Snow Squall Warning, West Virginia

Severe

Intense bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility, gusts up to 35 mph. Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.

Ended Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Issued: Thursday, January 1, 1:45 in the morning
Expires: Thursday, January 1, 2:15 in the morning
Updated: January 1, 2026

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts: Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

This warning
Area drawn by the weather service
Interstates
US highways
Moving southeast at 29 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 and gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now: At 1:57 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line from 6 miles south of Ligonier to near Fairdale, or along a line from 14 miles southeast of Latrobe to 11 miles east of Waynesburg, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Impacts: Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways: Interstate 68 in West Virginia between mile markers 6 and 11.
Places named: Morgantown, Uniontown, Connellsville, California, Scottdale, Masontown, Brownsville, Fredericktown-Millsboro, South Connellsville, Perryopolis, Fairdale, Point Marion, Brookhaven, Fairchance, Isabella, Dunbar, West Brownsville, Smithfield, Everson and Deemston.
Seen by: Radar indicated.

Updates

Thursday 1:57 in the morning
Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 1, 2026
Thursday 1:45 in the morning
Snow Squall Warning issued until Thursday, 2:15 in the morning. January 1, 2026