CHARLESTON, W.Va. —West Virginians waking up Sunday morning to all snow, freezing rain or sleet from the winter storm moving across the country,
It was all snow in the northern and eastern counties including the two panhandles with a wintry further south including the Kanawha Valley and the southern coalfields. It started out snow in the south Saturday evening before turning to freezing rain early Sunday morning.
A mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet will continue across the area this morning, then much of the WV lowlands and southwest VA should turn to rain this afternoon. Precipitation then changes back to snow for tonight. Expect power outages and hazardous travel conditions. pic.twitter.com/zbywUQV63x
— NWS Charleston, WV (@NWSCharlestonWV) January 25, 2026
A 4:15 a.m. Sunday forecast from the National Weather Service in Charleston said ice totals could include .24 inches in Charleston to .45 inches in Beckley.
Predicted snowfall totals were higher north including 5 inches in Clarksburg, 8 inches in Middlebourne,
The NWS office in Pittsburgh said Morgantown will end up with 6-9 inches of snow, Wheeling 10-13 and Tucker County more than a foot of snow.
Snow and icy conditions statewide. Many primary roads snow/ice covered; secondary roads more affected, especially higher elevations with 1–4” reported. Interstates mostly passable but slick in spots. Slow down and use caution. Updates: WV511. pic.twitter.com/aNZkNVstDw
— West Virginia 511 (@WV511) January 25, 2026
The NWS Baltimore office said parts of West Virginia’s eastern panhandle were looking at double digit snowfall amounts before freezing rain moves on Sunday afternoon.
Appalachian Power reported more than 2,000 customers as of 8 a.m. Sunday with most of the outages in Raleigh, Mercer and Kanawha counties.
President Donald Trump has already issued a federal disaster declaration for West Virginia. A Saturday night news release from FEMA said “FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide, at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, limited to direct federal assistance, under the public assistance program, will be provided at 75% federal funding.”
Cold temperatures are forecasted to get colder Sunday night where areas getting mixed precipitation could see a change back to all snow.
Day 3 of the annual West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show was cancelled Sunday because of icy conditions in Charleston.