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A slow moving winter storm began impacting our region during the evening of Saturday January 30, with a period of heavy snow affecting most locations. The precipitation changed to rain across the lower elevations by Sunday January 31, before changing back to snow by the morning of Monday February 1. Snow showers then continued into the day on Tuesday February 2 across the lower elevations. In the mountains, the precipitation remained snow for most of the event with snow showers continuing into the morning of Wednesday February 3.

72 hour snowfall estimate ending 7 am 2/3/2021 from National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center 72 hour snowfall estimate ending 7 am 2/3/2021 from National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center
72 hour snowfall estimate ending 7 am 2/3/2021 from National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center

 

The following is a summary of storm total snowfall for the period from the evening of January 30 through around 7 am February 3, 2021. Only Cooperative Weather Observer and CoCoRaHS stations with reports for the majority of that period were included. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication.

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Kentucky...

...Carter County...
Olive Hill 5 NE              3.3 in    0751 AM 02/03   COOP

...Greenup County...
Warnock                      3.5 in    0600 AM 02/03   COOP

...Ohio...

...Athens County...
Athens 7.0 WNW               6.5 in    0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS
Nelsonville 1.4 W            6.3 in    0835 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Nelsonville                  6.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Athens 1.3 N                 5.4 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Amesville 2.6 SE             4.5 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Steward 4.6 NNE              4.3 in    0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS
Athens 4.6 ESE               3.5 in    0800 AM 02/01   COCORAHS

...Gallia County...
Gallipolis                   3.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Jackson County...
Jackson 3 NW                 4.0 in    0648 AM 02/03   COOP

...Lawrence County...
Waterloo                     2.9 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Meigs County...
Salem Center 2 E             3.1 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Morgan County...
Glouster 5.7 NE              7.8 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Perry County...
New Lexington 2 NW           5.5 in    0700 AM 02/02   COOP

...Vinton County...
Albany 4.5 WNW               10.1 in   0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS

...Washington County...
Newport                      3.2 in    0810 AM 02/03   COOP

...Virginia...

...Buchanan County...
Grundy                       1.9 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Dickenson County...
Clintwood 1W                 4.0 in    0700 AM 02/02   COOP
John Flannagan Lake          3.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Nora 4 SSE                   4.7 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...West Virginia...

...Boone County...
Madison 3 NNW                2.0 in    0800 AM 02/03   COOP
Danville 1.8 WSW             1.6 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Braxton County...
Gassaway                     5.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Cabell County...
Culloden 0.5 WSW             3.1 in    0705 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Huntington 2.9 E             2.5 in    0645 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Huntington 1.7 ESE           1.6 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Doddridge County...
Center Point 2.2 NNW         4.5 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
West Union 5.9 NE            3.8 in    0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS
West Union 2.9 SE            3.7 in    0730 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Gilmer County...
Rosedale 3 NNW               2.7 in    0610 AM 02/03   COOP
Glenville                    2.5 in    0415 AM 02/03   COOP

...Harrison County...
Lost Creek 1.3 NW            3.5 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Jackson County...
Ripley 5.8 S                 3.5 in    0900 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Kanawha County...
Charleston 2.6 W             3.9 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Southridge NWS               3.8 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Alum Creek 3.0 E             3.8 in    0600 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Charleston 2.3 W             3.8 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Saint Albans                 2.7 in    0800 AM 02/03   COOP
St. Albans 2.0 SW            2.5 in    0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS
Sissonville 1 SW             1.1 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Lewis County...
Stonewall Jackson            3.6 in    0720 AM 02/03   COOP

...Mason County...
Point Pleasant 5.8 E         1.9 in    0800 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Mingo County...
Williamson                   2.9 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Nicholas County...
Craigsville 0.6 NE           8.3 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Mount Nebo                   6.1 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Summersville Lake            4.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Pocahontas County...
Snowshoe                     11.0 in   0600 AM 02/03   COOP
Cass 3.7 SW                  9.8 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Buckeye                      9.1 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Frost 3 NE                   8.7 in    0625 AM 02/03   COOP
Bartow 1 S                   8.5 in    0730 AM 02/03   COOP

...Putnam County...
Hurricane 1.6 SSW            3.1 in    0620 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Eleanor 0.2 SSW              2.5 in    0800 AM 02/03   COCORAHS

...Raleigh County...
Beckley Airport              6.4 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP
Cool Ridge 0.4 NE            6.2 in    0600 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Beckley                      3.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Randolph County...
Elkins                       11.0 in   0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Ritchie County...
Pennsboro 1.2 ESE            4.1 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Harrisville                  2.1 in    0100 PM 02/02   COOP

...Roane County...
Spencer                      1.8 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Taylor County...
Tygart Lake                  3.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Tyler County...
Middlebourne 3 ESE           3.6 in    0630 AM 02/03   COOP

...Upshur County...
Rock Cave 2 NE               7.1 in    0820 AM 02/03   COOP
Buckhannon                   5.0 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP

...Wayne County...
East Lynn Lake               2.0 in    0600 AM 02/03   COOP

...Webster County...
Hacker Valley                8.3 in    0705 AM 02/03   COOP

...Wood County...
Williamstown 0.4 WNW         6.0 in    0700 AM 02/02   COCORAHS
Walker 2.1 SW                5.7 in    0646 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Vienna 1.3 NE                3.9 in    0700 AM 02/03   COCORAHS
Parkersburg                  2.3 in    0700 AM 02/03   COOP