Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 2001

Name: Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 2001
Start: 2001-03-01T00:00
End: 2001-03-31T23:00
Location: West Virginia

March 1 to 31, 2001 · NWS RLX · 34 events in 34 counties and zones

The monthly average temperature was 5 to 6 degrees colder than normal. This was in sharp contrast to March 2000, which had warmer than normal temperatures.

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.

The monthly average temperature was 5 to 6 degrees colder than normal. This was in sharp contrast to March 2000, which had warmer than normal temperatures. A cold snap during the last week of this month, sent temperatures into the single digits for the mountains, with teens across the lowlands. Beckley had its 9th coldest March. Huntington saw its 10th coldest March. The greening of the spring vegetation in the western river valleys was delayed.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 4:16 PM EST, 7 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 4:16 PM EST, 7 hours 44 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
300 PM EST WED FEB 28 2001

SHORT TERM...

SURFACE HIGH BUILDING IN WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM.  LOW LEVEL FL

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, 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/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

Every storm in West Virginia in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in West Virginia, March 2001

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: 5230597, 5230598, 5230599, 5230600, 5230601, 5230602, 5230603, 5230604, 5230605, 5230606, 5230607, 5230608, 5230609, 5230610, 5230611, 5230612, 5230613, 5230614, 5230615, 5230616, 5230617, 5230618, 5230619, 5230620, 5230621, 5230622, 5230623, 5230624, 5230625, 5230626, 5230627, 5230628, 5230629, 5230630.