Cold/Wind Chill, Alexander
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 2014
An arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994. By early evening, winds of 10 to 20 mph, with stronger gusts combined with temperatures falling into the 20s and teens to produce wind chill values below 0 across the Piedmont and foothills.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 GSP wrote it up.
An arctic cold front blasted through the western Carolinas during the morning of the 6th, bringing gusty winds and the coldest air mass to have affected the region since 1994. By early evening, winds of 10 to 20 mph, with stronger gusts combined with temperatures falling into the 20s and teens to produce wind chill values below 0 across the Piedmont and foothills. Although wind gradually diminished overnight, low temperatures fell into the single digits across the Piedmont and foothills. The low temperature of 6 at the Charlotte/Douglass International Airport shattered the previous daily record of 12 that had stood for more than a century.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Iredell
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Davie
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Rowan
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cleveland
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mecklenburg
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cabarrus
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Union
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Catawba
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gaston
- When
- January 6, 6:00 PM EST to January 7, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (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
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2014
- High Surf in Guam, January 6 to 11, 2014
- Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 6, 2014
- Cold and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Blizzard and Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 2014
- High Wind in New York, January 6, 2014
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2014
- Cold in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 2014
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, January 2014
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: 493697, 493698, 493699, 493702, 493703, 493704, 493706, 493707, 493708, 493710, 493711.