Cold/Wind Chill, Buchanan
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.267, -82.036 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
A cold weather pattern prevailed this month, especially during the first 2 weeks. 5 degrees, or about 4 degrees colder than normal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 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.
A cold weather pattern prevailed this month, especially during the first 2 weeks. The average monthly temperature at Clintwood was only 37.5 degrees, or about 4 degrees colder than normal. After the milder than usual January and February, the cold March helped delay the new spring growth.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Dickenson
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dickenson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.126, -82.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Washington, March 1 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 1, 1999
- Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Wisconsin, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Cold in Ohio, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 1999
- Drought in Maryland, March 1 to 31, 1999
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, March 1999
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: 5683917, 5683998.