West Virginia, 1996

Cold in West Virginia, November 15, 1996

November 15, 1996 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Temperatures fell into the single digits for most locations,with the lowest being 3 below zero at Glady. This was thecoldest reading of an unusual 2 week cold period from the 10ththru the 23rd.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 fell into the single digits for most locations,with the lowest being 3 below zero at Glady. This was thecoldest reading of an unusual 2 week cold period from the 10ththru the 23rd.

Event by event

2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Pocahontas

When
November 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph

When
November 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5579174, 5579175.