CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will get what meteorologists call a “classic upslope snow event” Thursday afternoon into Friday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 1 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday for southeast Webster, northwest Pocahontas and southeast Randolph counties.
The warm side of a low pressure system entered the state Wednesday night with some significant snowfall predicted to begin late Thursday in the eastern mountain counties, National Weather Service Meteorologist Maura Casey said.
“The concentration will be in the highest elevations–the mountainous areas of Preston, Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas, Webster, Pendleton, Grant and Mineral,” Casey said.
According to the forecast, the highest elevations could get more than six inches of snow. The western slopes could get isolated amounts of more than eight inches.
The western lowlands of the state won’t see much snow, Casey said.
“You look at Charleston, Parkersburg, Wheeling they could get a dusting to a couple of inches,” she said.