Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Tazewell, Virginia

2026-01-27 · Tazewell, Virginia

Event narrative

A couple mesonet weather stations reported wind chill values dropping to -15F or lower. The lowest wind chill value recorded was -21F at Burkes Garden.

Wider weather episode

Arctic high pressure arrived by January 27 in the wake of a departing winter storm. However, the pressure gradient between the high arriving and the low departing provided gusty winds that combined with the cold air to provide dangerously low wind chills. Wind chills dropped below -15F during the early morning hours of January 27 in Bath, Grayson, and Tazewell counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1303586. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.