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Winter Storm Watch, West Virginia

Severe

A winter storm is expected to bring moderate to major impacts to the region this weekend. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.

Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Friday, January 23, 1:08 in the morning.

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Map

Map of West Virginia with this watch The Winter Storm Watch covers Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg. I-68I-79I-81I-66I-71CharlestonHuntingtonParkersburgBeckleyKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAMARYLANDVIRGINIA50 mi I-68I-79I-81I-66CharlestonHuntingtonParkersburgBeckleyKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA50 mi I-79I-68I-81CharlestonParkersburgKENTUCKYOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIA50 mi I-68I-71CharlestonParkersburgKENTUCKYOHIOVIRGINIA100 mi
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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
A winter storm is expected to bring moderate to major impacts to the region this weekend. Periods of moderate to heavy snow are forecast, along with the potential for periods of a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
Where
Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia.
When
From Saturday morning through Monday morning.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

Updates

  1. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  3. Area expanded. January 22, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 22, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 21, 2026
  6. Winter Storm Watch issued for Saturday morning through Monday morning. January 21, 2026