West Virginia, 2025

Cold in West Virginia, January 7, 2025

January 7, 2025 · NWS LWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Canadian high pressure coupled with wind gusts of 20-25 mph resulted in apparent temperatures as low as -15F.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 LWX wrote it up.

Canadian high pressure coupled with wind gusts of 20-25 mph resulted in apparent temperatures as low as -15F.

The radar

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Western Grant

When
January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Grant forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Western Pendleton

When
January 7, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where
Western Pendleton forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
38.681, -79.351 (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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1223183, 1223184.