Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Summers, West Virginia

2022-12-23 to 2022-12-24 · Summers, West Virginia

Event narrative

The combination of very cold temperatures and gusty winds resulted in wind chill values dropping as low as twenty-two degrees below zero at Pipestem.

Wider weather episode

As Arctic high pressure built into the region, very cold temperatures combined with

gusty northwest winds resulted in wind chill values dropping as low as twenty-two to thirty-three degrees below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1072724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.