Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

WEST VIRGINIA, EastA mudslide affected federal highway 220 near the Grant/Pendleton Co line. Otherwise, several streams and creeks were at or justabove bankful in Grant Co. Elsewhere, a combination of 22 primary and secondary roads were closed in Berkeley and JeffersonCos, including state highways 51, 9, and 7 (all in Jefferson Co). At least two water rescues were required; one along theBerkeley/Jefferson Co line when a man was stranded in a van on a water-covered bridge (Sulphur Springs Road); the other a womanwho was attempting to drive through a foot of standing water on Henshaw Road in southern Berkeley Co. Some basement floodingwas reported in the panhandle, and a few small streams and creeks were out of their banks.WVZ051>053 Morgan - Berkeley - JeffersonWEST VIRGINIA, NorthWVZ023-041WEST VIRGINIA, SoutheastWEST VIRGINIA, WestWVZ016-029>031WVZ005>011-013>020-024>040-046>047WVZ033Fayette CountyPax toMontgomeryKanawha CountyMontgomery toClendeninRoane CountyCountywideBraxton CountyCentraliaWebster CountyCamden On Gauley toGuardian27311500EST1800EST0 0Unseasonably WarmAfter a winter of cloudy, wet conditions, spring struck back with a vengeance in the form of strong atmospheric high pressure.Underneath the high, very warm and dry weather developed - more like early June than late March. Daytime high temperaturesaveraged in the low to mid 80s and nighttime lows were equally balmy - in the mid to upper 50s. The dry and breezy conditionsaided several small brush fires, but no major unplanned burns were noted.Preston - Tucker10110500EST1300EST0 0Winter StormBlustery northwest winds brought heavy snow and some blowing and drifting snow to parts of northern West Virginia. The highestamounts fell in the higher elevations.NONE REPORTED.Roane - Gilmer - Lewis - Harrison09 0400EST0 0 25KWind0630ESTWind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were associated with a cold front. Near Amma of Roane County, a common roof over side by sidemobile homes was damaged. At Ben Dale of Lewis County, a block wall under construction at a new water treatment plant wasblown down. In Glenville of Gilmer County, roof material from mobile homes were ripped off. The debris damaged a nearby carand siding to a home. A few trees were downed in Harrison County.Wayne - Cabell - Mason - Jackson - Wood - Pleasants - Tyler - Lincoln - Putnam - Kanawha - Roane - Wirt -Calhoun - Ritchie - Doddridge - Mingo - Logan - Boone - Clay - Braxton - Gilmer - Lewis - Harrison - Taylor- Mcdowell - Wyoming - Raleigh - Fayette - Nicholas - Webster - Upshur - Barbour - Pocahontas - Randolph10 0600EST0 0Cold13 0900ESTFor most counties, this was the coldest weather of the winter. Afternoon temperatures were in the 20s across the lowlands. Thehigh temperature in the high mountains at Snowshoe during the day on the 12th was only 10 degrees. At dawn on Friday the 13th,the coldest was 4 below zero at Glady.Mcdowell16 0000EST0 0Snow0700ESTSnow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were measured.2021202120212020Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm2000EST0600EST2000EST0600EST2030EST0500EST2100EST2330EST2100EST2330EST000000000012K15K5K5K5KFlash FloodFlash FloodFlash FloodFlash FloodFlash FloodMarch 1998173 167