Temperatures were in the single digits to below zero at dawn on the 14th. Strong warm advection, north of a warm front in Tennessee, caused snow to develop across southern counties toward sunset. Temperatures in the lowlands were mostly in the lower 20s during the snow.
The snow reached the central mountains, including Pocahontas County, by 2000E on the 14th.
An enhanced west to east band of snow fell during the evening along the Interstate 64 corridor before sinking south into the southern coal fields after 2200E.
While the snow ended in the Huntington to Charleston corridor, lighter snow lingered into the morning of the 15th for extreme southern West Virginia.  The snow then changed to rain and freezing rain in the extreme south by late morning.  Eastern portions of Fayette and Raleigh Counties had a period of freezing rain. The airport at Beckley had a tenth of an inch of ice from freezing rain by 1300E on the 15th.  Another tenth of an inch of ice accretion was measured at the airport by 1900E.
Meanwhile, the snow continued to fall in Pocahontas County during the daylight hours of the 15th, as the southeast low level flow kept colder temperatures along the eastern slopes.
Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches were common in the southern lowlands and southern mountains in less than 12 hours.  Snow accumulations of 8 inches were more common across Pocahontas County by late afternoon on the 15th.
Further north in West Virginia, snow accumulations were less.  Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were common in Mason, Jackson, and Roane Counties. Clay and Nicholas Counties averaged 3 to 5 inches.  Accumulations diminished to an inch or less toward the Route 50 corridor.
The snow finally mixed with freezing rain and sleet in Pocahontas County during the late afternoon and evening of the 15th, while the precipitation coverage decreased and shifted back west.  County officials observed a quarter inch of ice.  Temperatures finally inched above freezing during the late night hours in Pocahontas County.
A strong low pressure wave lifted north, from the Tennessee River Valley, during the afternoon of the 15th. This increased the rain over the western lowlands during the late afternoon and evening. As the strengthening wave passed through West Virginia, the rain continued overnight, with the main focus in the western counties near the Ohio River.
Rain amounts of 1.25 to 1.75 inches were common in less than 24 hours, ending at dawn on the 16th.  The airport near Huntington had one of the higher amounts at 1.92 inches.  The rain and the snow melt combined to cause strong rises on streams.  However, most waterways remained in their banks.  Middle Island Creek did experience some minor flooding on the 16th.  That minor flooding lingered into the 17th.

Heavy Snow in CABELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WAYNE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in PUTNAM, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:15:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in KANAWHA, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:15:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in LINCOLN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:45:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Heavy Snow in MINGO, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:15:00 to 15-FEB-16 04:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy Snow in LOGAN, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:45:00 to 15-FEB-16 03:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Heavy Snow in BOONE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:00:00 to 15-FEB-16 01:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Winter Storm in FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:30:00 to 15-FEB-16 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:00:00 to 15-FEB-16 19:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WYOMING, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:45:00 to 15-FEB-16 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy Snow in MCDOWELL, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:30:00 to 15-FEB-16 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winter Storm in POCAHONTAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 19:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 01:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Flood in TYLER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 16-FEB-16 12:00:00 to 17-FEB-16 06:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: DEEP VLY
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 15.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: River/Stream Gage

Middle Island Creek gradually rose and caused minor flooding on the 16th into the 17th.  Near Alma and the mouth of McElroy Crrek, the intersection of Routes 18 and 23 was flooded.  In this vicinity, the Shirley Volunteer Fire Department did 2 water rescues from vehicles that stalled in the high water.
The stream gauge at Little rose about 14 feet, cresting near 17 feet during the night of the 16th into the 17th.  Bankfull is 14 feet in the vicinity of the gauge.

Flood in DODDRIDGE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 16-FEB-16 12:00:00 to 16-FEB-16 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Location: CENTRAL STATION
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 2.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Middle Island Creek overflowed and closed a portion of Route 18 near West Union.

Winter Weather in MASON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:15:00 to 14-FEB-16 21:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in JACKSON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 16:30:00 to 14-FEB-16 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in ROANE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:15:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 17:30:00 to 14-FEB-16 23:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 14-FEB-16 18:00:00 to 15-FEB-16 05:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter