A surface low pressure system stalled out across the middle Ohio River Valley on the 20th, bringing rain to the region. As an upper level low dropped through, cold air rushed in and quickly changed the rain to snow. Bands of heavy, wet snow moved through the northern and central mountains of West Virginia. These were widespread enough to provide 5-8 inches of snow, with some localized amounts of 10-12 inches. Across the lower elevations of the western slopes, generally 1 to 3 inches of snow fell, as the surface remained too warm for significant accumulations.
The highest snowfall measurement came from the cooperative observer near Frost, where they measured 12.1 inches, and 9 inches accumulated at Snowshoe. In Elkins, 9.5 inches of snow fell with 8 inches around Beverly. Even farther south, across the central mountains, heavy snow fell, such as 10 inches at White Oak in Raleigh County and nearly 8 inches in the Craigsville area of Nicholas County.  The heavy, wet nature of the snow also led to power outages in some areas. Nicholas County was the hardest hit, with nearly 2000 impacted customers, Webster and Fayette each had several hundred customers effected.

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in NORTHWEST WEBSTER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST WEBSTER, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Heavy Snow in NORTHWEST RANDOLPH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Heavy Snow in SOUTHEAST RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Heavy Snow in UPSHUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 22:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in HARRISON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in BARBOUR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in BRAXTON, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in CLAY, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in NORTHWEST NICHOLAS, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in NORTHWEST FAYETTE, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in NORTHWEST RALEIGH, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in TAYLOR, WEST VIRGINIA
From 21-MAR-18 21:00:00 to 22-MAR-18 15:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer