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Freeze Warning 9, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this freeze warning at May 1, 2026, 6:14 PM EDT for Pocahontas County, Randolph County, Webster County, West Virginia. It took effect at May 2, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2026, 6:14 PM EDT (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Pocahontas County, WV, Randolph County, WV, Webster County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:25 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson and 9 more | 20 hr |
| May 1, 1:25 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 28 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.