Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

2026-01-27 · Western Greenbrier, West Virginia

Event narrative

A mesonet weather station reported a wind chill value down to -16F at Smoot.

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 western Greenbrier and Mercer counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1303588. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.