Cold in West Virginia, September 22, 1997

Name: Cold in West Virginia, September 22, 1997
Start: 1997-09-22T06:00
End: 1997-09-22T06:00
Location: West Virginia

September 22, 1997 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The coldest temperatures at sunrise were in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Greenbank had 29 degrees, Cheat Bridge and Glady observed 30, while Seneca State Forest had 32 degrees.

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.

The coldest temperatures at sunrise were in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Greenbank had 29 degrees, Cheat Bridge and Glady observed 30, while Seneca State Forest had 32 degrees.

Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Pocahontas

When: September 22, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Pocahontas forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph

When: September 22, 6:00 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

Every storm in West Virginia in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, September 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: 5615766, 5615767.