Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2007, 1:47 PM EST for Morgan County, Perry County, Ohio. It took effect at Feb 13, 2007, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 12, 2007, 1:47 PM EST (18:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2007, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2007, 10:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:46 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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1504 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KRLX 121847 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 KYZ105-WVZ005-006-122000- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T2000Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANY LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BEFORE MORNING. $$ OHZ066-067-WVZ046-047-130300- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0001.070213T0600Z-070214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0001.070213T0600Z-070213T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...MARLINTON...ELKINS 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER TUESDAY MORNING. ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE CHANGING TO MOSTLY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035-036-038-130300- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0001.070213T0600Z-070214T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WILL CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN DURING TUESDAY MORNING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL BE LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHZ075-076-084-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-039-040-130300- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0001.070213T0600Z-070214T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1800Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-016>018-027>029-037-130300- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WILL CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN DURING TUESDAY MORNING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL BE LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHZ083-085-130300- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1800Z/ JACKSON OH-MEIGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...POMEROY 147 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KRLX 130213 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 913 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 OHZ066-067-WVZ046-047-131015- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.070213T0600Z-070213T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...MARLINTON...ELKINS 913 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN LATER TUESDAY MORNING. ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE CHANGING TO MOSTLY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-016>018-027>029-035>038-131015- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS 913 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY WILL CHANGE OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN DURING TUESDAY MORNING. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE WILL BE LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-039-040-131015- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.070213T0600Z-070213T1800Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON... WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 913 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 130913 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 WVZ046-047-131715- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS THEN A POSSIBILITY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WVZ035-036-131015- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE PUSHED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO RAIN. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ OHZ066-067-131715- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE CHANGING TO MOSTLY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ005-006-131200- /O.NEW.KRLX.ZR.Y.0002.070213T0913Z-070213T1200Z/ WAYNE-CABELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES JUST BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THIS IS CAUSING THE RAIN TO FREEZE ON SOME ROAD SURFACES...MAINLY IN CABELL AND NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTIES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROADS. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-016>018-027>029-037-038-131200- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. ANY ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE LIGHT...BUT SOME FREEZING RAIN COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS ON ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-039-040-131715- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON... WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 413 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS THEN A POSSIBILITY. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 131157 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 657 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 WVZ005-006-131300- /O.EXP.KRLX.ZR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/ WAYNE-CABELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON 657 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND 32 DEGREES THIS MORNING...BUT THE PRECIPITATION IS ENDING AS IT LIFT NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION. WHILE SOME PATCHY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING SO THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING IS ENDING. $$ KYZ101>103-OHZ086-087-WVZ007-008-016>018-027>029-037-038-131300- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE- WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... GLENVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS 657 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND FREEZING THIS MORNING...BUT THE PRECIPITATION IS ENDING...AS IT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHWARD AWAY FROM THE REGION. WHILE SOME PATCHY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING LATER THIS MORNING...SO THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING IS ENDING. $$ OHZ066-067-131800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 657 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE CHANGING TO MOSTLY RAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-039-040-046-047- 131800- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER- RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON... WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...PARKERSBURG... VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 657 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS THEN A POSSIBILITY. THE WINTRY MIX WILL TURN TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 131807 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 107 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 OHZ083-085-WVZ009-019-020-030>032-039-040-046-047-131915- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T1800Z/ JACKSON OH-MEIGS-WOOD-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... POMEROY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 107 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ALLOWED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...THAT WAS IN EFFECT...TO EXPIRED. MOSTLY RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SOME ISOLATED VALLEYS OR HOLLOWS MAY SEE SOME LIGHT ICING WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND FREEZING. $$ OHZ066-067-140215- /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070214T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 107 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL LATE LAST NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...AS EXPECTED...SNOW HAS CHANGED TO A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN. WITH MOST TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S... A QUARTER INCH OF ICE COULD EASILY ACCUMULATE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ON UNTREATED SURFACES...INTO THIS EVENING. WIRES AND TREE BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE COATED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADS. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ075-076-084-WVZ010-011-132300- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T2300Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE 107 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN AND SOME ICING IS STILL A POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL VALLEYS...WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO FREEZING. SO THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON UNTREATED ROADS. $$ KTB
