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Snow Squall Warning, Ohio

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow, gusts up to 35 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Issued
Expires

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts
Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

Map of Ohio with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Athens, Marietta, Belpre. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 32 mph. Moving southeast at 32 mphI-79I-70I-77I-270I-68AthensMariettaJacksonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA20 mi I-79I-70I-77I-270AthensMariettaJacksonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA25 mi I-79I-77I-70AthensMariettaKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-79I-77AthensMariettaOHIOWEST VIRGINIA50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving southeast at 32 mph
Alert area: National Weather Service. Borders and highways: U.S. Census Bureau. Lakes, rivers and other countries: Natural Earth. Open this area in OpenStreetMap

Details from the National Weather Service

What
Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now
At 2:17 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 10 miles southeast of Chillicothe to near Hundred, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Where
Northern Meigs County (Ohio), Washington County (Ohio), Northern Jackson County (Ohio), South central Morgan County (Ohio), Vinton County (Ohio), Athens County (Ohio), Pleasants County (West Virginia), Northern Ritchie County (West Virginia), Northern Doddridge County (West Virginia), Tyler County (West Virginia), Wood County (West Virginia), Northern Harrison County (West Virginia).
When
Until 2:45 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 79 between mile markers 125 and 128. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 167 and 186. Interstate 77 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 9. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 67.
Places named
Parkersburg, Athens, Clarksburg, Marietta, Belpre, Jackson, Wellston, Harrisville, St. Marys, Mcarthur, Albany, Middlebourne, Coolville, Lake Hope State Park, Vienna, Bridgeport, Williamstown, Shinnston, Salem, and Sistersville.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 2:45 in the morning. January 1, 2026