A complex winter storm brought a mixture of rain, sleet and freezing rain to most of the region, with snow in the mountains, on Sunday January 16th. The mixed precipitation changed to snow from west to east during the late afternoon into the evening and the snow fell heavily at times overnight and early Monday morning. As the parent storm system moved to our northeast, the snow become more showery in nature into Monday afternoon, with snow showers lingering in the mountains through Tuesday morning.
While the heaviest snow occurred in the West Virginia mountains, with 12 to 18 inches reported, another swath of heavy snow occurred up the Ohio River from northeast Kentucky, into southeast Ohio and western West Virginia, where 6 to 10 inches occurred. For the rest of the region, generally 4 to 8 inches fell.
The snow began wet and heavy, which caused power outages where the heaviest snow fell. Over 25,000 West Virginians were without power Monday morning, with several thousand also out of power in southeast Ohio and northeast Kentucky.
Below is a summary of snowfall reports received by NWS Charleston, WV through around 7 am on Tuesday January 18, 2022, with official observing locations marked with an *. Many thanks to the emergency managers, SKYWARN weather spotters, CoCoRaHS observers, Cooperative Weather Observers and public for their reports!
Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Kentucky... ...Boyd County... 2 W Catlettsburg 6.0 in 0145 PM 01/17 Public Ashland 5.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 6 SW Cannonsburg 4.5 in 0840 AM 01/17 Public 1 N Ashland 4.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Carter County... 5 NE Olive Hill 6.7 in 0800 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Olive Hill 5.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media Grayson 4.0 in 0748 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Greenup County... Flatwoods 6.5 in 0800 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media Warnock 6.3 in 0400 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Lawrence County... Louisa 4.0 in 0730 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr ...Ohio... ...Athens County... Glouster 3.6 SW 9.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 4 NNE Coolville 9.3 in 1047 AM 01/17 Public Nelsonville 9.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer Coolville 9.0 in 0922 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media Athens 2.3 SSE 9.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS Athens 6.0 NW 9.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 5 NE Lake Hope State Park 8.9 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public 1 S The Plains 8.7 in 0315 PM 01/17 Public Nelsonville 1.4 W 8.4 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 4 SW Athens 8.1 in 1130 AM 01/17 Public 1 W Nelsonville 7.6 in 0930 AM 01/17 Public Athens 1.3 N 7.1 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Stewart 4.6 NNE 6.8 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Athens 6.3 in 0718 AM 01/17 Public Athens 4.6 ESE 6.2 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS ...Gallia County... 4 ESE Rio Grande 6.8 in 0745 AM 01/17 Public Gallipolis 6.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer ...Jackson County... 1 NW Jackson 6.5 in 1115 AM 01/17 Public 3 NW Jackson 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Lawrence County... South Point 8.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer Proctorville 6.0 in 0230 PM 01/17 Public 9 ESE Lake Vesuvius 6.0 in 0705 AM 01/17 Public 2 WSW Chesapeake 4.0 in 0239 PM 01/17 Public ...Meigs County... Pomeroy 8.0 in 0130 PM 01/17 Public 6 W Forked Run State Park 8.0 in 1000 AM 01/17 Public 2 E Salem Center 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer Middleport 5.0 in 0920 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter ...Morgan County... Mcconnelsville 8.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public 3 SSE Mcconnelsville 6.5 in 0918 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Perry County... 2 NW New Lexington 8.1 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 5 N Rendville 7.8 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public 1 SSW Shawnee 7.5 in 0843 AM 01/17 Public 2 NW Somerset 5.1 in 0311 PM 01/17 Public ...Vinton County... 2 W Mcarthur 5.5 in 0942 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter ...Washington County... 