078. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.