Snowfall 28-29 October 2011

Snowfall Analysis from 28-29 October 2011

snowfall map

The image above is a snowfall analysis from the following web site: https://www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/

Summary:

The combination of high pressure over New England brought down unseasonably cold air over the Ohio Valley on 28 and 29 October 2011. As a low pressure system moved up the east coast, precipitation fell in the form of a wet snow Friday afternoon through Saturday morning over northern West Virginia, western Maryland, and southwestern Pennsylvania. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 10 inches over the higher elevations of Preston and Tucker Counties in West Virginia, Garrett County Maryland, and the ridges in eastern Westmorleand and Fayette Counties. This resulted in power outages and down tree limbs across the aforementioned area. Most of the snow fell on grassy surfaces, while road surfaces remained too warm for any accumulation.

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0653 AM SNOW BRUCETON MILLS 39.66N 79.64W
10/29/2011 E4.0 INCH PRESTON WV MEDIA

0759 AM SNOW OAKLAND 39.41N 79.41W
10/29/2011 E5.0 INCH GARRETT MD 911 CALL CENTER

0803 AM SNOW KINGWOOD 39.47N 79.68W
10/29/2011 E5.0 INCH PRESTON WV MEDIA

0803 AM SNOW TERRA ALTA 39.44N 79.54W
10/29/2011 E9.0 INCH PRESTON WV MEDIA

TREES AND LINES DOWN ALL OVER COUNTY

0829 AM SNOW REDHOUSE 39.31N 79.45W
10/29/2011 M7.0 INCH GARRETT MD TRAINED SPOTTER

0833 AM SNOW MARKLEYSBURG 39.73N 79.45W
10/29/2011 M7.0 INCH FAYETTE PA PUBLIC

0837 AM SNOW TERRA ALTA 39.45N 79.55W
10/29/2011 M10.0 INCH PRESTON WV CO-OP OBSERVER

0843 AM SNOW 2 SW CORTLAND 39.05N 79.45W
10/29/2011 M6.5 INCH TUCKER WV CO-OP OBSERVER

0849 AM SNOW FARMINGTON 39.81N 79.57W
10/29/2011 M5.0 INCH FAYETTE PA TRAINED SPOTTER

0907 AM SNOW CANAAN HEIGHTS 39.10N 79.43W
10/29/2011 M5.6 INCH TUCKER WV CO-OP OBSERVER

0912 AM SNOW ACME 40.13N 79.43W
10/29/2011 M2.0 INCH WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1005 AM SNOW NEW KENSINGTON 40.57N 79.77W
10/29/2011 M2.0 INCH WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1010 AM SNOW PENN HILLS 40.48N 79.83W
10/29/2011 M2.0 INCH ALLEGHENY PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1014 AM SNOW BRIDGEVILLE 40.36N 80.11W
10/29/2011 M2.0 INCH ALLEGHENY PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1016 AM SNOW WEST NEWTON 40.21N 79.77W
10/29/2011 M2.0 INCH WESTMORELAND PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1021 AM SNOW CHAMPION 40.08N 79.36W
10/29/2011 M8.0 INCH FAYETTE PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1035 AM SNOW 3 W MARS 40.70N 80.07W
10/29/2011 M1.0 INCH BUTLER PA TRAINED SPOTTER

1101 AM SNOW DONEGAL 40.11N 79.38W
10/29/2011 M6.0 INCH WESTMORELAND PA CO-OP OBSERVER

1121 AM SNOW ROSS TOWNSHIP 40.53N 80.02W
10/29/2011 E2.0 INCH ALLEGHENY PA PUBLIC

1123 AM SNOW 1 NNW CARNOT-MOON 40.53N 80.22W
10/29/2011 M1.6 INCH ALLEGHENY PA NWS OFFICE