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Overview

On late Saturday evening of January 30th, a strong low pressure system developed over the Middle Mississippi River Valley and traveled northeast up into the Lower Ohio River Valley. The warm front lifted north to the Ohio River as a band of moderate to heavy snow developed into central OH and begin to mode into the Zanesville area overnight. This band produced moderate to heavy snow into the Wheeling area as well before weakening. A lull in the snowfall through the day on the 31st occurred due to a slot of dry air along the foothills of the Laurel and Chestnut Ridges. The upper low then moved through later in the day on the 31st bringing another heavier round of snowfall. The heaviest snowfall amounts occurred over the higher terrain in West Virginia and in Westmoreland and Fayette Counties.   Image
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