1 E Beverly 11.0 in 1049 AM 01/17 Public 5 WSW Marietta 10.6 in 1013 AM 01/17 Public 7 W Marietta 10.5 in 1059 AM 01/17 Public 6 N Belpre 10.0 in 0522 PM 01/17 Public 6 S Beverly 10.0 in 1103 AM 01/17 Public 4 ENE Marietta 10.0 in 1033 AM 01/17 Public Newport 9.8 in 0815 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 4 WSW Marietta 9.5 in 0517 PM 01/17 Public 1 ENE Belpre 9.5 in 0410 PM 01/17 Public 3 E Marietta 9.5 in 0208 PM 01/17 Public 7 NW Belpre 9.5 in 0930 AM 01/17 Public 2 WNW Marietta 9.5 in 0902 AM 01/17 Public 5 SW Beverly 9.5 in 0746 AM 01/17 Public Devola 9.0 in 0245 PM 01/17 Public 8 S Beverly 9.0 in 1055 AM 01/17 Public 3 WSW Devola 9.0 in 1022 AM 01/17 Public 5 SE Marietta 9.0 in 0848 AM 01/17 Public 1 ESE Belpre 9.0 in 0730 AM 01/17 Public 5 ENE Coolville 9.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 Public Lowell 8.5 in 1013 AM 01/17 Public 6 W Belpre 8.5 in 1010 AM 01/17 Public Beverly 8.0 in 1130 AM 01/17 Public 2 S Devola 8.0 in 1006 AM 01/17 Public Marietta 8.0 in 0848 AM 01/17 Public Belpre 7.9 in 0954 AM 01/17 Public Beverly 7.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 1 NW Marietta 7.1 in 1033 AM 01/17 Public Marietta 7.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer ...Virginia... ...Buchanan County... 1 ENE Grundy 3.3 in 0755 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter Grundy 3.1 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Dickenson County... Nora 4 SSE 4.8 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...West Virginia... ...Barbour County... Philippi 9.0 in 0945 PM 01/17 Broadcast Media 4 W Junior 7.0 in 0151 PM 01/17 Public ...Boone County... 1 WNW Madison 6.0 in 1120 AM 01/17 Public 6 SW Madison 5.0 in 0930 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter Danville 1.8 WSW 4.9 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 3 NNW Madison 4.0 in 0805 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer ...Braxton County... Gassaway 7.0 in 0800 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Sutton Lake 6.5 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 5 WSW Gassaway 5.0 in 1225 PM 01/17 Public ...Cabell County... 1 S Huntington 7.5 in 1200 PM 01/17 Public Huntington 2.9 E 7.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Milton 7.0 in 0335 PM 01/17 Public 12 N Pea Ridge 7.0 in 0115 PM 01/17 Public 3 W Milton 6.5 in 0240 PM 01/17 Public 1 ENE Pea Ridge 5.8 in 0925 AM 01/17 Public Culloden 0.5 WSW 5.5 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 4 W Milton 4.8 in 1150 AM 01/17 Public Huntington 1.7 ESE 4.5 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 4 ENE Beech Fork State Park 4.5 in 1105 AM 01/17 Public Barboursville 3.5 in 1100 AM 01/17 Public ...Calhoun County... 2 E Grantsville 7.0 in 0730 AM 01/17 Public 1 ESE Grantsville 5.5 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer ...Clay County... 5 NNW Clay 4.0 in 1003 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media ...Doddridge County... Center Point 2.2 NNW 8.1 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS West Union 5.9 NE 8.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 7 NE West Union 6.5 in 0930 AM 01/17 Public 5 NNE Auburn 6.3 in 0754 PM 01/17 Public West Union 2.9 SE 6.1 in 0730 AM 01/17 COCORAHS Auburn 8.3 ENE 6.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 9 NNW Salem 5.0 in 0137 PM 01/17 Public West Union 5.0 in 0630 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Fayette County... Higher Elevations 12.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr Fayetteville 6.0 in 0805 PM 01/17 Public ...Gilmer County... 7 NNE Sand Fork 8.0 in 0100 PM 01/17 Public 7 WNW Glenville 6.5 in 0135 PM 01/17 Public Sand Fork 6.3 in 1030 AM 01/17 Public Glenville 6.0 in 0747 AM 01/17 Public ...Harrison County... Clarksburg 8.0 in 0600 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer West Milford 5.7 in 0135 PM 01/17 Public 2 ENE Salem 5.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways Lost Creek 1.3 NW 4.8 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 2 W Clarksburg 4.0 in 0925 AM 01/17 Public 1 WSW Bridgeport 3.7 in 0740 AM 01/17 Public ...Jackson County... 1 S Ravenswood 10.0 in 0140 PM 01/17 Public 5 SSW Ripley 10.0 in 1042 AM 01/17 Public 1 WNW Ravenswood 8.6 in 1027 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter 6 NNE Ripley 8.5 in 0105 PM 01/17 Public 9 NE Kenna 8.5 in 0850 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 4 E Ripley 8.3 in 0811 AM 01/17 Public 7 WNW Ripley 8.