Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

2026-01-29 · Eastern Tucker, West Virginia

Event narrative

Minimum wind chill values generally ranged from -10 to -20 degrees across the county with the exception of a -28 degree reading at a mesonet site 5 miles east of Canaan Heights in the early morning hours of the 29th.

Wider weather episode

Underneath a broad area of high pressure, the typical cold spots in the higher elevations of Eastern Tucker County saw minimum wind chill values into the negative teens and as cold as -28F at a mesonet site 5 miles east of Canaan Heights.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1305140. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.