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Snow Squall Warning, West Virginia

Severe

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

Ended Sunday, January 11, 2026.

Issued
Expires
Updated

Places in this warning

How much

Wind gusts
Up to 35 mph Blowing snow on open roads

Map

Map of West Virginia with this warning The Snow Squall Warning covers Teays Valley, St. Albans, Cross Lanes. The weather service drew the area; it is moving east at 28 mph. Moving east at 28 mphI-77US 35US 60US 52Teays ValleySt. AlbansHurricaneOHIOWEST VIRGINIA10 mi I-77US 35US 52Teays ValleySt. AlbansHurricaneOHIOWEST VIRGINIA20 mi I-77I-64US 35Teays ValleyOHIOWEST VIRGINIA20 mi I-77US 35Teays ValleyOHIOWEST VIRGINIA20 mi
  • This warning
  • Area drawn by the weather service
  • Interstates
  • US highways
  • Moving east 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 rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.
Squall now
At 8:46 in the morning, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Elizabeth to 7 miles southwest of Tornado, moving east at 30 mph.
Impacts
Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes.
Highways
Interstate 77 in West Virginia between mile markers 117 and 149. Interstate 64 in West Virginia between mile markers 31 and 48.
Places named
Nitro, Ripley, Spencer, Winfield, St. Albans, Hurricane, Eleanor, Poca, Cross Lanes, Sandyville, Culloden, Kenna, Tornado, Teays Valley, Bancroft, Reedy, Statts Mills, Given, Kentuck, and Liberty.
Seen by
Radar and webcams.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 11, 2026
  2. Ended for part of the area. January 11, 2026
  3. Snow Squall Warning issued until Sunday, 9 in the morning. January 11, 2026