Drought, Wayne
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in West Virginia, February 1 to 28, 1997
The monthly average temperature was 5 to 7 degrees warmer than usual. It was the 7th warmest February this century at Charleston.
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.
The monthly average temperature was 5 to 7 degrees warmer than usual. It was the 7th warmest February this century at Charleston. The 3 month average temperature for the "winter" was 2 to 5 degrees above the normal. At Charleston, it was the warmest winter in 25 years. Luckily, after the excessive preciptation in 1996, the 3 winter months were dry. Many counties had only 5 to 8 inches of total precipitation. Snow accumulations were meager. All in all, quite a sharp contrast from the previous winter.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cabell
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mason
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jackson
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wood
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pleasants
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tyler
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Putnam
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kanawha
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roane
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wirt
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Calhoun
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ritchie
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Doddridge
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mingo
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Logan
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Boone
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Braxton
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gilmer
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lewis
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Harrison
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Taylor
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McDowell
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wyoming
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Raleigh
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
Drought, Fayette
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
Drought, Nicholas
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
Drought, Webster
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
Drought, Upshur
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Barbour
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pocahontas
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
Drought, Randolph
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 28, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Indiana, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 1, 1997
More
Every storm in West Virginia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5590507, 5590508, 5590509, 5590689, 5590690, 5590691, 5590692, 5590693, 5590694, 5590695, 5590696, 5590697, 5590698, 5590699, 5590700, 5590701, 5590702, 5590703, 5590704, 5590705, 5590706, 5590707, 5590708, 5590709, 5590710, 5590711, 5590712, 5590713, 5590714, 5590715, 5590716, 5590717, 5590718, 5590719.