The record
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| event_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,541,368 |
| episode_id | 2,029,494 |
| begin_utc | 1996-01-12T12:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-01-12T16:00:00+00:00 |
| state | WEST VIRGINIA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | GRANT |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | Less than one week after the crippling "Blizzard of '96", a new winter storm dumped substantial snow across eastern West Virginia. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 8 inches, with some spots in the eastern Panhandle reporting up to 10 inches. The storm replenished snow depths, which had compacted during the week, back up to 30 to 36 inches.The storm developed as an area of low pressure in the midwest, which became an elongated trough extending from the Tennessee Valley through southeastern North Carolina. As the upper-level trough approached, the North Carolina low became dominant, intensifying slowly as it moved through the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, then to off the Delaware coast by late afternoon. Unlike the "Blizzard of '96", a lack of cold air behind the surface low, combined with a significantly weaker and more progressive upper-level trough, kept the surface low from intensifying rapidly. Nonetheless, eastern West Virginia received some of the highest snow totals in the East.Travel was slowed early in the day, but by evening main arteries were clear. |
| year | 1,996 |
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