Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Nov 17, 2008, 4:33 AM EST for Barbour County, Upshur County, West Virginia. It took effect at Nov 17, 2008, 11:29 AM EST. It was in force for 34 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
- Nov 17, 2008, 4:33 AM EST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2008, 11:29 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2008, 8:59 PM EST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Barbour County, WV, Upshur County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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
Pittsburgh, PA (KPIT), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 227 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 170933 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 433 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 WVZ038>040-046-047-171745- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0004.081117T2000Z-081118T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0005.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 433 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MORE OPEN AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ037-171745- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0004.081117T2000Z-081118T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 433 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WVZ027-028-030>032-035-036-171745- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 433 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE JUST WEST MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...AND SOME CENTRAL MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES NOT IN THE WARNING. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TRM
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KRLX 171629 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1129 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 WVZ037-180030- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0005.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE 1129 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS UPGRADED THE WINTER HAZARD INTO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...LINGERING INTO TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS... WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MORE OPEN AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ038>040-046-047-180030- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1129 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 18 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS... WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MORE OPEN AREAS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ011-020-180030- /O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ TYLER-DODDRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION 1129 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE JUST WEST MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...AND SOME CENTRAL MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES NOT IN THE WARNING. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS... WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WVZ027-028-030>032-035-036-180030- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.081117T1700Z-081119T0500Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 1129 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND LINGER ON TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...COULD PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR THE JUST WEST MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA...AND SOME CENTRAL MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES NOT IN THE WARNING. WHILE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY TODAY...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS... WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 180022 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 722 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-180830- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 722 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...IS MOVING OUR WAY TONIGHT... AND WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL FOR TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. EXPOSED OPEN AREAS...ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ011-020-027-028-030>032-035-036-180830- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TYLER-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE 722 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT AND BE IN FULL CONTROL FOR TUESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AN ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT. A CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL IS NOT FORECAST...BUT RATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SNOW SHOWERS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG MANY OF THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ KTB
000 WWUS41 KRLX 180815 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 315 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-181615- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 315 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. EXPOSED OPEN AREAS...ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ011-020-027-028-030>032-035-036-181615- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TYLER-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE 315 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT. THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...BUT RATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SNOW SHOWERS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION NY LATE TUESDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG MANY OF THE RIVER VALLEYS. AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ TRM
000 WWUS41 KRLX 181613 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1113 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-190015- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 1113 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. EXPOSED OPEN AREAS...ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ011-020-027-028-030>032-035-036-190015- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TYLER-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE 1113 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT. THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...BUT RATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SNOW SHOWERS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION NY LATE TUESDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG MANY OF THE RIVER VALLEYS. AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 182026 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 326 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ011-020-027-035-036-182130- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ TYLER-DODDRIDGE-CLAY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE... MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 326 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND WATCH FOR SLIPPERY SPOTS ON THE ROADWAYS. $$ WVZ037>040-046-047-190430- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 326 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. AS DAWN THIS MORNING APPROACHES...WE SHOULD BE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE EVENT IN TERMS OF THESE FORECAST SNOWFALL TOTALS. EXPOSED OPEN AREAS...ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SOME BLOWING SNOW...THAT WILL TEND TO KEEP VISIBILITY DOWN AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAR. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ028-030>032-190430- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 326 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH A MOIST FLOW FROM THE GREAT LAKES...WILL CONTINUE THE ACCUMULATING UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER EVENT. THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS SNOWFALL...BUT RATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SNOW SHOWERS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY LATE TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG MANY OF THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 182128 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 428 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-190500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 428 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN START TO DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 15 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS IN MANY OF THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ WVZ028-030>032-190500- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 428 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE COLDEST AIR MASS...SO FAR THIS SEASON...WILL BE IN FULL CONTROL THROUGH TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN START TO DIMINISH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ARE LIKELY TO HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS ALONG MANY OF THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS41 KRLX 190159 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 859 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-190300- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 859 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER IN THE COLD AIR OVERNIGHT...BUT THE BURNT OF THE UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS HAS ENDED. OF COURSE...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED OR ICY. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME FOR THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ WVZ028-030>032-190300- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 859 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER...BUT THE MAIN STORY OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE COLD...NOT THE SNOW. $$ KTB
000 WWUS41 KRLX 190217 CCA WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 913 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-190315- /O.COR.KRLX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON... ELKINS 913 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER IN THE COLD AIR OVERNIGHT...BUT THE BRUNT OF THE UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS HAS ENDED. OF COURSE...UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED OR ICY. ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME FOR THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY. $$ WVZ028-030>032-190315- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081119T0500Z/ BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 913 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER...BUT THE MAIN STORY OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE COLD...NOT THE SNOW. $$ KTB
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 Nov 17, 4:13 AM EST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:13 AM EST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
413 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
SEVERAL UPPER SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE WEDNESDAY.
ANOTHER SERIES OF UPPER SYSTEMS CROSS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WEAK SFC LOW OVER CNTRL IN EARLY THIS MORNING TRACKS EWD ACROSS
CNTRL OH THIS MORNING AND NRN WV MIDDAY AND AFTN. THIS BRINGS A
SWATCH OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG AND JUST N OF ITS TRACK. RAISED POPS
THIS MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS THOUGH WITH LIGHT
SNOW WORDING /-- INTENSITY/ IN ZONES.
