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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
900 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
WVC005-013-021-035-039-043-079-087-105-111415-
/O.CON.KRLX.SQ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-260111T1415Z/
CALHOUN WV-PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-GILMER WV-LINCOLN WV-WIRT WV-
ROANE WV-JACKSON WV-BOONE WV-
900 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM EST FOR
CALHOUN...CENTRAL PUTNAM...KANAWHA...SOUTHWESTERN GILMER...
NORTHEASTERN LINCOLN...SOUTH CENTRAL WIRT...ROANE...SOUTHEASTERN
JACKSON AND NORTHERN BOONE COUNTIES...
AT 900 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR GRANTSVILLE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF AMMA TO NEAR
SISSONVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 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 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 32.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 96 AND 128.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 38 AND 57.
WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 95.
ROUTE 119 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND 80.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, NITRO, SPENCER, WINFIELD, JEFFERSON, SOUTH CHARLESTON,
ST. ALBANS, DUNBAR, SISSONVILLE, CHESAPEAKE, MARMET, BELLE,
CLENDENIN, POCA, PINCH, INSTITUTE, TORNADO, COAL FORK, ELKVIEW, AND
CROSS LANES.
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 3867 8169 3894 8140 3888 8091 3865 8107
3847 8128 3845 8128 3815 8158 3837 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1400Z 269DEG 32KT 3887 8113 3867 8130 3843 8165
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
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