A low pressure system moved up the eastern seaboard of the United States from January 8th through the 9th, with cold temperatures and strong northwest winds funneling behind the system and a secondary arctic front from the night of the 9th into the morning of the 10th. This was able to produce wind chill values as low as -10 degrees over the higher terrain near the Allegheny Front.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A low pressure system moved up the eastern seaboard of the United States from January 8th through the 9th, with cold temperatures and strong northwest winds funneling behind the system and a secondary arctic front from the night of the 9th into the morning of the 10th. This was able to produce wind chill values as low as -10 degrees over the higher terrain near the Allegheny Front.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The combination of cold temperatures and strong winds produced wind chills as low as -10 degrees.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 801743.