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SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1133 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
OHC053-WVC007-011-015-035-039-053-067-079-087-101-151700-
/O.CON.KRLX.SQ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-260115T1700Z/
GALLIA OH-MASON WV-CABELL WV-NICHOLAS WV-PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-
BRAXTON WV-ROANE WV-WEBSTER WV-CLAY WV-JACKSON WV-
1133 AM EST THU JAN 15 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GALLIA...SOUTHWESTERN MASON...NORTHEASTERN CABELL...NORTH
CENTRAL NICHOLAS...CENTRAL PUTNAM...NORTHERN KANAWHA...SOUTH CENTRAL
BRAXTON...SOUTHERN ROANE...WEST CENTRAL WEBSTER...CENTRAL CLAY AND
SOUTH CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...
AT 1133 AM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF MILTON TO 11 MILES EAST OF CLAY TO
BIRCH RIVER, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 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 8 AND 27, AND BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 32 AND 34.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 109 AND 120.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 36 AND 44.
ROUTE 19 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 66.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WINFIELD, CLAY, SISSONVILLE, ELEANOR, BUFFALO, CLENDENIN, POCA, BIRCH
RIVER, AMMA, WALLBACK, TEAYS VALLEY, ELKVIEW, CROSS LANES, HARRISON,
BANCROFT, CROWN CITY, PROCIOUS, BOGGS, LITTLE BIRCH, AND IVYDALE.
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 3861 8184 3857 8108 3859 8070 3840 8058
3846 8230 3858 8229 3858 8231 3863 8231
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 304DEG 16KT 3857 8219 3850 8088 3849 8079
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
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