Heat, Wayne
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
Temperatures reached into the 70s, breaking records for thedate at Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Elkins, andBeckley. Compared to 3 weeks earlier, the 72 degrees at Elkins, gave that city a 94 degree variation during the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 34
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.
Temperatures reached into the 70s, breaking records for thedate at Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg, Elkins, andBeckley. Compared to 3 weeks earlier, the 72 degrees at Elkins, gave that city a 94 degree variation during the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Cabell
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mason
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Jackson
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wood
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pleasants
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Tyler
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lincoln
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Putnam
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Kanawha
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Roane
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wirt
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Calhoun
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Ritchie
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Doddridge
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mingo
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Logan
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Boone
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Clay
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Braxton
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Gilmer
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Lewis
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Harrison
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Taylor
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, McDowell
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Wyoming
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Raleigh
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
Heat, Fayette
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
Heat, Nicholas
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
Heat, Webster
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
Heat, Upshur
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Barbour
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Pocahontas
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
Heat, Randolph
- When
- February 27, 12:00 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 27 to 28, 1996
- Cold in New Hampshire, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 27, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, February 27, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 27, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 27, 1996
- Hail in West Virginia, February 27, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, February 27, 1996
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547704, 5547705, 5547706, 5547707, 5547708, 5547709, 5547710, 5547711, 5547712, 5547713, 5547714, 5547715, 5547716, 5547717, 5547718, 5547719, 5547720, 5547721, 5547722, 5547723, 5547724, 5547725, 5547726, 5547727, 5547728, 5547729, 5547730, 5547731, 5547732, 5547733, 5547734, 5547735, 5547736, 5547737.