Alert archive / West Virginia / Freeze Warnings in 2006

Freeze Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV

October 12, 20064 states

NWS Charleston, WV issued this freeze warning at Oct 12, 2006, 4:28 AM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 13, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2006, 4:28 AM EDT (08:28 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 13, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 13, 2006, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 43 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2006-10-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2006-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -104 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS71 KRLX 120828
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
428 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

WVZ046-047-121630-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FZ.A.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
428 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. WHILE A
HARD FREEZE IS NOT AS LIKELY BELOW 3000 FEET...PATCHY FROST IS.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ028-030-035>040-121630-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
BRAXTON-LEWIS-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
WESTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
428 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING FOR A
PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE...ALONG WITH FROST.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>027-029-031>034-121630-
/O.NEW.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
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JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
CLAY-GILMER-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...
POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...
GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...GLENVILLE...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
428 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING FOR A
PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

TRM / 29
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KRLX 121645
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1245 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

WVZ046-047-130045-
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1245 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL 
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR TO BELOW FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. WHILE A
HARD FREEZE IS NOT AS LIKELY BELOW 3000 FEET... PATCHY FROST IS.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ028-030-035>040-130045-
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
BRAXTON-LEWIS-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
WESTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
1245 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL 
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING FOR A
PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY FRIDAY NIGHT WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE...ALONG WITH FROST.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>027-029-031>034-130045-
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
CLAY-GILMER-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...
POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...
GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...
VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...
HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...
SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...GLENVILLE...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
1245 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SPILL 
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING FOR A
PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRLX 121934
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

WVZ035>040-130345-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD
FREEZE...ALONG WITH FROST.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ031-032-130345-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD
FREEZE...ALONG WITH FROST.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-130345-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ046-047-130345-
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE...ALONG
WITH FROST.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ028-030-130345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
BRAXTON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...WESTON
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE...ALONG
WITH FROST.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ027-130345-
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAY
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE...ALONG
WITH FROST.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>026-
029-033-034-130345-
/O.CON.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
GILMER-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...
ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MAN...MADISON...GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...
OCEANA...PINEVILLE
334 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO DIP NEAR FREEZING
FOR A PERIOD OF A FEW HOURS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRLX 130039
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
839 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

WVZ027-028-030-130845-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
WESTON
839 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO DIP TO OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS...MOST LIKELY NEAR DAWN.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A FREEZE... ALONG
WITH FROST.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>026-
029-033-034-130845-
/O.UPG.KRLX.FR.Y.0007.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-
LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
GILMER-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...
ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...
MAN...MADISON...GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...
OCEANA...PINEVILLE
839 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO DIP TO OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS...MOST LIKELY NEAR DAWN.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

WVZ031-032-035>040-046-047-130845-
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
839 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING
FOR SEVERAL HOURS TONIGHT.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE...
ALONG WITH FROST.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-130845-
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.061013T0400Z-061013T1300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION
839 PM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT FRIDAY. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL
SPILL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. ALSO...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
DIMINISHING WINDS WILL HELP TEMPERATURES TO DIP TO OR JUST BELOW
FREEZING FOR A FEW HOURS...MOST LIKELY NEAR DAWN.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRLX 130808
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
408 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

WVZ027-028-030>032-035>040-046-047-131300-
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
408 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. A
FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...IS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING UNTIL AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNRISE.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

VAZ003-004-WVZ033-034-131300-
/O.EXA.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
408 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS
MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...IS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING UNTIL AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNRISE.

ADDITIONALLY...FOR FRIDAY NIGHT...LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR
SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>026-029-131300-
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...
POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...GLENVILLE
408 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

MUCH COLDER AIR...IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT...IS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING UNTIL AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNRISE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRLX 131316
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
916 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

VAZ003-004-WVZ028-033>040-046-047-131430-
/O.CAN.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
/O.EXP.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-BRAXTON-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...SUTTON...
GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...
PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
916 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED...
...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WATCH. THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

WVZ027-030>032-132130-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
/O.CON.KRLX.FZ.A.0003.061014T0600Z-061014T1300Z/
CLAY-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON
916 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

LIGHT WINDS WITH A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS...UNTIL AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER
SUNRISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SECOND THREAT FOR A HARD FREEZE.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>026-029-131430-
/O.EXP.KRLX.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061013T1300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-GILMER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...
POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...GLENVILLE
916 AM EDT FRI OCT 13 2006

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE FREEZE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Oct 12, 2:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 2:14 AM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
214 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

.AVIATION /06Z TO 06Z/...

COLD FRONT JUST MOVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...THROUGH ALL SITES BUT
BKW AND SHOULD BLOW THROUGH THERE FIRST HOUR OF FORECAST PERIOD.
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL CROSS SITES 09-14Z THIS MORNING W-E.

BRIEF GUSTY W WINDS REALIZED BEHIND FIRST FRONT BEFORE BECOMING
LIGHT W-SW.  GUSTY W WINDS RESUME AT TIMES DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS
THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE SECOND FRONT.

CIGS AND VSBYS WILL OCCASIONALLY DROP TO MVFR IN SHOWERS EARLY THIS
MORNING AND MVFR CIGS ON W UPSLOPE ESPECIALLY IN MOUNTAINS PERHAPS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO SOUTHERN SITES TONIGHT SO WINDS GO LIGHT
AND VARIABLE ALL BUT PKB AND CKB WHERE SW FLOW PERSISTS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
 /ISSUED 940 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT/...

