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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 Ironton, South Point, Burlington. The weather service drew the area; it is moving southeast at 28 mph. Moving southeast at 28 mphI-77I-79US 35US 52US 60IrontonBurlingtonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIA20 mi I-77I-79US 35US 52IrontonSouth PointKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA25 mi I-77I-79US 35IrontonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIA50 mi I-77I-79IrontonKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIA50 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving southeast at 28 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 4:16 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Lake Vesuvius to 7 miles south of Audra State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph.
Where
Lawrence County (Ohio), Southern Gallia County (Ohio), Southern Calhoun County (West Virginia), Putnam County (West Virginia), Northern Kanawha County (West Virginia), Roane County (West Virginia), Northern Wayne County (West Virginia), Southern Jackson County (West Virginia), Southern Mason County (West Virginia), Cabell County (West Virginia), Southern Gilmer County (West Virginia), Southern Lewis County (West Virginia), Braxton County (West Virginia), Northern Clay County (West Virginia).
When
Until 4:45 in the morning.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 79 between mile markers 4 and 88. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 106 and 137. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 50. Route 19 between mile markers 64 and 68.
Places named
Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Nitro, Ripley, Spencer, Winfield, Coal Grove, Sutton, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Beech Fork State Park, Lake Vesuvius, Jefferson, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, Barboursville, and Kenova.
Seen by
Radar and webcams.

Updates

  1. Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 4:45 in the morning. January 1, 2026