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SNOW SQUALL WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
846 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
OHC105-WVC043-111356-  
/O.CAN.KRLX.SQ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260111T1400Z/  
MEIGS OH-LINCOLN WV-  
846 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEIGS AND NORTHEASTERN  
LINCOLN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...  
 
THE SNOW SQUALL THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE  
WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3844 8206 3847 8199 3851 8195 3898 8173  
3895 8147 3892 8144 3891 8127 3831 8188  
3832 8192 3831 8194 3836 8205 3837 8205  
3837 8208 3838 8210  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 276DEG 24KT 3899 8132 3830 8198  
 

 
 
WVC011-035-039-053-079-087-105-111400-  
/O.CON.KRLX.SQ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260111T1400Z/  
MASON WV-CABELL WV-PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-WIRT WV-ROANE WV-JACKSON WV-  
846 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM EST FOR EAST  
CENTRAL MASON...EAST CENTRAL CABELL...PUTNAM...NORTHWESTERN  
KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN WIRT...NORTHWESTERN ROANE AND JACKSON  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 846 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELIZABETH TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
TORNADO, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO  
BLOWING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP  
TO 35 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR AND WEBCAMS.  
 
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS  
WITHIN MINUTES.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 149.  
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 48.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
NITRO, RIPLEY, SPENCER, WINFIELD, ST. ALBANS, HURRICANE, ELEANOR,  
POCA, CROSS LANES, SANDYVILLE, CULLODEN, KENNA, TORNADO, TEAYS  
VALLEY, BANCROFT, REEDY, STATTS MILLS, GIVEN, KENTUCK, AND LIBERTY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN! RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED WITH THIS DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL. BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 
REDUCE SPEED AND TURN ON HEADLIGHTS! DURING SNOW SQUALLS, THE  
VISIBILITY MAY SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3844 8206 3847 8199 3851 8195 3898 8173  
3895 8147 3892 8144 3891 8127 3831 8188  
3832 8192 3831 8194 3836 8205 3837 8205  
3837 8208 3838 8210  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 276DEG 24KT 3899 8132 3830 8198  
 
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED  
 

 
 
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