ONCE THE LOW AND COLD FRONT PASS...COLD ADVECTION UPSLOPE FLOW
COMMENCES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH TUE. SEVERAL
WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES MODULATE THE SNOWFALL A LITTLE...BUT THE
STRONGEST IMPULSE IS THE MAIN UPPER LOW THAT TRAVERSES N CNTRL WV
LATE TONIGHT INTO TUE MORNING.
USED NAM12 QPF AND THEN ADJUSTED FOR OROGRAPHIC EFFECT OFF NAM12
FLOW AND THEN USED CARIBOU TOOL FOR SNOW RATIO. THIS PUTS THE BEST
RATIOS RIGHT ALONG THE TRACK OF THE UPPER LOW WHICH IS ALSO WHERE
THE QPF AXIS HAS BEEN LINING UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW. HAVE THEREFORE
PLACED WINTER STORM WARNING FOR UPSLOPE COUNTIES WITHIN THAT AXIS
AND THEN ENVELOPED THAT AREA WITH AN ADVISORY. BOTH RUN NOON TODAY
UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUE NT PER ISC. EVENT SHOULD BE JUST BEGINNING TO
WANE AS THE PERIOD COMES TO AN END.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL NOT RISE MUCH...WITH THE MOST RISE IN THE
PSEUDO WARM SECTOR THAT TRAVERSES SRN HALF OF AREA. EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON PASSAGE OF SFC FRONT IS A LITTLE LATER THAN PREVIOUS
TIMING SO TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL FOLLOW A TREND CLOSER TO THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL DIURNAL. THE HIGHS WERE KEPT WITHIN A MET/MAV BLEND
BUT LEANING TOWARD THE HIGHER OF THE TWO. INHERITED LOWS TONIGHT
WERE FOUND TO BE ON THE HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE AND ACCEPTED WITH
CLOUDS AND COLD ADVECTION IN THIS AREA. ACCORDINGLY...HIGHS TUE
WERE LEFT NEAR HIGH SIDE OF GUIDANCE WITH SMALL TEMPERATURE RANGE.
THIS WINTRY PATTERN COMES JUST IN TIME FOR WEST VIRGINIA WINTER
AWARENESS WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SNOW WILL BE ENDING TUESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE SNOW COULD ADD
UP TO ANOTHER INCH ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
REGION SHOULD BE DRY ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN
CONTROL. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD STILL BE WELL BELOW
NORMAL.
GUIDANCE FOR LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT IS QUITE SIMILAR AND COMPARABLE TO
PREVIOUS FORECAST...SO SEE NO REASON TO MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES. FOR
HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY...MET GUIDANCE LOOKED TOO COLD IN SEVERAL
LOCATIONS...AND GENERALLY USED A COMBINATION OF MAV...MEX AND NAM
GUIDANCE.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
NAM/GFS/ECMWF ALL INDICATE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO OUR
NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GFS/ECMWF BOTH SUGGEST THE
TRACK WILL BE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...WHILE THE NAM IS FARTHER
NORTH.
IN RESPONSE...THE NAM KEEPS MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS FEATURE NORTH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
WHILE THE GFS/ECMWF INDICATE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR FORECAST
AREA MAY SEE MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE
LOWERED THE LIKELY POPS WE HAD TO THE CHANCE CAT BY LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
BOTH MODELS THEN INDICATE QPF WILL BUILD SOUTH ON THURSDAY...WITH
THE BEST CHANCES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION BEING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...WHILE THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN
ACROSS THE LOWLANDS.
GFS/ECMWF BOTH INDICATE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THURSDAY NIGHT
AND BE IN CONTROL THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH COOL TEMPERATURES AND DRY
WEATHER.
LATEST MODELS NOW SUGGEST AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL IMPACT THE
REGION DURING THE LATER PORTION OF THE FORECAST. HOWEVER...THERE
ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS WITH THE TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS
FEATURE. HAVE CHOSEN TO KEEP END OF FORECAST DRY. HOWEVER...
PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE ADDED WHEN ALL OF THE EXTENDED
MODELS ARE AVAILABLE.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN WV THIS MORNING...BRINGING
LIGHT SNOW THAT WILL LOWER CIGS/VSBYS TO MVFR ALONG ITS PATH. AS
THE LOW AND ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT CROSS THE AREA...MVFR TO IFR
CIGS AND VSBYS WILL DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE IN SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE PERIOD. THIS WILL
IMPACT MAINLY THE MOUNTAIN SITES. HIGHER RIDGES WILL BECOME
OBSCURED BY CLOUD AND SNOW LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
LIGHT SW FLOW EARLY THIS MORNING WITH DIMINISHING GUSTS N...WHERE
FLOW BECOMES LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATER THIS MORNING NEAR PATH OF
LOW. GUSTY W TO NW FLOW ENSUES LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW AND COLD FRONT.
AVIATION OUTLOOK /BEYOND 06Z TUESDAY/...IFR LIKELY AT TIMES IN
VARIABLE CONDITIONS IN SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY CKB-CRW ON E INTO
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EKN AND BKW INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR WVZ038>040-046-047.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR WVZ027-028-030>032-035>037.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...TRM
NEAR TERM...TRM
SHORT TERM...JSH
LONG TERM...JSH
AVIATION...TRMHazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 10:23 PM EST, 6 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1023 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 WVZ037>040-046-047-180330- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 1023 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ027-028-030>032-035-036-180330- CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- 1023 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON MAY WARRANT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>026-029-033-034-180330- 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-GILMER- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 1023 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KTB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:33 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Braxton, Clay, Doddridge, Harrison, Lewis, Taylor and 1 more | 41 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
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.