Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Warren
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 22, 2000
High pressure built into the Mid-Atlantic region on January 21st. A combination of clear skies, calm winds, and a fresh snowpack led to extremely cold overnight temperatures.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 23
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 LWX wrote it up.
High pressure built into the Mid-Atlantic region on January 21st. A combination of clear skies, calm winds, and a fresh snowpack led to extremely cold overnight temperatures. On the morning of the 22nd, the mercury dropped into the single digits above and below zero. Low temperatures included 7 degrees at Dulles International Airport and in Fredericksburg, -4 degrees in Culpeper, 3 degrees in Winchester, -1 degrees in Luray, 4 degrees in Waynesboro, and -3 degrees in Mustoe. Washington National Airport only dropped to 14 degrees because of its metropolitan location.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fauquier
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Prince William
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Shenandoah
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Page
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rappahannock
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Culpeper
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Stafford
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, King George
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- King George forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rockingham / Harrisonburg
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockingham / Harrisonburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Greene
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Orange
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Augusta / Staunton / Waynesborro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Albemarle / Charlotttesville
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Albemarle / Charlotttesville forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Nelson
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Frederick / Winchester
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick / Winchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Clarke
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Loudoun
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fairfax
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Arlington / Alexandria / Falls Church
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Arlington / Alexandria / Falls Church forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Highland
- When
- January 22, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Highland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm in Alabama, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 22 to 25, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 22, 2000
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 22 to 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, January 22 to 24, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 22, 2000
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5129655, 5129656, 5129657, 5129658, 5129659, 5129660, 5129661, 5129662, 5129663, 5129664, 5129665, 5129666, 5129667, 5129668, 5129669, 5129670, 5129671, 5129672, 5129673, 5129674, 5129675, 5129676, 5129677.