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WWUS41 KRLX 161717
WSWRLX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
117 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
VAZ003-004-WVZ033-170215-
/O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0013.260316T1800Z-260317T0600Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLINTWOOD, GARY, BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK,
WELCH, HURLEY, DAVENPORT, GRUNDY, VANSANT, AND WAR
117 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3
INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2,000 FEET.
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON COUNTIES. IN WEST
VIRGINIA, MCDOWELL COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BEHIND A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT, TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL STEADILY THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET WELL BELOW
FREEZING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1 OR BY ACCESSING THE ONLINE TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY PORTAL
FOR YOUR STATE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
WVZ034-039-040-515>519-521-170215-
/O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0013.260316T1900Z-260317T1200Z/
WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST RALEIGH-SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-
NORTHWEST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-NORTHWEST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST
WEBSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BECKLEY, PINEVILLE, MONTGOMERY,
BUCKHANNON, FAYETTEVILLE, MEADOW BRIDGE, BIRCH RIVER, OCEANA,
PROSPERITY, HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, PHILIPPI, SOPHIA,
SUMMERSVILLE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, CRAIGSVILLE, OAK HILL, BRADLEY,
MULLENS, COWEN, AND BELINGTON
117 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 2,000 FEET.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, SOUTHEAST, AND SOUTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING
COMMUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BEHIND A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT, TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL STEADILY THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET WELL BELOW
FREEZING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1 OR BY ACCESSING THE ONLINE TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY PORTAL
FOR YOUR STATE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
WVZ520-522-523-525-526-170215-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0013.260316T1900Z-260317T2100Z/
SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-
NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HARMAN, ELKINS, RICHWOOD, AND SNOWSHOE
117 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 5
INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE
RIDGETOPS AND HIGHER WINDWARD SLOPES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50
MPH.
* WHERE...NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS, NORTHWEST RANDOLPH, SOUTHEAST
RANDOLPH, SOUTHEAST WEBSTER, AND SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM EDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTES.
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BEHIND A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT, TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL RAPIDLY THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT. THIS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET WELL BELOW
FREEZING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER
SINGLE DIGITS, EVEN BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1 OR BY ACCESSING THE ONLINE TRAFFIC AND ROADWAY PORTAL
FOR YOUR STATE.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
GW
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