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 Public Ripley 8.0 in 0600 AM 01/17 Public Ripley 5.8 S 7.8 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 7 SE Kenna 7.0 in 0919 AM 01/17 Public ...Kanawha County... 2 NNE Sissonville 9.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public 1 E Elkview 8.0 in 1115 AM 01/17 Public 2 NE Cedar Grove 7.5 in 0710 AM 01/17 Public Sissonville 1 SW 7.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer 4 N Charleston 6.8 in 1105 AM 01/17 Public Charleston 2.6 W 6.4 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Dunbar 6.3 in 1155 AM 01/17 Public *NWS Charleston 6.0 in 0700 PM 01/17 Official NWS Obs South Charleston 4.7 SSW 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS St. Albans 2.0 SW 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 1 SW Marmet 6.0 in 1240 PM 01/17 Public Cross Lanes 6.0 in 0848 AM 01/17 NWS Employee 2 W Pinch 5.5 in 0607 AM 01/17 Public Charleston 2.6 W 5.5 in 0615 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 1 W St. Albans 5.4 in 0830 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Alum Creek 3.0 E 5.2 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Charleston 5.8 ENE 5.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS Charleston 3.9 SW 5.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS St. Albans 5.1 WSW 5.0 in 0812 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 4 NE Charleston 5.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 Public 1 ENE Cross Lanes 5.0 in 0655 AM 01/17 Public Charleston 2.0 ESE 4.6 in 0800 AM 01/17 COCORAHS St. Albans 0.5 ESE 4.1 in 0800 AM 01/17 COCORAHS 2 NNE Tornado 4.0 in 0829 AM 01/17 Public 1 NE Elkview 4.0 in 0820 AM 01/17 Public St. Albans 2.0 SW 4.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS London Locks 4.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Charleston 3.5 in 0700 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media ...Lewis County... 2 NE Weston 7.0 in 1053 AM 01/17 Public Stonewall Jackson 5.0 in 0720 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 1 E Weston 3.5 in 0142 PM 01/17 Public ...Lincoln County... Hamlin 4.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media ...Logan County... Logan 3.0 in 0940 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr 3 ENE Amherstdale-Robine 3.0 in 0715 AM 01/17 Public ...Mason County... Leon 8.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 2 N Point Pleasant 7.9 in 1009 AM 01/17 Public 3 SW Mason 6.8 in 0700 PM 01/17 Public 11 W Buffalo 6.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media New Haven 5.0 in 0943 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr 1 SSW Point Pleasant 5.0 in 0630 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...McDowell County... 2 SSE Welch 3.0 in 0845 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Mingo County... 7 NW Holden 4.0 in 1205 PM 01/17 Public 1 WNW Williamson 1.6 in 0600 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Nicholas County... Mount Nebo 9.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Craigsville 0.6 NE 9.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Summersville 6.0 in 1115 AM 01/17 Public Summersville Lake 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Runa 0.1 W 5.5 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS ...Pleasants County... 2 SSE Saint Marys 8.0 in 1024 AM 01/17 Public 8 SSE Friendly 8.0 in 0830 AM 01/17 Public 5 SSE Friendly 8.0 in 0745 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 1 SSW Saint Marys 7.0 in 0630 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways ...Pocahontas County... Snowshoe 18.0 in 0600 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 3 NE Frost 17.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Cass 3.7 SW 15.8 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 5 ESE Marlinton 15.0 in 0600 PM 01/17 Public Snowshoe 14.0 in 0222 PM 01/17 Public 6 NNW Marlinton 14.0 in 0918 AM 01/17 Public Buckeye 11.9 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Durbin 11.5 in 0400 PM 01/17 Public 1 S Bartow 10.4 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer Marlinton 9.0 in 0918 AM 01/17 Public ...Putnam County... 