The Dexes / Cold / 5548162

Eventdex · Cold

PUTNAM

5548162

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event_typeCold/Wind Chill
ncei_event_id5,548,162
episode_id2,031,430
begin_utc1996-02-04T05:00:00+00:00
end_utc1996-02-05T17:00:00+00:00
stateWEST VIRGINIA
cz_typeZ
cz_namePUTNAM
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property20K
episode_narrativeA fresh snow cover combined with an arctic cold wave to droptemperatures well below zero on 2 consecutive mornings. Greenbank had 25 degrees below zero. Many rural areas in thewestern lowlands were 15 to 20 below zero. Along LockhartFork in northern Jackson County it was minus 22 and minus 23on the 2 dawns. Readings of around 10 below zero were commonalong the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. For the western lowlands,these temperatures were among the coldest for any February,since the infamous cold wave of 1899. The minus 22 at Elkins on the 5th tied the monthly low setback in 1977. The minus 12 at Charleston was the coldest onrecord for February.
year1,996

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PUTNAM — Cold — TerraPulse