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WWUS41 KRLX 290738  
WSWRLX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
238 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
VAZ003-004-WVZ033-291600-  
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0002.260130T1800Z-260201T0300Z/  
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GARY, WAR, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK,  
DAVENPORT, VANSANT, HURLEY, GRUNDY, CLINTWOOD, AND WELCH  
238 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
SATURDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND  
5 INCHES POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON COUNTIES. IN WEST  
VIRGINIA, MCDOWELL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX  
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.  
 
 
 
 
 
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