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Severe Weather In Hurricane, Putnam County, West Virginia, Oct 16, 2026 · Confirmed
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Status
Confirmed by an official source
Independent sources
1
First seen
Oct 16, 11:00 PM EDT
updated Oct 16, 11:00 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
Prep football: Hurricane takes to the air to handle Oak Hill · The Herald DispatchOct 16, 11:00 PM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
Freeze Warning
“Freeze Warning issued October 17 at 8:01AM EDT until October 18 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV”
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, southeast Ohio, southwest Virginia, and central, northeast, northern, southeast, southern, and western West Virginia. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
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National Weather Service · issued Oct 17, 8:01 AM EDT
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Putnam County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.
How We Decided
Oct 17, 12:27 PM EDTPublished: One source reported it, and an official source confirms it.