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Winter Storm Watch, West Virginia

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Moderate to major impacts to the region are possible later this weekend with periods of moderate to heavy snow. Travel could be very difficult to impossible Sunday through Monday morning.

Ended Friday, January 23, 2026.

Replaced by the Winter Storm Warning on Friday, January 23, 12:53 at night.

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Map of West Virginia with this watch The Winter Storm Watch covers Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton. I-68I-76I-99I-77I-66MorgantownWheelingWeirtonFairmontOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA25 mi I-68I-76I-99I-77MorgantownWheelingWeirtonFairmontOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-76I-77I-99MorgantownWheelingWeirtonOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi I-77MorgantownWheelingWeirtonOHIOWEST VIRGINIAVIRGINIAPENNSYLVANIA50 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Moderate to major impacts to the region are possible later this weekend with periods of moderate to heavy snow. Widespread totals between 8 to 15 inches appear most likely with locally higher amounts possible, particularly in high terrain. There is a low chance sleet mixes in at times south of I-70.
Where
Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, and western Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
When
From Saturday evening through Monday afternoon.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult to impossible Sunday through Monday morning.

Updates

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