000 WWUS41 KRLX 132007 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 307 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 OHZ066-067-140300- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070214T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 307 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM INTO THIS EVENING,..WITH MOST TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE COULD EASILY ACCUMULATE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ON UNTREATED SURFACES...INTO THIS EVENING. WIRES AND TREE BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE COATED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE WALKING OR DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ046-047-140415- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.070214T0000Z-070214T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 307 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CHEAT MOUNTAIN RIDGE ON EAST. ICE ACCUMULATION SHOULD MOSTLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN THE TYGART RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING SUCH COMMUNITIES AS ELKINS AND BEVERLY...RAIN WILL BE MORE PREVALENT THIS EVENING. THE WINTRY MIX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE MOVING OUR WAY ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ OHZ075-076-084-WVZ010-011-132300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T2300Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE 307 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL BE MOST COMMON LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SOME TEMPERATURES ARE LINGERING AT...OR SLIGHTLY BELOW... FREEZING. AS A RESULT...SOME ICING FROM FREEZING RAIN IS STILL A POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINTRY PRECIPITATION COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON UNTREATED ROADS. $$ KTB
000 WWUS41 KRLX 132239 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 539 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 OHZ075-076-084-WVZ010-011-132345- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070213T2300Z/ ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-PLEASANTS-TYLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE 539 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO ABOVE FREEZING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AND PRECIPITAION IS NOW FALLING IN THE FORM OF PLAIN RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN AND TURN ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION INTO ALL SNOW. $$ OHZ066-067-140300- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070214T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 539 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN WILL REMAIN A PROBLEM INTO THIS EVENING.....WITH MOST TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF ICE COULD EASILY ACCUMULATE FROM FREEZING RAIN...ON UNTREATED SURFACES...INTO THIS EVENING. WIRES AND TREE BRANCHES COULD ALSO BE COATED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE WALKING OR DRIVING HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED SURFACES. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ046-047-140645- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.070214T0000Z-070214T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 539 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CHEAT MOUNTAIN RIDGE ON EAST. ICE ACCUMULATION SHOULD MOSTLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN THE TYGART RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING SUCH COMMUNITIES AS ELKINS AND BEVERLY...RAIN WILL BE MORE PREVALENT THIS EVENING. THE WINTRY MIX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE MOVING OUR WAY ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 140241 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 941 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 OHZ066-067-140345- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070214T0300Z/ PERRY-MORGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT 941 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES FOR THE MOST PART ARE ABOVE FREEZING...EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF NORTHERN PERRY COUNTY. HOWEVER...THE PRECIPITATION HAS BECOME LIGHT AND SCATTERED IN NATURE AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT TO NONE. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WVZ046-047-141045- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070214T1200Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 941 PM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY FROM THE CHEAT MOUNTAIN RIDGE ON EAST. ICE ACCUMULATION SHOULD MOSTLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH. IN THE TYGART RIVER VALLEY...INCLUDING SUCH COMMUNITIES AS ELKINS AND BEVERLY...RAIN WILL BE MORE PREVALENT TONIGHT. THE WINTRY MIX IS THEN EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS OF WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL BE MOVING OUR WAY ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 12, 1:06 PM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 1:06 PM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
106 PM EST MON FEB 12 2007
.AVIATION /18Z-18Z/...
LOW CENTER TRACKING SOUTHWEST OT NORTHEAST ACROSS FORECAST AREA
TUESDAY NIGHT. AS LOW APPROACHES ALL MODELS SHOW WARM AIR BEING
DRAWN IN FROM THE SOUTH. TEMPS IN TN AND KY ALREADY PUSHING INTO
40S. AS A RESULT PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN IN THE SOUTH AND
SHIFT NORTH TOWARDS DAWN WHERE THE AIR WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR
SNOW. TUESDAY THE WARM AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH MAKING RAIN
THE GENERAL RULE. THERE MAY BE SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
AROUND TRANSITION. CIGS AND VSBYS SHOULD LOWER TO MVFR BUT DO NOT
EXPECT WIDE SPREAD LOWER CONDITIONS IN ADVANCE OF LOW APPROACH.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 613 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007/
AVIATION /12Z-12Z/...
VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT EXPECT THAT AS CLOUDS
INCREASE TODAY THAT CEILINGS WILL BEGIN TO DROP AND THAT BY THIS
EVENING...MVFR TO POSSIBLY IFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS WARM
ADVECTION SETS UP ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...PRODUCING LOW CLOUDS
AND LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL ALSO BE A
FACTOR...DESPITE THE STRONG WARM ADVECTION THAT DEVELOPS WITH AN
850 MB JET OF AROUND 50 TO 60 KTS...SURFACE TEMPERATURE WILL FALL
TO FREEZING OR BELOW AS THE SURFACE FLOW REMAINS NORTHERLY. WHILE
MOST LOCATIONS BEGIN AS SNOW...THE WARM AIR ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO
SURGE NORTHWARD AFTER 4Z...CHANGING THE PCPN TYPE FOR CRW/BKW/HTS
TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THIS WARM AIR SURGE WILL CONTINUE TO
LIFT NORTHWARD AS THE 850 MB LOW LIFTS NE ACROSS WESTERN OHIO
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 540 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007/
SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A QUIET START TO THE PERIOD WILL SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO A MORE ACTIVE
PERIOD OF WEATHER AS A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN US MOVES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY. WITH HIGH
PRESSURE STILL ENTRENCHED OVER THE EASTERN US THIS
MORNING...TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN DOWN INTO THE TEENS AND SOME
LOCATIONS WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNRISE. THIS
COULD HAVE A BIGGER IMPACT ON THE FORECAST LATER TODAY. BOTH THE
NAM AND THE GFS INDICATE THAT WARM ADVECTION AND ISENTROPIC LIFT
WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST. THE SATELLITE IS SHOWING THE ADVANCING CIRRUS
MOVING IN NOW AND IT SHOULD THICKEN SOME THIS MORNING...AND BEGIN
TO LOWER DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD HOLD
TEMPERATURES DOWN SO HAVE GONE BELOW GUIDANCE. IF IT IS ANYTHING
LIKE SUNDAY...THE FORECAST MAY STILL BE TOO WARM AS THE CLOUDS ON
SUNDAY HELD VALUES DOWN 5 TO 8 DEGREES FROM GUIDANCE. FOR
POPS...DO START TO INCREASE THE POPS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
GFS IS A TOUCH QUICKER ALLOWING THE PCPN TO MOVE IN. USUALLY WITH
WAA PCPN...THE FASTER SOLUTION IS BETTER...BUT THE NAM HAS SEEMED
TO HAVE HANDLED THIS BETTER SO FASTER MAY NOT BE BETTER.
