Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 4:52PM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Issue date: 2026-01-23T21:52+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 8 and 15 inches and ice accumulations between one tenth and four tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. The higher snow amounts will be across the Alleghany Highlands into the Shenandoah Valley, with more sleet closer to U.S. 460 as well as freezing rain Sunday. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Virginia and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Wet snow and ice could bring down tree limbs resulting in power outages.
Winter Storm Warning issued January 23 at 9:43AM EST until January 26 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Blacksburg VA
Issue date: 2026-01-23T14:43+00:00
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Mainly snow and possibly sleet along and north of U.S. 460, and snow, sleet and freezing rain south of U.S. 460. * WHERE...Portions of north central and northwest North Carolina, central, south central, southwest, and west central Virginia, and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN...From 1 PM Saturday to 1 PM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
