Frost/Freeze in West Virginia

Events

513

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$9.4 million

• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 1997$9.4 million · 8 eventsA record cold arctic air mass overspread eastern West Virginia overnight on the 9th and 10th, dropping temperatures into the mid teens to lower 20s. These temperatures came on the heels of an above normal winter season.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 3, 200334 eventsTemperatures dropped into the 20s, except some 30s adjacent to the warmer waters of the major rivers. The coldest reading was 21 degrees from Glady and Marlinton. Bartow and Kumbrabow State Forest both observed 22 degrees. This brought an end to the growing season to many areas.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 4, 200434 eventsDawn temperatures in the upper 20s to lower 30s were common, except some readings in the mid 30s along the major river. The 28 degrees at Beckley and the 30 degrees at Parkersburg were records for the date.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 28, 200420 eventsDawn temperatures were mostly in the 26 to 30 degree range.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 13, 201213 eventsHigh pressure over the Northeast led to temperatures to drop in the Mid Atlantic to the upper 20s and low 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 14, 201311 eventsHigh pressure was overhead for the second consecutive day while cool dry air filtered into the region. Clear skies led to radiational cooling overnight for most of the Mid Atlantic.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 26, 201611 eventsCanadian high pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing early on the 26th.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 19, 201811 eventsCanadian high pressure moving overhead led to clear skies and light winds which allowed for radiational cooling and temperatures to fall below freezing.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 19, 201911 eventsMainly clear skies and light winds led to radiational cooling, and this caused temperatures to drop to below freezing. Temperatures were reported to be in the 20s and lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 9 to 10, 202011 eventsHigh pressure settled over Virginia, allowing winds to go calm across the region within what was an already very cold ambient environment for May. This lead to a widespread freeze across the WV Panhandle.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 7, 200710 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over the eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 10, 200710 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over the eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 9, 200710 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over the eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 6, 200710 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over the eastern Pan handle of West Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 8, 200710 eventsUnseasonably colder air moved over the eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia on April 4th and remained through April 10th. Clear skies and light winds overnight allowed temperatures to fall into the upper 20s to lower 30s.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, March 26 to 27, 20129 eventsA northwest flow around Canadian High Pressure caused temperatures to drop below freezing across most locations.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 18, 20159 eventsHigh pressure built up over the region, resulting in light winds. Initially mostly cloudy skies kept temperatures moderate for the first half of the night. Clearing in the second half led to strong radiational cooling, dropping temperatures below freezing.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 8 to 9, 20209 eventsStrong cold advection behind an unseasonably strong cold front allowed a widespread freeze to occur across portions of the WV Panhandle.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 20 to 22, 20028 eventsA cold area of high pressure from Canada pushed into the mid-Atlantic region on the 19th and remained overhead through the 22nd.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, May 23, 20068 eventsAreas of frost developed during the early morning as temperatures plummeted to the lower 30s across the Eastern West Virginia Panhandle.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 13, 20068 eventsA killing freeze occurred during the early morning of the 13th.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, October 29, 20078 eventsCold high pressure over the Mid Atlantic brought clear skies and light winds to much the eastern pan handle of West Virginia. This allowed for overnight low temperatures to fall to around 30 degrees.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 11, 20128 eventsCanadian high pressure built toward the area. A northwest flow around this system ushered in chilly conditions during the early morning hours of the 11th.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 13, 20128 eventsHigh pressure overhead allowed for mainly clear skies and light winds. Radiational cooling led to chilly conditions during the early morning hours of the 13th.
• Frost and Freeze in West Virginia, April 7, 20128 eventsCanadian high pressure affected the weather pattern on the 7th. A northerly flow around the high ushered in cold air to the region.

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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.