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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SNOW SQUALL WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1231 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
WVC015-039-067-079-087-101-151830-
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NICHOLAS WV-PUTNAM WV-KANAWHA WV-ROANE WV-WEBSTER WV-CLAY WV-
1231 PM EST THU JAN 15 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
* SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL NICHOLAS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM COUNTY IN WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
NORTHERN KANAWHA COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTH CENTRAL ROANE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...
SOUTHERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...
* UNTIL 130 PM EST.
* AT 1231 PM EST, A DANGEROUS SNOW SQUALL WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR TEAYS VALLEY TO NEAR PINCH TO NEAR
CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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 1 AND 21.
INTERSTATE 77 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 103 AND 117.
INTERSTATE 64 IN WEST VIRGINIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 47.
ROUTE 19 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 55.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON, NITRO, SUMMERSVILLE, WINFIELD, CLAY, SISSONVILLE,
ELEANOR, CLENDENIN, POCA, CAMDEN-ON-GAULEY, PINCH, GLEN, ELKVIEW,
CROSS LANES, CRAIGSVILLE, CAMDEN ON GAULEY, BANCROFT, COWEN,
MUDDLETY, AND UPPER GLADE.
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 3825 8036 3827 8044 3825 8045 3827 8115
3842 8181 3856 8197 3857 8139 3848 8120
3844 8050
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 312DEG 11KT 3849 8197 3840 8142 3839 8055
SNOW SQUALL...RADAR INDICATED
25
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