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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Charleston, WV

December 15, 20104 states

NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 15, 2010, 4:32 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 15, 2010, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2010, 4:32 PM EST (21:32 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2010, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 16, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 24 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Gallia County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 16, 4:15 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Darwin, VA
Dec 16, 4:30 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.52 Se Haysi, VA
Dec 16, 4:35 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.25Grundy, VA
Dec 16, 4:45 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.5Clintwood, VA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 203 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2010-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2010-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
675 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
86 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

999
WWUS41 KRLX 152132
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>016-026-027-035>037-
160545-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T0200Z-101216T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0013.101216T0500Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...MADISON...CLAY...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
  ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING ALONG THE TUG FORK
  BASIN AND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.
  THE TRANSITION TO SLEET WILL OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AS FAR NORTH
  AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX IN BY NOON
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND
  CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING
  COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-160545-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T0200Z-101216T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0013.101216T0300Z-101216T1900Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING. THE TRANSITION TO
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR NEAR DAWN THURSDAY...AND THEN
  TO JUST RAIN EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND
  CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING
  COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BREAK AND
  CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

WVZ017-018-160545-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0013.101216T0500Z-101216T2300Z/
WIRT-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
  INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
  AND TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING
  COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ075-076-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047-160545-
/O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T1000Z-101216T2300Z/
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-
GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-
RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...
PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...
SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...
WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...
GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...COWEN...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF
  LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

OHZ083>085-160545-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T1000Z-101216T2300Z/
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN
432 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN 
  SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 
  INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR 
  LESS. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEFORE DAWN THURSDAY AND
  TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
999
WWUS41 KRLX 160353
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1053 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-161200-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T1900Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
1053 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 
  INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OVERNIGHT AND
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING. BY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE JUST PLAIN RAIN.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING 
  COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BREAK 
  AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
161200-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.101216T0500Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
1053 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
PM EST THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...THOUGH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  MAY ALSO MIX IN AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 
  INCHES. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA
  OVERNIGHT TO DAWN THURSDAY...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SLEET
  WILL MIX IN THURSDAY MORNING AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64
  CORRIDOR. FREEZING RAIN MAY ALSO MIX IN BY NOON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING DURING THE 
  MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047-
161200-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T1000Z-101216T2300Z/
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1053 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
6 PM EST THURSDAY.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 
  INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$



WWWW
999
WWUS41 KRLX 160953
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
453 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-161800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T1900Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
453 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...CHANGING TO SLEET...FREEZING
  RAIN...AND THEN RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY THIS MORNING
  AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY MID MORNING. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... MANY
  LOCATIONS WILL HAVE JUST PLAIN RAIN.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING 
  COMMUTE. ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BREAK 
  AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
161800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
453 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...THOUGH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
  ALSO MIX IN AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 64
  CORRIDOR. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  MORNING...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  WILL MIX IN BY LATE MORNING AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64
  CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ROADS TO
  BECOME SLICK AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING
  DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047-
161800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.101216T1000Z-101216T2300Z/
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
453 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 
  INCHES. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...INCLUDING THE MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$
001 
WWUS41 KRLX 161452
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
952 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-161900-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T1900Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE
952 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SLEET...FREEZING RAIN... AND THEN RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* TIMING: MANY AREAS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
  BY MID MORNING...ENDING ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION FOR THE
  REST OF TODAY. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...MANY LOCATIONS WILL HAVE JUST
  PLAIN RAIN.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BE SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. ICE ACCUMULATION MAY CAUSE SMALL
  BRANCHES TO BREAK AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ON THE RIDGES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
952 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW...THOUGH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY 
  ALSO MIX IN AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
  INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING.
  SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN BY LATE MORNING AS FAR NORTH
  AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ROADS TO
  BECOME SLICK AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-162300-
/O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT
952 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4
  INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047-
162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...
WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...
ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...
BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
952 AM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 
  INCHES. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$
999
WWUS41 KRLX 162014
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
314 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
314 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: MIXED BAG OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER
  OFF BY LATER AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT THE WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6
  PM.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THE REMAINDER OF THIS 
  MORNING. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MIX IN BY LATE MORNING 
  AS FAR NORTH AS THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE ROADS TO 
  BECOME SLICK AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-
047-162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...
HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
314 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND
  EXPECT THE ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADS TO BECOME SLICK AND CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$
999
WWUS41 KRLX 162103
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
403 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
403 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: LIGHT SNOW AND A BIT OF FREEZING DRIZZLE.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 
  INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF THE 
  INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. 

* TIMING: MIXED BAG OF LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
  BY LATER AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT THE WARNING TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

* IMPACTS: UNTREATED SURFACES WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS...MAKING
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-
047-162300-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...
HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
403 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 
  INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE AFTERNOON... AND EXPECT THE
  ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

* IMPACTS: UNTREATED SURFACES WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS...MAKING
  DRIVING AND WALKING DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772.

