Winter Storm — Eastern Mineral, West Virginia

2022-01-16 to 2022-01-17 · Eastern Mineral, West Virginia

Wider weather episode

Low pressure developed over the southeastern CONUS while high pressure to the north supplied cold air to start. Precipitation started as snow, but warmer air worked its way in from the Atlantic, causing precipitation to change to ice near and east of Interstate 81. Snowfall amounts ranged from around 4 to 8 inches near Interstate 81 as well as the Potomac Highlands with totals around 8 to 12 inches in the Allegheny Highlands.

Ice accumulation from freezing rain was around one to two tenths of an inch around Interstate 81 into the Potomac Highlands.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 996181. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.