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West Virginia

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0 warnings total · 0 tornado warnings · 6 alerts including watches and advisories

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Warnings in area

6 of 6 alerts
  1. Freeze WatchAshe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Wythe; Grayson; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western GreenbrierNWS Blacksburg VA · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  2. Freeze WatchGreenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; BooneNWS Charleston WV · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  3. Freeze WatchPerry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; 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; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast RandolphNWS Charleston WV · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  4. Freeze WatchWashington; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern PendletonNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  5. Freeze WatchFrederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Northwest Harford; Western LoudounNWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · until watch · radar-alerts checked
  6. Freeze WatchTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerNWS Pittsburgh PA · until watch · radar-alerts checked

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  • Freeze Watch 6

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Snow analysis — NOHRSC

Source-rendered snow depth and snow water equivalent for the lower 48. History changes this snow picture only; warnings and radar keep their own clocks.

Stored snow depth · footprint valid 2026-10-16 15:00:00 UTC, picture retrieved 2026-10-17 02:08:03.828 UTC.

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  • 20 - 39 in
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  • 59 - 98 in
  • 98 - 197 in
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  • 394 - 787 in
NOHRSC snow analysis for the lower 48; see the adjacent source legend and time qualification
NOAA/NWS/NOHRSC’s original picture and legend. No station or address value is inferred.

NOHRSC footprint times are metadata; pixel analysis time is not independently verified. Snow-depth pixels have previously differed from the footprint time. This is modeled/assimilated snow analysis, not a measurement at a place. Unshaded and no-data areas do not establish zero snow.

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    • warnings: retained from 2026-10-16T02:45:24.232Z through 2026-10-17T02:45:05.438Z
    • outlooks: retained from 2026-10-16T02:45:24.232Z through 2026-10-17T02:45:04.842Z
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    • analysis: retained from 2026-10-16T02:45:24.232Z through 2026-10-17T02:45:07.459Z
    • winter: retained from 2026-10-16T02:45:24.232Z through 2026-10-17T02:38:03.280Z

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    Spotlight: Winter Storm Severity Index

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    Winter Storm Severity Index

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • Winter Weather Area
    • Minor Impacts
    • Moderate Impacts
    • Major Impacts
    • Extreme Impacts

    Highest in this area, by day and by cause

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    Blowing snow, Days 1–3
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    Each day and cause on the Winter tab, with its own issue time

    WPC’s WSSI, overall impact, Days 1–3, valid to , issued . WPC issues each day and cause on its own clock. Not a warning, and not a chance. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of Moderate impacts or worse, Day 1

    WPC: “WSSI does not depict official warnings and should always be used in context with official NWS forecasts and warnings.”

    • 5–10%
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    • 30–40%
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    • 50–60%
    • 60–70%
    • 70–80%
    • 80–90%
    • 90–95%
    • 95% or more

    Each level and day on the Winter tab

    WPC’s WSSI-P, the 24 hours to , WPC’s forecast from . Each band runs to the next. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Chance of at least 4 inches of snow, Day 1

    WPC gives no chance of 4 inches of snow or more in this area over the next three days, so Day 1’s 4 inches is shown.

    • Slight: at least 10%
    • Moderate: at least 40%
    • High: at least 70%

    Every day and amount on the Winter tab

    WPC’s Probabilistic Winter Precipitation Forecast, to , issued . Outlines, as WPC draws them. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    Winter watches, warnings and advisories

    • Freeze Watch 6 6 not yet in effect · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC, NWS Blacksburg VA, NWS Charleston WV, NWS Pittsburgh PA

    NWS’s winter and cold alerts in force in the area, by event as issued, each counted once, with the offices that issued them and the latest end. Data: NOAA/NWS.

    Snow on the ground

    NOHRSC snow depth and snow water equivalent use the source’s original pictures and legends, with qualified footprint times. Open the cached source page for availability and retained history. This wall has no snow picture to rotate; missing imagery does not mean no snow.

    NOHRSC snow analysis and retained pictures

    Data: NOAA/NWS/NOHRSC. Snow analysis, not a measurement at a place.

