Rare May snow began to fall in West Virginia’s high country late Monday, and flakes were still flying and piling up Wednesday morning as the state awoke to its most significant late-season snowfall on record.
The weather pattern responsible for this snow has more closely mimicked midwinter, with winds from the northwest blowing cold, moist air up western-facing mountain slopes, producing up to 12 to 16 inches of snowfall in the high elevations.
In some locations, this snowstorm is the year’s biggest despite occurring deep into spring. Most of the actual winter months featuredThe unprecedented May snowfall is because of the sprawling zone of low pressure lodged within a stuck dip in the jet stream over the northeast United States.This system has delivered days of chilly, gusty conditions to the northeast quadrant of the Lower 48.
A National Weather Service observer near the Snowshoe ski resort in the east central part of the state posted a foot of snow. But that was outdone by a pair of reports in Canaan Valley to the north. An observer reported 16.2 inches
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