Weather Alert
Pocahontas County, WV
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 1/30/26 11:14 AM
End: 1/30/26 6:30 PM
Dur: 07:16
Canceled 1/30/26 6:30 PM

Cold Weather Advisory issued January 30 at 11:14AM EST until January 31 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Charleston WV

* WHAT...
For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 14 below expected. For the Extreme Cold Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 27 below possible.

* WHERE...
Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast Randolph Counties.

* WHEN...
For the Cold Weather Advisory, from 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Saturday. For the Extreme Cold Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...
The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.



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