    WPC’s heavy snow and icing discussion

    The whole discussion

    Issued , for to . WPC’s words, as written. Data: NOAA/NWS/WPC.

    SPC Day 1 outlook

    • General Thunderstorms Risk

    SPC’s Day 1 categorical outlook, valid to , issued . SPC’s categories, as drawn. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Watches

    No tornado or severe thunderstorm watch in force in this area.

    SPC’s watches, by number, matched by the counties they list. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Mesoscale discussions

    No mesoscale discussion reaches this area.

    SPC’s mesoscale discussions whose outline reaches the area. Data: NOAA/SPC.

    Storm ingredients

    SPC’s hourly mesoanalysis, observed soundings and model guidance for the area, on the Analysis tab with its own clocks.

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    Drawn by the Analysis tab’s own renderer. Data: NOAA/SPC, NOAA/NCEP.

    Flash-flood risk, Day 1

    • Marginal

    WPC’s excessive rainfall outlook, to , issued : a chance of flash flooding, in four categories. Data: NOAA/WPC.

    River gauges in flood

    No river, coastal or lake gauge in this area is in flood, observed or forecast.

    NWS’s gauges at flood stage or above in the area, worst first, each with its forecast hydrograph on Rain & rivers. Data: NOAA/NWPS.

    Rain expected and rain that fell

    WPC’s rain forecast and MRMS’s radar estimate of the rain that fell, on the Briefing’s map for the area.

    Open Rain & rivers

    Data: NOAA/WPC, NOAA/NSSL MRMS.

    The tropics

    NHC’s and JTWC’s storms, their official graphics and the watches and warnings for them. Storm Mode’s own tropical panels arrive with its tropical events.

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    Data: NOAA/NHC, JTWC.

    Radar, winter preset

    The Radar page’s winter preset over the area: HRDPS forecast snow with NWS’s warnings on top, loaded by your browser. A forecast, labelled as one there.

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    What changed, last 60 minutes

    since , when this server began watching this area

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    The products’ own words and times, and what is no longer in force since the last read. Never written by AI.

    Monitoring area, legacy alert summary and selection rules
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    West Virginia (NWS states: WV)
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    In force in this area 6

    1. Freeze Watch66 not yet in effect · until 18 Oct 13:00Z
    Every alert in this area, most urgent first
    1. Freeze WatchAshe; Watauga; Tazewell; Smyth; Bland; Wythe; Grayson; Mercer; Summers; Monroe; Eastern Greenbrier; Western GreenbrierFrom · until · NWS Blacksburg VA
    2. Freeze WatchGreenup; Carter; Boyd; Lawrence; Gallia; Lawrence; Wayne; Cabell; Mason; Jackson; Lincoln; Putnam; Kanawha; Roane; Mingo; Logan; BooneFrom · until · NWS Charleston WV
    3. Freeze WatchPerry; Morgan; Athens; Washington; Jackson; Vinton; Meigs; Dickenson; Buchanan; Wood; Pleasants; Tyler; Wirt; Calhoun; Ritchie; Doddridge; 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; Northwest Pocahontas; Southeast Pocahontas; Northwest Randolph; Southeast RandolphFrom · until · NWS Charleston WV
    4. Freeze WatchWashington; Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern PendletonFrom · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
    5. Freeze WatchFrederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Northwest Harford; Western LoudounFrom · until · NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC · drawn over this area
    6. Freeze WatchTuscarawas; Carroll; Columbiana; Coshocton; Harrison; Jefferson; Muskingum; Guernsey; Belmont; Noble; Monroe; Mercer; Venango; Forest; Lawrence; Butler; Clarion; Jefferson; Beaver; Allegheny; Armstrong; Washington; Greene; Westmoreland; Westmoreland Ridges; Fayette; Fayette Ridges; Indiana; Higher Elevations of Indiana; Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall; Wetzel; Marion; Monongalia; Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston; Preston; Eastern Preston; Western Tucker; Eastern TuckerFrom · until · NWS Pittsburgh PA

    Most urgent first, by the Briefing’s ranking. Checked .

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