Cold/Wind Chill, Barbour
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Barbour forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -80.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
A prolong cold spell during the first half of the month caused the average monthly temperature to be 5 to 8 degrees colder than a normal March. It was the 4th coldest March on record for both Beckley and Elkins.
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.
A prolong cold spell during the first half of the month caused the average monthly temperature to be 5 to 8 degrees colder than a normal March. It was the 4th coldest March on record for both Beckley and Elkins. At Elkins, the average monthly temperature was 2 to 3 degrees colder than the previous months of December, January, and February. After the mild January and February, the cold March help delay the emergence of the new spring growth.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
34 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Boone
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.023, -81.711 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Braxton
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Braxton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -80.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cabell
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cabell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -82.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Calhoun
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.845, -81.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Clay
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.463, -81.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Doddridge
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Doddridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.269, -80.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Gilmer
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.924, -80.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Harrison
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.284, -80.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.835, -81.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kanawha
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kanawha forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.337, -81.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lewis
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.996, -80.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.175, -82.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Logan
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.832, -81.935 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mason
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.770, -82.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, McDowell
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.379, -81.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mingo
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mingo forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.726, -82.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Nicholas
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nicholas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Pleasants
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pleasants forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.371, -81.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Pocahontas
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pocahontas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.509, -81.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Raleigh
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Raleigh forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Ritchie
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Ritchie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.178, -81.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Roane
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roane forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.714, -81.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Taylor
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.336, -80.046 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tyler
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tyler forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.465, -80.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Upshur
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.898, -80.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.146, -82.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Webster
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Cold/Wind Chill, Wirt
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wirt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.022, -81.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wood
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.211, -81.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wyoming
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wyoming forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.610, -81.549 (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
- 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
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1, 1999
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683883, 5683884, 5683885, 5683886, 5683887, 5683888, 5683889, 5683890, 5683891, 5683892, 5683893, 5683894, 5683895, 5683896, 5683897, 5683898, 5683899, 5683900, 5683901, 5683902, 5683903, 5683904, 5683905, 5683906, 5683907, 5683908, 5683909, 5683910, 5683911, 5683912, 5683913, 5683914, 5683915, 5683916.