The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5621148
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
POCAHONTAS
5621148
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,621,148 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,070,966 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-12-29T16:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-12-31T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | POCAHONTAS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | The first heavy snow of the season hit the mountains and the immediate western slopes, but missed the Interstate 79 corridor from Charleston to Clarksburg. The developing coastal storm dumped 10 to 20 inches of new snow over the mountainous counties. The heavy snow Monday afternoon, the 29th, had a sharp western edge. Not a single flake reached Charleston then. The snow diminished that evening, but persistent snow showers were seen by the predawn hours of the 30th. The wind blown snow showers continued into the 31st. The total snow cover by dawn on New Years Eve was 6 to 8 inches in the eastern portions of Clay, Braxton, Wyoming, and McDowell Counties. The mountains of Webster, Randolph, and Pocahontas Counties had an averaged snow depth of around 2 feet. Snowshoe had 33 inches on the ground, Bartow 22 inches, Hacker Valley 14 inches, both Elkins and Beckley had 12 inches, and Summersville measured 9 inches. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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