THE WARM ADVECTION AND ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AS THE MOISTURE CONTINUES TO LOWER. HAVE INCREASE TO CAT
POPS...BUT THEN THE QUESTION BECOME PRECIP TYPE AND HOW MUCH. HPC
QPF HAS LESS THAN .2 LIQUID ACROSS THE REGION. FOR PRECIP
TYPE...THE MODELS SHOW THAT INITIALLY...ALL AREAS EXCEPT FOR THE
EXTREME SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS ARE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW OR A RAIN
SNOW MIX DEPENDING ON THE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES. THE LOW
SURFACE DEW POINTS...SHOULD INITIALLY HELP COOL THE LOW LAYERS TO
KEEP THINGS MORE SNOW. AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON THE...THE WARM AIR
ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO TAKE ON ITS USUAL WARM WEDGE APPEARS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO A CHANGE OVER TO MORE MIX
PCPN AS THE NORTHERLY SURFACE FLOW HOLDS TEMPERATURES DOWN BELOW
FREEZING...MAINLY FROM I-64 NORTHWARD. FORTUNATELY...THE LOW QPF
AMOUNTS MAY MINIMIZE SOME OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACT TO TRAVEL.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
MODELS SHOW WARM AIR SURGING ON TUESDAY. WITH LOW DEWPOINTS OVER THE
REGION...CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN AND/OR
SLEET BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO RAIN. WITH COLD AIR DAMMING ON THE
SOUTHEASTERN UPSLOPE AREAS...TRANSITION TO RAIN SHOULD BE EXTREMELY
SLOW...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...WILL
KEEP THE WINTER STORM WATCH IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UPSLOPE COUNTIES.
WILL ALSO KEEP THE WATCH ACROSS THE NORTH SINCE THIS AREA WILL BE IN
THE COLDEST AIR INITIALLY...BUT CONCERNED THAT THIS AREA MAY NEED TO
BE DOWNGRADED. WILL GO AHEAD AND DOWNGRADE THE CENTRAL COUNTIES TO
AN ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL COUNTIES BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO
RAIN...DO NOT FEEL THEY WILL BE ENOUGH TO MEET WARNING CRITERIA.
BIG TIMING DIFFERENCES ON THE RETURN OF THE COLD AIR ON WEDNESDAY.
GFS IS MUCH FASTER THAN THE NAM. NAM HAS THE WINNING TRACK RECORD
WITH THIS SYSTEM SO FAR...WITH THE GFS FOLLOWING THE NAMS LEAD.
THEREFORE WILL LEAN TOWARD THE SLOWER TRANSITION.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
WVZ005>008-016>018-027>029-037.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035-036-038>040-046-047.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
OHZ083-085>087.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-084.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 3 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
KYZ101>103-105.
VA...NONE.
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AVIATION...AARHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 5:24 AM EST, 8 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 524 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 OHZ066-067-131030- PERRY-MORGAN- 524 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH GOES INTO EFFECT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION AS A WINTER STORM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATION. AS WARMER AIR ALOFT MOVES INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY...THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. OHZ075-076-084-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035-036-038>040-046-047- 131030- ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 524 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WATCH GOES INTO EFFECT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION AS A WINTER STORM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT SNOW TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. BUT AS WARM AIR MOVES NORTHWARD...THE SNOW COULD BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN TOWARD DAWN ON TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON TUESDAY. THE POTENTIAL EXIST FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION AND ALSO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. VAZ003-004-WVZ013>015-024>026-033-034-131030- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 524 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-085>087-WVZ005>008-016>018-027>029-037- 131030- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-MEIGS-GALLIA- LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-NICHOLAS- 524 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AS SNOW IS EXPECT TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AS WARM AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO PUSH NORTHWARD. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING...ALONG WITH SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 3 PM ON TUESDAY AS THE MIXTURE OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES INTO THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BEFORE WARMER AIR ARRIVES AND TURNS THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN. SNOW TOTALS COULD BE UP TO 2 INCHES WITH SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...BEFORE SURFACE TEMPERATURE CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 5:23 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton and 1 more | 37 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007
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.