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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 Belpre, Jackson, Wellston. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 23 mph. Moving southeast at 23 mphI-79I-77I-270I-70I-68BelpreJacksonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA25 mi Moving southeast at 23 mphI-79I-77I-270I-70BelpreJacksonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-79I-77I-270BelpreJacksonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-79I-270BelpreOHIOWEST VIRGINIA50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving southeast at 23 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 2:42 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Waverly to 7 miles southwest of Mannington, moving southeast at 25 mph.
Where
Meigs County (Ohio), Southern Washington County (Ohio), Northeastern Gallia County (Ohio), Jackson County (Ohio), Southern Vinton County (Ohio), Southern Athens County (Ohio), Northern Wirt County (West Virginia), North central Jackson County (West Virginia), Wood County (West Virginia), Harrison County (West Virginia), Pleasants County (West Virginia), Ritchie County (West Virginia), North central Mason County (West Virginia), Doddridge County (West Virginia), Tyler County (West Virginia).
When
Until 3:15 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 79 between mile markers 115 and 128. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 158 and 186. Route 50 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 82.
Places named
Parkersburg, Athens, Clarksburg, Marietta, Belpre, Jackson, Wellston, Harrisville, St. Marys, Pomeroy, Mcarthur, Oak Hill, Albany, Elizabeth, Coolville, Rutland, Forked Run State Park, Vienna, Bridgeport, and Williamstown.
Seen by
Radar indicated.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 3:15 in the morning. January 1, 2026