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Extreme Cold Warning, West Virginia

Severe

Wind chills as low as 15 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Sunday, February 1, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 15 below zero

Map

Map of West Virginia with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Durbin, Valley Head, Harman. I-79I-81I-64DurbinValley HeadHarmanWhitmerWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA20 mi I-79I-81DurbinValley HeadHarmanWhitmerWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA20 mi I-79I-64DurbinValley HeadHarmanWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA20 mi I-79I-64DurbinHarmanWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA25 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below.
Where
Southeast Pocahontas, Southeast Webster, and Southeast Nicholas Counties.
When
Until 1 in the afternoon this afternoon.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. February 1, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 1, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 1, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 31, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 31, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 31, 2026
  7. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. January 31, 2026