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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Precipitation has tapered to a mix of freezing drizzle and flurries. However, power outages continue and new outages are possible. Trees and tree limbs continue to fall and numerous roads are blocked and many roads remain icy and untreated. Travel this morning will be difficult to nearly impossible in many areas. See further details below:


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Jackson KY
356 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

KYZ088-118-120-312200-
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Harlan-Letcher-Pike-
Including the cities of Whitesburg, Pikeville, Elkhorn City, Coal
Run, South Williamson, Harlan, Jenkins, and Cumberland
356 PM EST Sat Jan 31 2026

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Significant snow has tapered off across the region.

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