3 S Buffalo 9.0 in 0820 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 6 SW Kenna 7.0 in 1120 AM 01/17 Public 1 N Winfield 6.5 in 0510 PM 01/17 Public 2 W Teays Valley 6.5 in 0930 AM 01/17 NWS Employee 1 NW Winfield 6.4 in 0150 PM 01/17 Public 1 E Teays Valley 6.0 in 1140 AM 01/17 Public Eleanor 6.0 in 0730 AM 01/17 Public Hurricane 1.6 SSW 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Eleanor 0.2 SSW 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 4 ENE Poca 6.0 in 0730 AM 01/17 Broadcast Media 2 S Bancroft 5.0 in 0925 AM 01/17 Public 3 SE Hurricane 4.8 in 0925 AM 01/17 Public ...Raleigh County... Cool Ridge 0.4 NE 11.5 in 0600 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 1 W Daniels 10.5 in 0630 PM 01/17 Trained Spotter 3 S Shady Spring 8.5 in 0653 AM 01/18 Public *Beckley Airport 8.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 1 S Beckley 6.5 in 1250 PM 01/17 Public 1 WNW Beckley 5.0 in 0149 PM 01/17 Public Beckley VA Hospital 3.7 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Randolph County... Huttonsville 8.0 in 0720 PM 01/17 Public *1 NE Elkins 7.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 7 E Holly River State 4.5 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public ...Ritchie County... Pennsboro 1.2 ESE 7.5 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 1 W Pennsboro 6.0 in 1021 AM 01/17 Public Harrisville 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/17 CO-OP Observer Harrisville 5.8 in 1215 PM 01/17 Public Ellenboro 5.5 in 0630 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways 3 NNW Ellenboro 4.6 in 0630 AM 01/17 Public ...Roane County... Spencer 9.8 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 4 E Spencer 9.3 in 0510 PM 01/17 Public Spencer 7.0 in 1230 PM 01/17 Public ...Taylor County... 2 NW Tygart Lake State Park 6.0 in 1015 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways Tygart Lake 3.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Tyler County... Middlebourne 3.2 ESE 5.9 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS Middlebourne 5.5 in 1139 AM 01/17 Public 4 SW Middlebourne 5.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Trained Spotter 4 S Middlebourne 4.5 in 0700 AM 01/17 Public ...Upshur County... Buckhannon 10.0 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 7 WNW Womelsdorf 10.0 in 0730 PM 01/17 Public 5 ESE Buckhannon 7.0 in 0232 PM 01/17 Public ...Wayne County... *Huntington Airport 7.0 in 0700 PM 01/17 CO-OP Observer 3 ESE Wayne 5.5 in 1151 AM 01/17 Public 2 E Ceredo 5.0 in 1130 AM 01/17 Public 6 ENE East Lynn Lake 4.8 in 0145 PM 01/17 Public 3 NW Beech Fork State Park 4.3 in 0900 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr 3 WNW Beech Fork State Park 4.0 in 0225 PM 01/17 Public ...Webster County... Hacker Valley 10.6 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer ...Wirt County... 7 ENE Elizabeth 10.0 in 1007 AM 01/17 Public 7 WSW Elizabeth 9.5 in 1027 AM 01/17 Public Elizabeth 8.0 in 0630 AM 01/17 Dept of Highways 2 SSW Elizabeth 6.0 in 0925 AM 01/17 Public ...Wood County... 1 N Washington 11.5 in 0300 PM 01/17 Public Boaz 11.0 in 1014 AM 01/17 Public 10 W Elizabeth 11.0 in 1000 AM 01/17 Public North Hills 11.0 in 0800 AM 01/17 Public Williamstown 0.4 WNW 10.5 in 0700 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 1 NNE Vienna 10.5 in 0930 AM 01/17 Public Parkersburg 10.3 in 1120 AM 01/17 Public Blennerhassett 10.0 in 0151 PM 01/17 Public 2 N Parkersburg 10.0 in 1144 AM 01/17 Public Vienna 10.0 in 1100 AM 01/17 Public 3 SSW Parkersburg 10.0 in 1022 AM 01/17 Public 2 NNE Mineral Wells 10.0 in 1000 AM 01/17 Public 1 SSW Lubeck 9.5 in 1014 AM 01/17 Public 7 SSW Washington 9.5 in 1008 AM 01/17 Public Williamstown 9.5 in 1007 AM 01/17 Public 1 SSW Lubeck 9.3 in 1238 PM 01/17 Public 1 WSW Mineral Wells 9.1 in 1118 AM 01/17 Public 7 S Washington 9.1 in 1021 AM 01/17 Public 2 NE Parkersburg 9.0 in 1203 PM 01/17 Public 2 SSE Williamstown 9.0 in 1104 AM 01/17 Public 1 SSE Vienna 9.0 in 0900 AM 01/17 Public 4 SE Boaz 8.5 in 1007 AM 01/17 Public 5 SSW Lubeck 8.0 in 1125 AM 01/17 Public 7 ENE Mineral Wells 8.0 in 1016 AM 01/17 Public 1 SSE Vienna 8.0 in 1010 AM 01/17 Public Walker 2.1 SW 8.1 in 0649 AM 01/18 COCORAHS 4 E Mineral Wells 7.5 in 0210 PM 01/17 Public Davisville 3.8 NE 7.3 in 0700 AM 01/17 COCORAHS ...Wyoming County... R.D. Bailey Lake 4.5 in 0700 AM 01/18 CO-OP Observer 1 SSE Pineville 4.5 in 0900 AM 01/17 Emergency Mngr
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