The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5630987
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
MERCER
5630987
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,630,987 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,987 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-01-27T14:30:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-01-28T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | WEST VIRGINIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MERCER |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 60K |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Heavy snow developed during the morning hours on the 27th and continued until the morning hours on the 28th. Snowfall amounts were mainly from 20 to 40 inches with maximum snow depths mainly from 12 to 25 inches. Between 10 AM on the 27th and 10 AM on the 28th, Flat Top in Mercer County recorded 35 inches of snow. This established a new state record 24 hour snowfall for West Virginia. The heavy wet snow closed schools, businesses, and church services and stranded people in homes and vehicles. There were numerous traffic accidents, some with injuries indirectly attributed to the storm. The weight of the snow knocked down utility lines, trees, and tree limbs, resulting in numerous power outages. Some building were damaged due to the weight of the snow. Shelters were set up and the National Guard was called out. Summers, Greenbrier, Monroe, and Mercer were declared disaster areas. More than 11,000 customers were without power in the eastern half of Greenbrier County.The heavy snow collapsed a barn which seriously injured a man near Keenan in Monroe County. A man from Ballard in Monroe County died after suffering a heart attack while attempting to start a generator. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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