Alert archive / West Virginia / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this blizzard warning at Feb 25, 2010, 12:07 PM EST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 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 25, 2010, 12:07 PM EST (17:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2010, 6:51 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201 WWUS41 KRLX 251707 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1207 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 WVZ046-047-260115- /O.NEW.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.100226T0000Z-100227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1207 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 7PM EST THIS EVENING AND FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. SOME MELTING OR SETTLING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE MIDDAY OR AFTERNOON HOURS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-260115- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1207 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS. SOME MELTING OR SETTLING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE MIDDAY OR AFTERNOON HOURS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-260115- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1207 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL FORECAST. SNOW SHOWERS BEGAN LAST NIGHT...AND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ VAZ003-004-260115- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 1207 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
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979 WWUS41 KRLX 252001 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 301 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 WVZ046-047-260400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.100226T0000Z-100227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 301 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME MELTING OR SETTLING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE MIDDAY OR AFTERNOON HOURS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-260400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 301 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS...PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING. SOME MELTING OR SETTLING OF THE SNOW MAY OCCUR DURING THE MIDDAY OR AFTERNOON HOURS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIVER VALLEYS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-260400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 301 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL FORECAST. SNOW SHOWERS BEGAN LAST NIGHT...AND SHOULD CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ VAZ003-004-260400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 301 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EPISODE IS STILL EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
445 WWUS41 KRLX 260247 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 947 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 WVZ046-047-261100- /O.CON.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 947 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES BY SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-261100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 947 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE TO BLOW INTO FRIDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-261100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 947 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST OVERNIGHT...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ VAZ003-004-261100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 947 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL VARY IN INTENSITY. SOME BREAKS IN THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
547 WWUS41 KRLX 260818 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 318 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 WVZ046-047-261630- /O.EXT.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0300Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 318 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-261630- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 318 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-261630- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 318 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING AT NIGHT. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ VAZ003-004-261500- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 318 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME LESS WIDESPREAD TODAY...THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
639 WWUS41 KRLX 261455 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 955 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 VAZ003-004-261600- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100226T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT 955 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS WEEKEND...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. AS IS THE NATURE OF A NORTHWEST WIND FLOW EVENT...ANY GIVEN SNOW SHOWER IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A QUICK INCH OF SNOW. $$ WVZ046-047-262300- /O.CON.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0300Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 955 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH AMOUNTS UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-262300- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 955 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-262300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 955 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING AT NIGHT. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
243 WWUS41 KRLX 262014 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 314 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 WVZ046-047-270415- /O.CON.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100227T0300Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 314 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST RIDGES. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE DRIFTING SNOW. WHITEOUTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SNOW DRIFTS COULD MEASURE IN FEET. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-270415- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 314 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WINDS GUSTS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005-006-013-024-025-270415- /O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH- WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL... GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WILLIAMSON...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MAN 314 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING AT NIGHT. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-270415- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA... BELPRE...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...POMEROY...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA... ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 314 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW SHOWER EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. AS IS THE NATURE OF SNOW SHOWERS...THEY WILL VARY IN INTENSITY AND BREAKS COULD EASILY OCCUR. THE AREAL COVERAGE AND ACCUMULATION OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE INCREASING SOLAR RADIATION AT THIS LATE STAGE IN THE WINTER...THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT NIGHT. SOME MELTING CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING AT NIGHT. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
550 WWUS41 KRLX 262351 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 651 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 WVZ046-047-270800- /O.CAN.KRLX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100227T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0010.100226T2351Z-100228T1500Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 651 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS DOWNGRADED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY DROPPED IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS NOW DOWN TO THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE PROLONGED SNOW EVENT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. SNOW DRIFTS COULD MEASURE IN FEET. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ WVZ035>040-270800- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100228T1500Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...WEBSTER SPRINGS... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 651 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN ARE LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020- 024>034-270800- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100227T1500Z/ 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-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-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...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...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 651 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY. 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. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Feb 25, 6:40 AM EST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 6:40 AM EST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
640 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
MID/UPPER LOW PASSES THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF MID
ATLANTIC COAST AND REACHES PEAK INTENSITY ON FRIDAY...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKENS OVER THE WEEKEND. PROLONG COLD SNOW SHOWER EVENT.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
UPPER LOW POISED TO CROSS CWA DURING THE MID AND LATE MORNING
HOURS. HAVE GENERALLY GOTTEN 1-4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION SO FAR THIS
MORNING...HIGHEST IN THE MOUNTAIN COUNTIES. MAIN VORT LOBE IS
DIPPING WELL SOUTH OF OUR AREA...WITH ENERGY FROM THIS HELPING TO
FEED STRENGTHENING COASTAL LOW WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY POUND PORTIONS
OF NY/PA WITH SNOW. HAVE ALREADY SEEN SNOWS DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY
FOR SW PORTIONS OF CWA. DO EXPECT A RELATIVE LULL IN ACTIVITY FOR
MUCH OF THE CWA DURING THE DAY UNDERNEATH THE UPPER LOW...ALTHOUGH
UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT WILL HELP KEEP THINGS GOING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
ACTIVITY SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY AS NW FETCH IMPROVES
AND LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES STEEPEN. GENERALLY GOING WITH 1-2 INCHES
AT MOST WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...WITH SOME DAYTIME MELT...AND 2-4
EAST OF A ROUGH CKB/BKW LINE. DO NOT ANTICIPATE SW PORTION OF
ADVISORY AREA TO BE EXTENDED PAST ITS EXPIRATION TIME OF 15Z.
WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS PRESSURE GRADIENT
AROUND OFFSHORE LOW TIGHTENS. IDEAL SETUP FOR NW FLOW/UPSLOPE SNOW
SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH GOOD NW FETCH OFF OF GREAT LAKES...AS WELL AS
SPOKE OF VORTICITY ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW OFF TO OUR EAST.
SHOULD SEE 1-3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND
3-5 INCHES ALONG THE FAVORED RIDGES.
WE ELECTED TO UPGRADE FAYETTE/RALEIGH COUNTIES TO A WARNING DUE TO
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS PAST NIGHT AS WELL AS FUTURE EXPECTED
ACCUMULATION. ALSO...WINDS BECOME A BIG ISSUE IN THE MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT WITH 50-60 KNOT H850 WINDS AND A DEEP MIXED LAYER. WE
EXTENDED WIND ADVISORY DOWN TO RALEIGH COUNTY AS WELL. PEAK GUSTS
COULD APPROACH 50 KNOTS IN A FEW SPOTS...WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS
FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADE.
WENT AT OR A TOUCH BELOW THE COOLER MET NUMBERS FOR HIGHS
TODAY...BLENDED MET/MAV FOR TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SNOW AMOUNTS OVER NORTH CENTRAL WV WITH
THIS WHOLE EVENT...AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE SPINS BACK DOWN FROM THE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THOUGH...THERE MAY BE ENOUGH BREAKS...NOT TO
WARRANT A WARNING IN THESE LOWLAND COUNTIES. THE PROLONG ADVISORIES
CONTINUE THERE.
BE CAREFUL WITH OUR PROLONG SNOW TOTAL MAP FROM 6 PM LAST NIGHT TO
SUNDAY...SINCE SETTLING AND MELTING COULD OCCUR DURING THE MIDDAY
PERIODS AND AFTERNOON HOURS OF EACH DAY. THIS IS NOT A CONTINUOUS
SNOWFALL...BUT SNOW SHOWERS.
DID INCREASE POPS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE SOUTHERN
LOWLANDS...INCLUDING HTS...AS THAT DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES SOUTH.
WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR MINIMUM TEMPERATURES AOA GUIDANCE WITH WIND
AND CLOUDS. SO...EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...AT LEAST THE
NIGHTS ARE NOT BITTER COLD. OF COURSE...THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL
MUCH COLDER.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
GOING WITH WHAT EXTENDED GUY SAID YESTERDAY...GOT TO CODE UP THE
END OF A SNOW EVENT ON THE EXTENDED SHIFT...TO INCLUDE SNOW AMOUNT
GRIDS DAY 3 NT AND ALSO FOR DAY 4...TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE A STORM
TOTAL GRID FOR THE WARNING WHICH GOES UNTIL 15Z SUN /DAY 4/.
STORM TOTAL GRID IS ON THE MAIN PAGE OF WEBSITE AT
HTTP:/WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/RLX.
SAME OLE SONG AND DANCE FIRST HALF OF EXTENDED. VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW PRESSURE OVER LONG ISLAND DUMBBELLING ARND THIS
WEEKEND BEFORE MOVING EAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT CYCLONIC
FLOW MAINTAINS ITSELF OVER EASTERN HALF OF CONUS. THIS CONT THE
UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THRU THE WEEKEND. IN
ADDITION...MODELS ARE SHOWING A BAND ROTATING ARND THE UPR LOW SAT
NIGHT THRU THE CWA. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN A DEEP SYS MAKES LANDFALL
AND FILLS SOME...WITH PCPN BECOMING MORE BANDED IN
NATURE...PARTICULARLY ARND THE WESTERN SIDE OF IT. RAMPED UP POPS
TO AN ACE ACROSS CENTRAL/NORTHERN MTNS SAT NIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR
BETTER UPSLOPE TRAJECTORIES...PARTICULARLY OFF LAKE
ERIE...COMBINED WITH BAND ROTATING THRU FROM UPR LOW. EXPANDED
LKLY POPS TO ABOUT I77 CORRIDOR ALSO FOR SAT NIGHT. SLOWLY
DECREASED POPS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS SUN...CONFINING CAT POPS ACROSS
FAVORED NW FACING SLOPES.
