The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5628198
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
BERKELEY
5628198
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,628,198 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,089 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-01-15T14:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-01-15T18:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BERKELEY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Warm moist air overrunning a shallow polar surface air mass produced a variety of winter weather starting around daybreak on the 15th and continuing until just after midnight on the 16th. Precipitation began as a mix of sleet and snow but quickly changed to rain and freezing rain across much of the area.The combination of still above freezing subsoil temperatures and low traffic volume kept most main arteries and secondary roads free from accumulation. However, in the ice storm area, free standing structures such as trees, power poles/wires, and exposed bridges received between 1/4 and 1/2 inch of ice accretion. A strip of higher elevation areas (roughly between 500 and 1000 feet above sea level) in Jefferson Co received the most icing. In this area, spotty power outages were noted, and a few large limbs and small trees snapped under the weight of the ice. Allegheny Power reported 150 customers were without power in Jefferson Co.In the winter weather area, mixed precipitation quickly changed to rain during the late morning and early afternoon hours, but not before causing a minor build up of sleet and ice (up to 3/4 inches of sleet followed by some freezing rain), some of which coated area roadways. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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