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WWUS41 KRLX 220328
WSWRLX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1028 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
WVZ008-013>020-024>026-029-031-033-034-524-221130-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-HARRISON-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
SOUTHEAST POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLIAMSON, HAMLIN, TEAYS VALLEY,
CHAPMANVILLE, WAR, OCEANA, ELIZABETH, GLENVILLE, MAN, CLARKSBURG,
HURRICANE, GARY, MULLENS, SPENCER, PINEVILLE, CHARLESTON, HARTS,
WELCH, HARRISVILLE, SOUTH CHARLESTON, LOGAN, RAVENSWOOD,
GRANTSVILLE, MADISON, BRIDGEPORT, PENNSBORO, ALUM CREEK, RIPLEY,
MARLINTON, WEST UNION, AND SAINT ALBANS
1028 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND
5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, AND SOUTHERN
WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT.
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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
WVZ027-028-030-032-039-040-515>523-525-526-221130-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0004.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-NORTHWEST RALEIGH-
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH-NORTHWEST FAYETTE-SOUTHEAST FAYETTE-NORTHWEST
NICHOLAS-SOUTHEAST NICHOLAS-NORTHWEST WEBSTER-SOUTHEAST WEBSTER-
NORTHWEST POCAHONTAS-NORTHWEST RANDOLPH-SOUTHEAST RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GASSAWAY, PROSPERITY, CRAIGSVILLE, HOLLY
RIVER STATE PARK, WESTON, MEADOW BRIDGE, COWEN, SUTTON, WEBSTER
SPRINGS, ELKINS, SUMMERSVILLE, OAK HILL, BUCKHANNON, BECKLEY,
GRAFTON, BIRCH RIVER, RICHWOOD, CLAY, SNOWSHOE, MONTGOMERY,
BURNSVILLE, FAYETTEVILLE, SOPHIA, BELINGTON, HARMAN, PHILIPPI,
AND BRADLEY
1028 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, NORTHERN, AND SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE.
THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND
EVENING COMMUTES. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 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.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX
AS WELL AS ON OUR X AND FACEBOOK PAGES.
VAZ003-004-221130-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0010.260222T0600Z-260224T0600Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, VANSANT, HURLEY,
GRUNDY, DAVENPORT, AND CLINTWOOD
1028 PM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 4
INCHES.
* WHERE...BUCHANAN AND DICKENSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
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.
LTC
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