AS FOR ACCUMULATIONS...COULD SEE A FEW INCHES WITH BAND ROTATING
DOWN ACROSS THE LOWLANDS SAT NIGHT...WITH 2-4 ACROSS THE MTNS AND
LCLY HIGHER ACROSS NW FACING SLOPES. THAT COMBINED WITH WHATS
EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SAT (SEE SHORT TERM)....KEPT LONG FUSE
WARNING ACROSS NORTHERN MTNS GOING TIL 15Z SUN...WITH ONLY AN INCH
OR TWO EXPECTED THERE DURING THE DAY ON SUN. NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN
THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS ON SUN GIVEN INCREASING
INSOLATION AND SUN ANGLE. COULD SEE A FEW PEAKS OF SUN FROM TIME TO
TIME ON SUN ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE IN
UPSLOPE FLOW THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LOOKS LIKE UPSLOPE MACHINE GRADUALLY SHUTS OFF BY MON AND TUES WITH
MOISTURE DEPTH BECOMING INCREASINGLY SHALLOWER IN NATURE. THUS BRING
POPS DOWN TO CHANCE ACROSS NORTHERN MTNS BY TUES.
AS FOR POSSIBLE SYS NEXT WEEK...MODELS CONT TO SUPPRESS THIS TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST...HOWEVER...LOW CONFIDENCE REMAINS. LOOKS LIKE IT
WILL COME DOWN TO PHASING/TIMING OF DIGGING NORTHERN STREAM S/W TROF
TO DETERMINING HOW FAR NORTH THIS SYS WILL GET...IN ADDITION TO HOW
LONG UPR LOW OVER NEW ENGLAND STICKS AROUND. FOR NOW...MAINTAINED
CHC POPS TUE INTO WED ACROSS THE SOUTH...BEFORE UPSLOPE FLOW KICKS
IN FOR DAY 7.
FOR TEMPS...BLENDED INHERITED TMPS WITH HPCGUIDE THROUGHOUT. NOT
MUCH CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY...WITH GENERALLY MID/UPR 30S SOUTH/MID
30S NORTH AND 20S AND LWR 30S ACROSS THE MTNS GIVEN GOOD LAPSE
RATES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT DESPITE FCST TEMPS UPR 30S ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS...EXPECT ANY PCPN SUN WOULD BE ALL SNOW GIVEN
AFOREMENTIONED LAPSE RATES. COULD BE ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE
YOU GET UPR 30S BUT PASSING SNOW SHOWERS WOULD BRING TEMPS CRASHING
INTO LWR 30S....BOUNCING BACK UP IN BETWEEN...MUCH LIKE TODAY.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
UPPER LOW SPINNING ACROSS AREA NOW. TRI-STATE AREA NEAR CRW/HTS IS
BASICALLY IN THE EYE OF THE STORM SO TO SPEAK...WITH SNOW HAVING CUT
OFF AND VFR CONDITIONS. NORTHERN AND EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA STILL IN
IFR IN ONE OF THE SPOKES AROUND THE UPPER LOW. TRICKY FORECAST
TODAY. THINK VFR HOLDS ON FOR A BIT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA LOWLANDS BEFORE MVFR CLOUDS FILL BACK IN...AND A SNOW
SHOWER IS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME. SOME IMPROVEMENT FOR NORTHERN AND
EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA BACK TO MVFR DURING THE DAY. AS POWERFUL LOW
GETS GOING OFFSHORE...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AND WE WILL
SEE WINDS GUST TO 15-25 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...NW FLOW PATTERN SETS UP WITH SPOKES OF ENERGY CONTINUING
TO ROTATE AROUND UPPER LOW TO OUR EAST. THIS SPELLS MVFR/OCCASIONAL
IFR WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IFR/OCCASIONAL LIFR IN THE MOUNTAINS
DURING THE NIGHT IN SHSN...WITH THE TRI-STATE AREA ESCAPING THE
WORST OF IT. WINDS WILL PICK UP FURTHER OUT OF THE
NORTHWEST...GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS IN MANY AREAS...AND POSSIBLY UP
TO 45 KNOTS OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES. BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN
IN THE MOUNTAINS AT LEAST.
AFTER 12Z FRIDAY...
SNOW SHOWERS AND ASSOCIATED INTERMITTENT IFR INTO
SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WIND GUSTS BETWEEN
35 AND 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR
WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
WVZ005-006-013-024-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY FOR WVZ035>040-046-
047.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
WVZ035>038-046-047.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR OHZ066-
067-075-076-084-085.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
OHZ083-086-087.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
KYZ101>103-105.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/CL
NEAR TERM...CL
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...30
AVIATION...CLHazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 5:10 AM EST, 6 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ007>011-014>020-026>034-261015- PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-MASON-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-WVZ005-006-013-024-025-261015- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE- CABELL-LINCOLN-MINGO-LOGAN- 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ035>038-046-047-261015- RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ039-040-261015- UPSHUR-BARBOUR- 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ003-004-261015- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- 510 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 12:07 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | RLX | 3 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.