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Winter Storm Watch, West Virginia

Severe

6 to 8 inches of snow possible with locally higher totals along western favored ridges (such as Backbone Mountain, Piney Mountain, and Keysers Ridge), gusts up to 60 mph. Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening on I-68/US-40 west of Frostburg, MD, US-219 from the PA/MD Line south to WV Line, US-48 west of Moorefield, WV, and US-33/WV-28 west of Franklin, WV.

Ended Thursday, February 5, 2026.

Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Thursday, February 5, 1:17 in the afternoon.

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Places in this watch

How much

Snow across the area
6 to 8 inches
Wind gusts
Up to 60 mph

Map

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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches possible with locally higher totals along western favored ridges (such as Backbone Mountain, Piney Mountain, and Keysers Ridge). Winds could gust as high as 60 mph could lead to significant blowing and drifting snow.
Where
In Maryland, Eastern Garrett and Western Garrett Counties. In West Virginia, Western Grant and Western Pendleton Counties.
When
From Friday morning through Saturday morning.
Impacts
Whiteout conditions are possible and may make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening on I-68/US-40 west of Frostburg, MD, US-219 from the PA/MD Line south to WV Line, US-48 west of Moorefield, WV, and US-33/WV-28 west of Franklin, WV. The strong winds may down power lines and could cause sporadic power outages.
Additional details
Expect roads to become impassable especially those in open areas due to blowing and drifting snow Friday night through Saturday. Wind chills will fall into the single digits to below zero Friday night with values as low as 20 to 30 below zero late Saturday afternoon. Frostbite and hypothermia can occur in these conditions in less than 30 minutes.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 5, 2026
  2. Snow totals raised from around 6 inches to 6 to 8 inches. February 5, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. February 4, 2026
  4. Winter Storm Watch issued for Friday morning through Saturday morning. February 4, 2026