301  
WWUS41 KRLX 050035  
WSWRLX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV  
735 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
WVZ039-040-519>523-525-526-050845-  
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.A.0003.260206T1500Z-260207T1200Z/  
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST NICHOLAS-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST  
WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-  
SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CRAIGSVILLE, WEBSTER SPRINGS, RICHWOOD,  
HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK, HARMAN, SUMMERSVILLE, COWEN, ELKINS,  
PHILIPPI, BELINGTON, BIRCH RIVER, SNOWSHOE, AND BUCKHANNON  
735 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH  
SATURDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES  
EXPECTED, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHER  
WINDWARD SLOPES. NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...AREAS IN AND JUST WEST OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST  
VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME  
DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE FRIDAY  
EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES, AND  
LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.  
 
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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