The watch center at the West Virginia Emergency Management Division headquarters is staffed 24/7, monitoring everything from roads to emergency calls to environmental concerns. However, a state of emergency means more hands on deck as an "enhanced" status is activated.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) – Every school district in West Virginia was closed or had remote learning again Tuesday after the state was dumped with its first major, statewide snowstorm of the season on Monday, but just how much accumulation did cities across the state get?

According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, 5.5 inches of snow fell on Jan. 5, 2025, which was covered in a coating of about 1/4 inch of ice, thanks to a freezing rain late in the day. More snow and freezing rain is likely from Winter Storm Blair before 2 p.