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WYOMING

482176

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Event typeevent_typeExtreme Cold/Wind Chill
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id482,176
Episode IDepisode_id80,532
Begin UTCbegin_utc2014-01-06T21:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2014-01-07T20:00:00+00:00
StatestateWEST VIRGINIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameWYOMING
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property20.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceCOOP Observer
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn arctic cold front sweep through West Virginia between midnight and 0400E on Monday the 6th. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph were common with the front. Rain showers and temperatures in the 40s and 50s quickly became snow showers with temperatures falling through the 20s by dawn. Snow accumulations were less than 2 inches. Temperatures continued to fall during the day on the 6th, with blustery winds. Readings reached down into the single digits by sunset. ||Temperatures at dawn on the 7th across the lowlands were mostly 2 below zero to 8 below zero. The coldest temperatures came from the highest elevations. Readings around 10 below were common across the mountains. The coldest readings came from the highest reporting station. Preliminary reports indicated that Snowshoe was 21 degrees below zero for the coldest. For many counties it was the coldest temperature since early February back in 1996. Also, for many southern counties including around Huntington, Charleston, Williamson, Logan, and even Beckley, it was the first sub zero readings since the winter of 2008 to 2009. ||Wind chill readings bottomed out in the minus 20 to minus 30 degree range overnight and into the morning hours for most counties. Of course, wind chill readings were even lower over the exposed highest mountain ridges.||Despite sunshine, temperatures were slow to recover during the day on the 7th. However, the wind did subside during the mid and late afternoon. ||A scattering of frozen pipes, power outages, furnace difficulties, and vehicular engine problems occurred during the cold wave. The frozen pipes occurred in homes, schools, and even public utility supply lines under roads. Marshall University had its share of water leaks, especially in their science building. Repair companies were kept busy. County public school systems were closed. A few county school districts were closed an extra day due to lingering power outages or water damage from the broken pipes. The Wood County school system had trouble keeping their bus engines running. The bio-diesel fuel was turning to gel, causing the engines to stall.
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