CURRENT FORECAST SPEED OF COLD FRONT STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. NEW MODEL
GUIDANCE A BIT LOWER WITH MIN TEMPS OVERNIGHT. HAVE UPDATED TO DROP
LOWS..ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST BY A FEW DEGREES...AND TO CLEAR WESTERN
PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH WHICH RUNS TIL 11 PM. LOOKS
LIKE FRONT CLEARS MOUNTAINS AROUND 06Z-08Z...WHICH ENDS MOST OF THE
PRECIP...BUT SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES HANGING ON IN THE
COLD ADVECTION.

PREV DISCUSSION...
 /ISSUED 740 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006/

AVIATION /00Z TO 00Z/...

STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE CWA BY 07Z...WITH A
BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. FRONTAL
PASSAGE...PRECEDED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...IS EXPECTED AROUND
02Z AT HTS...03Z AT PKB...04Z AT CRW...05Z AT CKB AND BKW...AND 07Z
AT EKN. BEHIND THE FRONT MVFR CEILINGS...WITH SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH UNTIL AROUND 09Z. AFTER 12Z CEILINGS
IMPROVING IN THE LOWLANDS FROM WEST TO EAST TO VFR CEILINGS AOA 3500
BY 15Z...BUT SLOWER IMPROVEMENT AT BKW AND EKN.

PREV DISCUSSION...
 /ISSUED 355 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006/

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...

STILL LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY ON THE OVERALL PATTERN EVOLUTION FOR THE
EXTENDED RANGE AS THE MODELS ARE PROVIDING A PLETHORA OF SOLUTIONS.
OVERALL...IT APPEARS THAT THE LARGE EASTERN VORTEX OVER ONTARIO
WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD INTO HUDSON BAY AND HEAD
POLEWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME MODERATE HEIGHT RISES ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WITH HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE AT THE
SURFACE...EXPECT DRY WEATHER...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE ON
THE COOL SIDE SATURDAY. 850 TEMPERATURES IN THE 0C--2C RANGE WILL
HOLD VALUES IN THE 50S FOR MOST AREAS ON SATURDAY...WITH SOME
WARMING ON SUNDAY AS THE HEIGHTS RISE AND THE FLOW TURNS MORE
SOUTHERLY. COULD SEE SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS ON SUNDAY AS A WARM
FRONT BEGINS TO DEVELOP TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WARM ADVECTION
INCREASES. HAVE HELD OFF ON ANY POPS AT THIS POINT AS THE SURFACE
WILL BE DRY AND SHOULD TAKE TIME FOR THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE TO MOISTEN.

FOR MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THE
PATTERN BECOME MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RIDGE
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA SHOULD LEAD TO A TROUGH OVER WESTERN
CANADA AND THE NWRN US. CONSEQUENTLY...DOWN STREAM YOU WILL SEE
HEIGHTS RISING OVER THE EASTERN US AND RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE
SERN US. THE FEATURE THAT IS HARD TO PREDICT AND TIME IS WHEN A
CLOSED LOW OFF THE SRN CA COAST WILL FINALLY GET PICKED UP AND
EJECTED EASTWARD. TYPICALLY...THE MODELS ARE TOO FAST TO EJECT
THESE SYSTEMS SO THE TIMING DETAILS OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM IS VERY
UNCERTAIN. WITH THIS PATTERN EVOLUTION...HAVE GONE WITH THE HPC
PATTERN FOR NOW WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT AGAIN THERE IS LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY HERE.
SO WHILE HAVE GONE WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EACH DAY...THERE WILL
BE PERIODS OF DRY WEATHER MIXED IN AS WELL. FOR
TEMPERATURES...HAVE PLAYED NEAR THE GUIDANCE...BUT COULD SEE
VARIATION HERE AGAIN WITH THE RIDGE BUILDING COULD SEE WARMER
VALUES AS 850 TEMPERATURES PUSH 10-12C.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FREEZE WATCH FOR WVZ046-047 FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY TO 9 AM
     FRIDAY.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

AVIATION...TRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 11, 4:20 PM EDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
420 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>019-024>026-120830-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-
WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-
420 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE BY DAWN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A MORE
WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FROST
ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

WVZ020-027>040-120830-
DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-
WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
420 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE BY DAWN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A MORE
WIDESPREAD FROST IS LIKELY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FROST
ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

WVZ046-047-120830-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
420 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
A KILLING FREEZE IS EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION. PATCHY
FROST IS POSSIBLE BELOW 3000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A
MORE WIDESPREAD AND KILLING FROST IS EXPECTED EVEN AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF RANDOLPH AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

MDP

In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 11, 10:48 PM EDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1048 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0936 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 NW COOLVILLE         39.32N 81.93W
10/11/2006                   ATHENS             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HOGUE HOLLOW - TREE UPROOTED AND BROKEN...BARN DESTROYED.

&&

KMCGRATH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 11, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningRLXCalhoun, Jackson, Roane44 min
Oct 12, 4:28 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more16 hr
Oct 12, 4:28 AM EDTFreeze WatchRLXBarbour, Braxton, Clay, Harrison, Lewis, McDowell and 3 more34 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in West Virginia, 2006Freeze Warnings in Ohio, 2006Freeze Warnings in Kentucky, 2006Every freeze warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.