Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

2026-01-19 to 2026-01-20 · Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

County-wide minimum wind chill values ranged from -13 to -20 degrees early on the 20th with the coldest value of -27 degrees recorded by a mesonet site 5 miles east of Canaan Heights.

Wider weather episode

Strong 1033 mb high pressure nosing ridging in from the west allowed for efficient radiational cooling and minimum wind chill values dropping below -15F, and as cold as -27F, in the higher elevations of Eastern Tucker County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305132. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.