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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm watch at Jan 29, 2026, 2:38 AM EST for McDowell County, West Virginia. It took effect at Jan 30, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2026, 2:38 AM EST (07:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2026, 12:39 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
County McDowell County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Jan 28, 9:09 PM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 9:09 PM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 12:39 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | McDowell | 54 hr |
| Jan 29, 12:39 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo, Raleigh, Wyoming | 47 hr |
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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.