Cold/Wind Chill in West Virginia

Events

965

Deaths

3

Injuries

0

Damage

$653,000

• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 18 to 20, 20152 deaths · $450,000 · 45 eventsIn less than a week, a second arctic front swept through West Virginia during the early afternoon hours of the 18th. Snow showers formed ahead of the front.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 4 to 7, 2015$7.2 million · 94 eventsA warm front lifted north through West Virginia on the 3rd with a half inch to an inch of rain over the central mountain counties. Less rain fell elsewhere. Late afternoon and evening temperatures rose into the 50s and lower 60s over the lowlands.
• Heavy Snow and Cold in West Virginia, January 21 to 22, 20141 death · $8,000 · 29 eventsAs colder air was filtering south, a strong mid level disturbance moved up the Ohio River. Only a weak low pressure system was reflected at the surface, which passed to the south. Snow developed in the southwestern Ohio by 0000E on the 21st.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 23 to 25, 20051 death · 1 eventAn 84 year old woman, living alone in a house in Capels, died from exposure to the cold. A local minister had checked on her during Sunday afternoon the 23rd. Her house was warm at that time. Sometime afterwards, late on Sunday or during Monday, her furnace stopped working.
• Cold in West Virginia, December 30 to 31, 20171 death · 1 eventFollowing several strong cold fronts in the last week of December, a period of very cold temperatures settled into the Central Appalachians.
• High Wind and Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 23 to 24, 2022$500,000 · 52 kt wind · 36 eventsA low pressure system rapidly intensified December 22nd to December 23rd as the center of the low moved from the Midwest across the Great Lakes. A flash freeze, strong wind gusts, and dangerously cold temperatures were recorded across the region.
• Cold in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1996$100,000 · 34 eventsA fresh snow cover combined with an arctic cold wave to droptemperatures well below zero on 2 consecutive mornings. Greenbank had 25 degrees below zero. Many rural areas in thewestern lowlands were 15 to 20 below zero.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 16 to 20, 1997$25,000 · 34 eventsMinimum temperatures of 5 above zero to 5 below zero were common.Daytime readings were in the teens on the 18th and 19thfor the lowlands, with single digits across the mountains. Preliminary data indicates Glady of Randolph County had thecoldest reading on the 19th.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in West Virginia, February 14 to 16, 201543 eventsAnother arctic front swept through during the afternoon of the 14th. Temperatures dropped from the upper 20s and 30s into the teens in a few hours. In the wake of the front, wind gusts of 35 to 55 mph were common well into the night. Some power outages occurred.
• Cold in West Virginia, February 1 to 10, 202640 eventsVery cold temperatures triumphing over West Virginia that began at the end of January spilled into the start February.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in West Virginia, January 20 to 31, 202637 eventsA strong Arctic outbreak settled into West Virginia for the second half of January. This was first initiated on January 20th in the wake of a cold front and a departing winter storm, followed by reinforcing shots of cold air through the last week of January.
• Cold in West Virginia, May 13 to 14, 199634 eventsMinimum readings in the upper 20s and lower 30s were commonat dawn, both on the 13th and the 14th.
• Cold in West Virginia, March 10, 199634 eventsRecord cold for the date was widespread. The coldest wasminus 9 from Glady. Readings in the single digits werecommon in the cities.
• Cold in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 199734 eventsThe monthly average temperature was 4 to 5 degrees colder than usual. It was the 4th coldest April this century at Elkins, and the 5th coldest at Charleston. The coldest temperatures came on the 9th and 10th of the month.
• Cold in West Virginia, November 1 to 30, 199734 eventsThe monthly average temperature was 3 to 6 degrees below normal, with the coldest readings during the 2nd and 3rd weeks. It was the third consecutive November that was unusually cold.
• Cold in West Virginia, September 4 to 5, 199734 eventsAfter a cold frontal passage on the 3rd, dawn temperatures for both the 4th and 5th dropped into the 30s to mid 40s. Records were set at Charleston, Elkins, Parkersburg, and Beckley. At dawn on the 4th, Glady of Randolph County had 33 degrees for the coldest.
• Cold in West Virginia, October 23, 199734 eventsDawn temperatures ranged from 12 degrees at Greenbank of Pocahontas County to the upper 20s along the banks of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers.
• Cold in West Virginia, March 10 to 13, 199834 eventsFor most counties, this was the coldest weather of the winter. Afternoon temperatures were in the 20s across the lowlands. The high temperature in the high mountains at Snowshoe during the day on the 12th was only 10 degrees.
• Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 199934 eventsA prolong cold spell during the first half of the month caused the average monthly temperature to be 5 to 8 degrees colder than a normal March. It was the 4th coldest March on record for both Beckley and Elkins.
• Cold in West Virginia, October 8, 200034 eventsDawn temperatures were mostly in the mid 20s to lower 30s. The 25 degrees registered at Beckley and the 29 degrees at Huntington were both records for the date, in those communities. The coldest reading observed was 21 degrees from the high mountain location at Snowshoe.
• Cold in West Virginia, December 1 to 31, 200034 eventsPersistent west and northwest winds aloft, resulted in the monthly average temperature to be 7 to 9 degrees colder than normal. The coldest periods were around the 3rd and the 4th, then during the last 2 weeks of the month.
• Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 200134 eventsThe monthly average temperature was 5 to 6 degrees colder than normal. This was in sharp contrast to March 2000, which had warmer than normal temperatures.
• Cold in West Virginia, October 8, 200134 eventsDawn temperatures were mostly in the 20s, except near freezing along the major rivers in the western lowlands. The coldest reading was 19 degrees from Glady of Randolph County and Marlinton of Pocahontas County.
• Cold in West Virginia, January 14 to 28, 200334 eventsMany counties remained below freezing for 2 weeks, while southern counties rose briefly above 32 degrees only on the 20th. Several light snow events occurred, maintaining a snow cover. The airport at Elkins reached 14 degrees below zero on the morning of 18th.
• Cold in West Virginia, May 7, 199721 eventsTemperatures in the low to mid 30s, along with frost, were widespread across central counties of West Virginia. The coldest was 27 degrees from Glady of Randolph County. Beckley and Sandyville of Jackson County were 32 degrees, while Belington had 33 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 2026-09-24.