Winter Storm Warning including Watauga & Ashe – January 24-26, 2026

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Yadkin-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-
Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-
Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-
Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Mercer-Summers-
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Including the cities of Pulaski, Eden, Stuart, Alderson, Clifton
Forge, Whitetop, Independence, West Jefferson, Hinton, Quinwood,
Hot Springs, Buena Vista, Duo, Covington, White Sulphur Springs,
Fincastle, Lynchburg, Wytheville, South Boston, Hix, Radford,
Troutdale, Yanceyville, Floyd, Amherst, Flat Top, Bland, Volney,
Rocky Mount, Lewisburg, Wilkesboro, Lexington, Bedford, Salem,
New Castle, Marion, Dobson, Tazewell, Danville, Union, Keysville,
Galax, Boone, Appomattox, Yadkinville, Rainelle, Martinsville,
Danbury, Sparta, Pearisburg, Roanoke, Blacksburg, and Bluefield
939 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY…

• 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…Winds and weight of snow or ice on tree limbs may down
  power lines and could cause power outages. Travel could be very
  difficult to impossible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

You should consider delaying all travel this weekend.

If travel is absolutely necessary, drive with extreme caution.
Consider taking a winter storm kit along with you, including such
items as tire chains, booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets
and extra clothing. Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything
else that would help you survive in case you become stranded.