Alert archive / West Virginia / Snow Squall Warnings in 2026
Snow Squall Warning 4, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this snow squall warning at Jan 1, 2026, 3:44 AM EST for 13 counties in West Virginia; 4 counties in Ohio; Greenup County, Kentucky. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2026, 3:44 AM EST (08:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2026, 4:15 AM EST
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Greenup County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Mason County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1:48 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Pleasants, Tyler | 27 min |
| Jan 1, 2:19 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, Wood | 26 min |
| Jan 1, 2:43 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Doddridge, Harrison, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie and 3 more | 32 min |
| Jan 1, 3:15 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Lewis and 5 more | 30 min |
| Jan 1, 4:17 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and 6 more | 28 min |
| Jan 1, 4:44 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | RLX | Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and 8 more | 31 min |
| Jan 1, 5:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 27 min |
| Jan 1, 11:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 23 hr |
Nearby
Snow Squall Warnings in West Virginia, 2026Snow Squall Warnings in Ohio, 2026Snow Squall Warnings in Kentucky, 2026Every snow squall warning in 2026
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.