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| event_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,542,034 |
| episode_id | 2,029,512 |
| begin_utc | 1996-01-06T09:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-01-08T12:00:00+00:00 |
| state | WEST VIRGINIA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | PUTNAM |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | A prolong storm dumped from 1 foot of snow along the Ohio River counties to 3 feet of snow across the high mountains. The snowdepths at Snowshoe of Pocahontas County went from 8 inches priorto the storm to 46 inches by dawn on the 8th. On Point Mountainnear Waneta, the snow depth went from 3 inches to 46 inches.There was no snow on the ground prior to the storm across thelower terrain. Some representative snow depths at dawn onMonday the 8th, include 11 inches at Parkersburg, 13 inchesat Huntington, 15 inches at Glenville, 16 inches at Clarksburg,17 inches at Weston, 19 inches at Elkins and Charleston, 20 inchesat Beckley, 21 inches at Spencer, and 22 inches at Madison. The2 day total snowfall of 23.3 inches at Charleston was the secondgreatest storm total snowfall this century for that city. Since the snow fell on a weekend and hourly rates were notexcessive, travel problems were minimized. However, by Mondaythe 8th, the 2 day total snow depth had stopped most vehiculartravel. Many schools remained closed the entire week. On the7th, the Amtrak Cardinal train with around 100 passengers enroutefrom Chicago to Washington stopped, not at a rail station, butbehind a South Charleston motel. Passengers and crew stayed2 days because of snow clogged and frozen track switches. Manytowns used end loaders and dump trucks to haul snow piles fromcity streets and sidewalks. On the 7th, the governor declareda state of emergency, allowing National Guard troops to helpremove snow and to assist snowbound residents. After thestorm, President Clinton's disaster declaration, includedWest Virginia. Federal money was available to help reimbursestate and local governments for emergency snow removal. Thesnow was dry, so unlike January 1994, very few power outagesoccurred. The storm indirectly killed 4 men in Charleston. They diedfrom heart attacks, that were brought on by shoveling.The majority of the state press called the storm a blizzarddue to the magnitude of snow. However, the storm was nota blizzard due to the light winds. Residents will longremember the Great Snowstorm of January, 1996. It was the fourthlarge snowstorm in less than 3 years to hit the Mountain State. |
| year | 1,996 |
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