This weather event could affect Thursday evening and Friday morning commutes, with slick and hazardous roads anticipated.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tuesday was a cold morning across West Virginia, but it wasn’t a record breaker. Officials with the National Weather Service in Charleston said Elkins came closest to breaking the record, but even there the old record low remained intact for January 20 and for the time being January 21.
Although the National Weather Service predicted that north central West Virginia would get snow on Sunday, some areas got even more than previously expected.
A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for portions of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland with dangerously low temperatures predicted.
Tuesday was a cold morning across West Virginia, but it wasn’t a record breaker. Officials with the National Weather Service in Charleston said Elkins came closest to breaking
Forecasts were offering some future relief Wednesday from the arctic cold gripping southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia as temperatures looked ready to start rising as the weekend
The coldest day of the year for cities across West Virginia is in the same week of Jan. 20-26, with the exception of a few outliers, including Kumbrabrow, Randolph County and Alderson along the Greenbrier River which are the week before, and Franklin, Pendleton County and Lost River, Hardy County which are the week after.
People and animals in West Virginia are experiencing extremely cold temperatures, with some areas dropping below zero degrees overnight.
Most West Virginia public schools were back in session Friday after being closed off-and-on since winter break, but it might not last.
Due to the predicted extreme weather in the coming days, Governor Morrisey is urging all West Virginians to be vigilant and prepared for expected extreme cold and winter
The National Weather Service does not anticipate wind chills in the Hagerstown, Greencastle, Martinsburg areas to reach above freezing until weekend.