&&

$$

TRM
878 
WWUS41 KRLX 162306
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
606 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...THE WINTER STORM IS WINDING DOWN...

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-
170015-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-
LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-CLAY-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...
SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...
POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...MADISON...CLAY...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
606 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* PRECIPITATION TYPE: SOME FLURRIES AND FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY LINGER.

* IMPACTS: ANY UNTREATED SURFACE WILL REMAIN SNOW OR ICE COVERED.



$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-
047-170015-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-101216T2300Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-
PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-
TAYLOR-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...
HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...
ELKINS
606 PM EST THU DEC 16 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* IMPACTS: ANY UNTREATED SURFACE WILL REMAIN SNOW OR ICE COVERED.

$$

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 Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 3:59 PM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
359 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
BRIEF LULL THROUGH THIS EVENING.  NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY...PROVIDING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY
SNOW...ICE SOUTH. COLD PATTERN REMAINS INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HEAVY WARM ADVECTION THUMP SETTING UP FOR OVERNIGHT INTO THU.
PRECIPITATION BREAKING OUT ALONG SHARPENING DEFORMATION AXIS FROM
NORTHERN PLAINS TO SOUTHEASTERN STATES...AN AXIS THAT WILL CONTINUE
TO FILL IN WHILE SHIFTING E WITH TIME.  MODELS IN REASONABLE
AGREEMENT ON SCENARIO BUT TIGHT GRADIENTS BRING UP IMPORTANT
DIFFERENCES.

MODELS INDICATE IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE FLUX CONVERGENCE RIGHT ALONG
SHARP WARM FRONT AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE CENTER...A FRONT THAT
FEATURES IMPRESSIVE H85 SPEED CONVERGENCE WITH 65 KT WSW WINDS
IMPINGING UPON 15 KTS FROM THE SSW OVER CWA EARLY THU MORNING.
WIDESPREAD ISENTROPIC LIFT AND IMPRESSIVE WARM AIR ADVECTION / IN
EXCESS OF 15C/12HR...IS PROGGED TO THE N AND E OF THE FRONT AND
COVERS THE MAJORITY OF THE CWA THU.

NAM12 IS THE COLDEST SOLUTION WITH GFS...ECMWF...GFS AND GEM ON
WARMER SIDE...BRING 0C LINE TO HTS-CRW CORRIDOR OR EVEN A BIT
FARTHER BY 18Z THU.  NAM12 HAS LINE JUST N OF THE TUG FORK...WITH
18Z RUN ACTUALLY PUSHING -2C LINE A LITTLE S 15-18Z THU...MOST
LIKELY ON LIFT.  USED THE GFS WARM LAYER ALOFT PLUS A DEGREE C AND
STILL CODED UP A MAJOR WINTER EVENT FOR THE AREA.  BASED SURFACE
TEMPERATURES OFF THE LAV AND NOW HAVE HIGHS NOT QUITE TO FREEZING AS
FAR S AS CRW-HTS.

HARD TO ASSESS QPF WITH DEVELOPING SYSTEM...NAM12 IS HIGHER THAN
OTHER MODELS.  OPTED TO ROLL WITH A GFS-HPC BLEND.  PRECIPITATION
WILL HAVE A SHARPER EDGE ALONG THE DEFORMATION AXIS...WITH
CONDITIONS DETERIORATING QUICKLY ONCE IT STARTS SNOWING.

WENT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW EVERYWHERE EXCEPT WITH THE
INCLUSION OF ICE FAR S AND JUST AN ADVISORY FOR SNOW FAR N.  HAVE
PERRY AND MORGAN OUT OF THE FUN FOR NOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL BE
EXITING THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING. BEHIND IT...STILL LOTS OF LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE HANGING AROUND IN WEAK LOW LEVEL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST....SO
ANTICIPATE MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST TWO THIRDS OF THE AREA TO MAINTAIN
CLOUDS THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH LOSS OF DEEPER MOISTURE...GOING WITH THE
MET FOR TAPERING OFF SNOWS QUICKER...TO LOW POPS MAINLY THE
MOUNTAINS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WITH LOW POPS...WILL NOT HAVE QPF AND
SNOW AMOUNTS THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL BE WEAK COLD ADVECTION
THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT TEMPS WILL BE AFFECTED MORE BY SNOW COVER AND
CLOUDS. SO HAVE THE COLDEST TEMPS UP NORTH WHERE LEAST CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED...GOING WITH THE COLDER MET UP NORTH AND MILDER MAV DOWN
SOUTH.

