West Virginia, 2022

Cold in West Virginia, December 26, 2022

December 26, 2022 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An exiting upper-level trough continued to bring dangerous cold weather to the ridges of West Virginia. With surface temperatures in the single digits above 4,000ft in Tucker County, and sustain winds of 20-25mph/gusts above 30mph wind chill values stay below -10F for over 3 hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 PBZ wrote it up.

An exiting upper-level trough continued to bring dangerous cold weather to the ridges of West Virginia. With surface temperatures in the single digits above 4,000ft in Tucker County, and sustain winds of 20-25mph/gusts above 30mph wind chill values stay below -10F for over 3 hours.

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Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Tucker

When
December 26, 2:36 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Tucker forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.114, -79.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of wind and cold air dropped wind chill values to Advisory criteria early December 26th. Lowest wind chill value measured was -16F in Red Creek, WV.

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1069050.