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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1004 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
WVZ015-016-018-025>032-034-039-040-515>526-220100-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0004.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST RALEIGH-
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-NORTHWEST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-NORTHWEST
NICHOLAS-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-
SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GASSAWAY, OAK HILL, SAINT ALBANS,
MADISON, PHILIPPI, CLARKSBURG, WEBSTER SPRINGS, GLENVILLE,
CHAPMANVILLE, WESTON, RICHWOOD, ELKINS, BRIDGEPORT, MULLENS,
FAYETTEVILLE, SNOWSHOE, SUTTON, SPENCER, BIRCH RIVER, MAN,
SOPHIA, BUCKHANNON, BURNSVILLE, CLAY, CRAIGSVILLE, OCEANA,
BELINGTON, BECKLEY, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, SUMMERSVILLE,
GRAFTON, CHARLESTON, HARMAN, MARLINTON, PINEVILLE, COWEN,
GRANTSVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, LOGAN, PROSPERITY, MONTGOMERY,
MEADOW BRIDGE, AND BRADLEY
1004 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 3 AND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, SOUTHEAST, AND
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS
COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
ARJ
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