Snow spread north during the afternoon of the 12th, reaching into extreme southern West Virginia by 1600E.  The snow was associated with a developing coastal storm that was still down over northern Florida.  Meanwhile, a cold high pressure ridging down the eastern seaboard kept plenty of cold air in the lower atmosphere..
The snow slowly moved north during the evening hours, but struggled to move northwest. The snow began in the Charleston and Elkins vicinity around 1930E.  Temperatures were mostly in the 20s at the onset of the snow.
This pattern will eventually leave a strong east to west snow gradient in the western lowlands of West Virginia.
The heaviest snow during the evening hours remained over the southern coal fields and worked northeast across the southern mountains and into the Greenbrier Valley.
The coastal storm was centered along the Virginia and North Carolina coast line by dawn on the 13th. The wrap around snow on the western side of the strong mid and upper level cyclonic circulation caused the snow to continue to fall, and in many counties increase after dawn into midday on the 13th.  The snow finally ended during the mid and late afternoon.
Total storm snow accumulations of 10 to 18 inches were common over the southern coal fields of McDowell and Wyoming Counties on northeast to include Raleigh, Fayette. Nicholas, Webster, Upshur, Pocahontas, Randolph, and even into southern Barbour County.  A snow accumulation maximum on either side of 20 inches was seen in parts of Randolph, Pocahontas, Webster, Nicholas Counties, Upshur, and even extreme southern Barbour County.  For example, in the Queens to Hemlock vicinity, near the Upshur and Randolph County border, a spotter measured 22 inches.  The postmaster at Helvetia measured around 19 inches.
A total storm accumulations of 6 to 12 inches were more common from Mingo County on northeast through Logan, Boone, Kanawha, Clay, Roane, Calhoun, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, and northern Barbour County. Harrison County had an accumulation mostly in the 6 to 8 inch range.  On the western fringe of the heavier snow, Lincoln and Putnam Counties had 4 to 7 inches of snow accumulation. Taylor County had less snow with only 3 to 5 inches of snow.  Even less accumulation fell in the Ohio River Valley Counties.
From official cooperative observers the snow accumulation was 15 inches at Hawks Nest and Elkins, 13 inches at Buckeye, Bartow, Frost, Summersville, and Hacker Valley, while 12 inches accumulated at Snowshoe.
Some unofficial snow accumulations included Oak Hill and Runa with 14 inches, Green Bank and Craigsville with 17 inches, and Montrose with 20 inches.

Heavy Snow in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 15:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 15:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 17:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 16:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 18:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in WEBSTER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 19:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in POCAHONTAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 19:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in RANDOLPH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 19:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in UPSHUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in BARBOUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in HARRISON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Heavy Snow in LEWIS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in BRAXTON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Heavy Snow in GILMER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in ROANE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy Snow in CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 20:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 19:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in LINCOLN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in BOONE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 19:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in MINGO, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 18:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 18:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in CALHOUN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 22:00:00 to 13-FEB-14 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in TAYLOR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 12-FEB-14 21:30:00 to 13-FEB-14 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer