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Extreme Cold Warning, West Virginia

Severe

Wind chills as low as 19 below zero. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

Ended Sunday, February 8, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind chill
As low as 19 below zero

Map

Map of West Virginia with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Martinsburg, Charles Town, Ranson. I-68I-70I-66US 340US 219MartinsburgCharles TownRansonKeyserWEST VIRGINIAMARYLANDVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA20 mi I-68I-70I-66US 340MartinsburgCharles TownRansonKeyserWEST VIRGINIAMARYLANDVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA20 mi I-68I-70I-66MartinsburgCharles TownRansonMARYLANDVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA20 mi I-68I-70MartinsburgCharles TownMARYLANDVIRGINIA25 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 19 below.
Where
Portions of western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia.
When
Until 10 in the morning this morning.
Impacts
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 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 8, 2026
  2. Area expanded. February 8, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  6. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 7, 2026
  7. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  8. Area expanded. February 6, 2026
  9. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  10. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. Now also replaces the Cold Weather Advisory. February 6, 2026
  11. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 6, 2026
  12. Area expanded. Now also replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. February 6, 2026
  13. Area expanded. February 5, 2026
  14. Replaces the Extreme Cold Watch. February 5, 2026