West Virginia, 2015Extreme Cold in West Virginia, February 15, 2015
February 15, 2015 · NWS RNK · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
S. behind a strong cold front on February 14th.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A massive Arctic air mass spread across much of the eastern U.S. behind a strong cold front on February 14th. This front brought high winds, bitterly cold Arctic air, and upslope accumulating snow showers to the mountains of eastern West Virginia, southwest and west central Virginia, and northwest North Carolina. The combination of the bitterly cold temperatures in the single digits to near -10F at the higher elevations of the mountains combined with northwest winds of 20 to 40 mph produced dangerously low wind chills during the early morning hours of the 15th. Here is a sample of some of the lowest wind chill readings reported from the southeast West Virginia counties within the forecast area:
Western Greenbrier county - Mesonet station near Rainelle recorded a wind chill of -21F at 747 am EST,|Summers county - Mesonet station within the Pipestem Resort State Park recorded wind chills of -20F or lower within the time frame of 326 am EST to 615 am EST.
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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 14, 11:54 PM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 11:54 PM EST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 3:52 PM EST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
VAZ032>034-152100-
PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL
VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY
LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NCZ002-VAZ012>014-016-017-022>024-035-152100-
ALLEGHANY NC-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-AMHERST-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST CENTRAL
VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
VAZ010-011-WVZ044-152100-
BLAND-GILES-MONROE-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
VAZ018-019-152100-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
VAZ009-020-152100-
SMYTH-BATH-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
VAZ007-WVZ042-043-507-508-152100-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-SUMMERS-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS
ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NCZ001-018-VAZ015-152100-
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HIGH WIND WARNING.
WIND CHILL WARNING.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH STRONG...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE
AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NCZ003-019-VAZ043>047-058-059-152100-
SURRY-WILKES-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY COULD BRING
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING THIS...ANOTHER
SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE
AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
NCZ004>006-020-152100-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-
352 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
WIND CHILLS WILL BE AROUND ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
WIND ADVISORY.
IN ADDITION...A WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND MID-ATLANTIC REGION MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL LIKELY
BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. FOLLOWING
THIS...ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY
LOW WIND CHILLS ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
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</html>Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Summers
- When
- February 15, 3:26 AM EST to 6:15 AM EST
- Where
- Summers forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.656, -80.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mesonet station within the Pipestem Resort State Park recorded dangerously low wind chill readings of -20F or lower within this time frame.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Western Greenbrier
- When
- February 15, 7:47 AM EST
- Where
- Western Greenbrier forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 37.947, -80.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mesonet station near Rainelle recorded a wind chill readings of -21F.
- 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.
- Cold in Kentucky, February 15 to 20, 20156 deaths · 1 injured · 6 events
- Cold in New Jersey, February 15, 20151 death · 21 events
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, February 15, 20151 death · 13 events
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Pennsylvania, February 15 to 16, 20151 death · 13 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 15 to 16, 2015$1.4 million · 45 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, February 15, 20151 injured · $385,000 · 53 kt wind · 13 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, February 15, 2015$255,000 · 57 kt wind · 21 events
- Cold in New Jersey, February 15 to 16, 2015$250,000 · 21 events
- High Wind in Delaware, February 15, 2015$100,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 events
- Strong Wind in New York, February 15, 2015$50,000 · 5 events
- High Wind in New York, February 15, 2015$40,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Extreme Cold and Cold in New York, February 15 to 16, 201527 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: 563074, 563073.