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Radar valid at 700 am EST, Jan 26th 2026

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KYZ101>103-105-OHZ075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>034-039-040-515>522-524-525-220130-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.A.0001.260124T1200Z-260126T1200Z/
Greenup-Carter-Boyd-Lawrence-Athens-Washington-Jackson OH-Vinton-
Meigs-Gallia-Lawrence OH-Dickenson-Buchanan-Wayne-Cabell-Mason-
Jackson WV-Wood-Pleasants-Tyler-Lincoln-Putnam-Kanawha-Roane-Wirt-
Calhoun-Ritchie-Doddridge-Mingo-Logan-Boone-Clay-Braxton-Gilmer-
Lewis-Harrison-Taylor-McDowell-Wyoming-Upshur-Barbour-Northwest
Raleigh-Southeast Raleigh-Northwest Fayette-Southeast Fayette-
Northwest Nicholas-Southeast Nicholas-Northwest Webster-Southeast
Webster-Southeast Pocahontas-Northwest Randolph-
Including the cities of Man, Yatesville Lake State Park,
Marlinton, Elkins, Williamson, Buckhannon, Weston, Cowen,
Chapmanville, Clarksburg, Pennsboro, Ravenswood, Richwood,
Ripley, Jackson, Welch, War, Grantsville, Mullens, Harts, Oceana,
Madison, Bridgeport, Carter Caves State Park, Prosperity, Oak
Hill, Birch River, Wellston, Glenville, Harrisville, Lake
Vesuvius, Clintwood, Breaks Interstate Park, Russell, Ironton,
Montgomery, Raceland, Pomeroy, Parkersburg, Vansant, Elizabeth,
McArthur, Holly River State Park, Webster Springs, Clay, South
Point, St. Marys, Belington, Sistersville, Hurricane, Meadow
Bridge, Alum Creek, Grayson, Olive Hill, Grafton, Cannonsburg,
Sophia, Bradley, Davenport, Spencer, Louisa, Gary, Grundy,
Hurley, South Charleston, New Haven, Fayetteville, Middlebourne,
Ceredo, Gallipolis, Kenova, Athens, Saint Albans, Logan, Wayne,
Huntington, Vienna, Philippi, Charleston, Craigsville, Teays
Valley, Belmont, Flatwoods, Burnsville, Ashland, Hamlin, Grayson
Lake State Park, Hamden, Summersville, Gassaway, West Union,
Marietta, Paden City, Beckley, Pineville, Sutton, Belpre, and
Point Pleasant
1228 PM EST Wed Jan 21 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 6 and
12 inches possible. Locally higher amounts are possible.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

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