Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Western Tucker, West Virginia

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 20, 2019 – January 21, 2019 · Western Tucker, West Virginia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Surrounding Regions reported -39F wind chills.

The wider storm

An upper level trough carried cold air into the Northeast Region on January 21st. A 5200 meter height was recorded at 500mb, 850mb temperatures were -22C to -25C, and 925mb temperatures were -18C to -21C. The wind gust average throughout the area was 25mph while the ridges experienced higher gusts due to a tight pressure gradient from an exiting surface low pressure. The positioning of a building high pressure in the Midwest helped keep wind speeds west of the ridges fairly light.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 802659. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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