West Virginia, 2011Excessive Heat and Heat in West Virginia, July 22, 2011
July 22, 2011 · NWS LWX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Strong upper-level high pressure built over the region during the 22nd. Surface high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean caused moist air to move into the region from the south.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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.
Strong upper-level high pressure built over the region during the 22nd. Surface high pressure over the Atlantic Ocean caused moist air to move into the region from the south. Strong subsidence underneath the upper-level high caused hot conditions with air temperatures near degrees. The combination of the heat and high humidity caused heat indices to soar over 105 degrees.
Excessive Heat, Berkeley
- When
- July 22, 10:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices up to 110 degrees were measured at the Martinsburg Airport.
Heat, Hampshire
- When
- July 22, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices were estimated to be over 105 degrees due to observations nearby.
Heat, Hardy
- When
- July 22, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices were estimated to be over 105 degrees due to observations nearby.
Heat, Eastern Mineral
- When
- July 22, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Mineral forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices were measured up to 112 degrees at the Cumberland Airport.
Excessive Heat, Jefferson
- When
- July 22, 11:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices in excess of 110 degrees were estimated due to observations nearby.
Heat, Eastern Grant
- When
- July 22, 11:00 AM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat indices were measured up to 107 degrees in Petersburg.
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in Maryland, July 22, 20112 deaths · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 22 to 23, 2011$35 million · 60 kt wind · 8 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 22 to 23, 20112 injured · $455,000 · EF0 · 39 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 2011$1.1 million · 61 kt wind · 12 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 22 to 23, 2011$486,000 · 53 kt wind · 27 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 22, 2011$718,000 · 75 kt wind · 13 events
- Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 22, 20111 injured · $205,000 · 50 kt wind · 20 events
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 22, 2011$500,000 · 78 kt wind · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 22 to 25, 2011$154,000 · 1 in hail · 27 events
- Flood in Wyoming, July 22 to 27, 2011$352,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 22, 2011$127,000 · 70 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 22 to 23, 2011$60,000 · 4.25 in hail · 19 events
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: 338463, 338465, 338466, 338468, 338464, 338467.