West Virginia, 1998

Cold in West Virginia, March 10 to 13, 1998

March 10 to 13, 1998 · NWS RLX · 34 events in 34 counties and zones

For most counties, this was the coldest weather of the winter. Afternoon temperatures were in the 20s across the lowlands.

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.

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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.

For most counties, this was the coldest weather of the winter. Afternoon temperatures were in the 20s across the lowlands. The high temperature in the high mountains at Snowshoe during the day on the 12th was only 10 degrees. At dawn on Friday the 13th, the coldest was 4 below zero at Glady.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates
38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Raleigh

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Raleigh forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Ritchie

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Ritchie forecast zone
Coordinates
39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Roane

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Roane forecast zone
Coordinates
38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Taylor

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Taylor forecast zone
Coordinates
39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Tyler

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Tyler forecast zone
Coordinates
39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Upshur

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Upshur forecast zone
Coordinates
38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Coordinates
38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Webster

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Webster forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Wirt

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wirt forecast zone
Coordinates
39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wood

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wood forecast zone
Coordinates
39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wyoming

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Wyoming forecast zone
Coordinates
37.610, -81.549 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Barbour

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Barbour forecast zone
Coordinates
39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Boone

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Boone forecast zone
Coordinates
38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Braxton

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Braxton forecast zone
Coordinates
38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cabell

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Cabell forecast zone
Coordinates
38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Calhoun

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Coordinates
38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clay

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Coordinates
38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Doddridge

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Doddridge forecast zone
Coordinates
39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Gilmer

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Gilmer forecast zone
Coordinates
38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Harrison

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Coordinates
39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Kanawha

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Kanawha forecast zone
Coordinates
38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lewis

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Lewis forecast zone
Coordinates
38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Coordinates
38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Logan

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Coordinates
37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Mason

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Mason forecast zone
Coordinates
38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, McDowell

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
McDowell forecast zone
Coordinates
37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Mingo

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Mingo forecast zone
Coordinates
37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Nicholas

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Nicholas forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Pleasants

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Pleasants forecast zone
Coordinates
39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pocahontas

When
March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Pocahontas forecast zone

What these are

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5632543, 5632544, 5632545, 5632546, 5632547, 5632548, 5632549, 5632550, 5632551, 5632552, 5632553, 5632554, 5632555, 5632785, 5632786, 5632787, 5632788, 5632789, 5632790, 5632791, 5632792, 5632793, 5632794, 5632795, 5632796, 5632797, 5632798, 5632799, 5632800, 5632801, 5632802, 5632803, 5632804, 5632805.