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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1054 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
OHC053-087-WVC013-015-035-039-053-079-087-151615-
/O.CON.KRLX.SQ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260115T1615Z/
GALLIA OH-LAWRENCE OH-CALHOUN WV-MASON WV-PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-
ROANE WV-CLAY WV-JACKSON WV-
1054 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EST FOR
SOUTHERN GALLIA...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN...
CENTRAL MASON...NORTHERN PUTNAM...NORTHEASTERN KANAWHA...SOUTHERN
ROANE...NORTHWESTERN CLAY AND SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 1054 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTH OF RIO GRANDE TO AMMA, MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...INTENSE BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS LEADING TO
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY RAPIDLY FALLING TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WITHIN MINUTES.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 79 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 21 AND 37.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 118 AND 127.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUFFALO, KENNA, AMMA, WALLBACK, WATERLOO, HARMONY, TARIFF, SOUTHSIDE,
KENTUCK, LIBERTY, ASHTON, WALTON, GRIMMS LANDING, LEFT HAND, AND
LOONEYVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER AVOIDING OR DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL THE SNOW SQUALL PASSES
YOUR LOCATION. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA
TIME. RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS MAY LEAD
TO ACCIDENTS.
LAT...LON 3850 8107 3865 8248 3879 8251 3871 8181
3868 8126 3868 8110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1554Z 317DEG 11KT 3870 8237 3858 8123
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
25
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