Snow Squall Warning, West Virginia
SevereIntense bursts of heavy snow. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.
- Issued
- Expires
Places in this warning
- Charleston
- Huntington
- Teays Valley
- South Charleston
- St. Albans
- Cross Lanes
- Dunbar
- Hurricane
- Nitro
- Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
- Sissonville
- Kenova
- Culloden
- Pinch
- Milton
- Winfield
- Alum Creek
- Eleanor
- Wayne
- Ceredo
- Lesage
- Buffalo
- Elkview
- Tornado
- Coal Fork
- Hamlin
- Lavalette
- Poca
- Sutton
- Clendenin
- Gassaway
- Big Chimney
- West Dunbar
- Institute
- Hometown
- Jefferson
- West Hamlin
- Malden
- Clay
- Bancroft
- Salt Rock
- Raymond City
- Flatwoods
- Birch River
Map
- This warning
- Area drawn by the weather service
- Interstates
- US highways
- Moving south at 23 mph
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph.
- Squall now
- At 4:42 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from near Catlettsburg to 6 miles west of Dailey, moving south at 25 mph.
- Where
- Southern Lawrence County (Ohio), South central Gallia County (Ohio), Southeastern Calhoun County (West Virginia), Putnam County (West Virginia), Kanawha County (West Virginia), Northern Lincoln County (West Virginia), Roane County (West Virginia), Northern Wayne County (West Virginia), Southeastern Jackson County (West Virginia), Southern Mason County (West Virginia), Cabell County (West Virginia), North central Nicholas County (West Virginia), Southwestern Gilmer County (West Virginia), Southeastern Lewis County (West Virginia), Braxton County (West Virginia), Clay County (West Virginia).
- When
- Until 5:15 in the morning.
- Impacts
- Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
- Highways
- Interstate 79 between mile markers 1 and 76. Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 96 and 127. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 1 and 57. West Virginia Turnpike between mile markers 94 and 95. Route 119 between mile markers 66 and 80. Route 19 between mile markers 52 and 68.
- Places named
- Charleston, Huntington, Ashland, Ironton, Nitro, Winfield, Coal Grove, Wayne, Hamlin, Sutton, Chesapeake, Proctorville, Clay, Beech Fork State Park, Jefferson, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Hurricane, and Barboursville.
- Seen by
- Radar and webcams.
Updates
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Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 5:15 in the morning. January 1, 2026