FOR FRIDAY...LOOKS TO BE A RATHER TRANQUIL DAY WITH WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE DOMINATING. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED MAINLY UPSLOPE
CLOUDS WITH LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...BUT WILL LEAVE PRECIP
OUT. LOOK FOR DRY WEATHER BUT CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPS.

A MORE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
ADVANCE EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...BUT STRONG UPPER LEVEL VORTEX FROM NEW ENGLAND WILL
RETROGRADE TO THE GREAT LAKES BY THIS TIME. THIS WILL EFFECTIVELY
KEEP THE MAIN BAROCLINIC ZONE AND SURFACE LOW TO RIDE UP THE EAST
COAST. ANY EFFECTS FOR US WILL BE FROM THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
ITSELF...AND MAINLY EAST OF THE 179 CORRIDOR. WILL DOWNPLAY EFFECTS
FROM THIS SYSTEM FOR NOW AND KEEP CHANCE POPS MAINLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS VERY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL
PRECIP TO BE SNOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
WITH PERSISTENT MID LEVEL TROUGH OVER EASTERN CANADA AND NEW
ENGLAND...CONTINUED WITH COLDER THAN NORMAL PATTERN. HOWEVER...DO
NOT SEE ANY 850 MB TEMPERATURES FOR THIS PERIOD...AS COLD AS WHAT WE
FELT ON MONDAY DECEMBER 13TH INTO TUESDAY DECEMBER 14TH.  THIS
PROLONG PATTERN IS THROWING NORTH ATLANTIC AIR UNUSUALLY FAR
WEST...INTO NORTH CENTRAL CANADA...WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL 850
TEMPERATURES WORKING TOWARD NUNAVUT CANADA.

AT START OF PERIOD...FIGURING POPS LOWERING AS EAST COAST SYSTEM
EXITS.  HAVE LULL IN POPS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.  THERE COULD BE
A CLIPPER SYSTEM LATE MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT. THEN NORTHWEST FLOW
AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE FIGURED FOR DAY 6 AND DAY 7.    MY POPS
SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN HPC GUIDANCE.  ALSO A BIT COLDER OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FLURRIES WITH MVFR CIGS NE WV THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH VFR CIGS
OR SCT-CLR ELSEWHERE.  AFTER A CLEAR EVENING...CLOUDS INCREASE LATE
TONIGHT...AND LOWER AND THICKEN QUICKLY BEFORE DAWN AS SNOW ARRIVES
FROM THE SW.  THIS WILL BRING LIFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THU MORNING
AS FAR N AS THE I64 CORRIDOR /HTS-CRW/.

W FLOW TODAY WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT AND THEN E TO NE
THU...EXCEPT SE FAR S WV AND SW VA.  NW FLOW ALOFT WILL WEAKEN
THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME LIGHT SW OVERNIGHT THROUGH THU
MORNING.

VARIABLE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CWA INTO THE EARLY MORNING HRS.
MOISTURE FROM LAKE MICHIGAN PROVIDING FOR AREAS OF LOW CIGS
INTERMIXED WITH AN OTHERWISE CLR SKY OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. INSERTED
TEMPO GROUPS IN THE NORTHERN LOWLANDS TO COVER THE VARIABLE MVFR
CIGS...IE KPKB TO KCKB. EXPECT PREDOMINATE MVFR CIGS OVER THE MTNS
INTO THE MORNING. SOME -SHSN AND FLURRIES CONTINUE UNDER THESE
CLOUDS...HOWEVER ANY VSBY RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE
MTNS.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE GRADIENT RELAXES TODAY.

VFR FOR MOST LATER TDY WITH SOME LINGERING MVFR CIGS/VSBY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MTNS FROM -SHSN/FLURRIES.

CLOUDS TRANSITION TO THE MID/HI CATEGORIES IN THE AFTN IN WARM
ADVECTION PATTERN AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT AS SN MOVES IN
FROM THE SW. IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FIRST KHTS...KCRW...KBKW
AFTER 06Z...WITH REMAINDER OF TAF SITES IN MVFR/IFR SNOW BY 12Z.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF ONSET OF PRECIPITATION AND LOWEST
CIGS AND VSBYS.

EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH:   TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW:    TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.

UTC 1HRLY       20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07
EST 1HRLY       15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
HTS CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
EKN CONSISTENCY  L    L    M    M    M    M    H    M    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  M    M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  M    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 18Z THURSDAY...
IFR/LIFR POSSIBLE THU AFTERNOON AND NIGHT IN LINGERING LOW CLOUDS.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
     WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR WVZ024-025-033-034.
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR OHZ086-087.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
     OHZ075-076-083>085.
KY...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM EST
     THURSDAY FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/TRM/JMV
NEAR TERM...TRM
SHORT TERM...JMV
LONG TERM...KTB
AVIATION...TRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 15, 4:09 PM EST, 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
409 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ086-087-WVZ005>008-013>018-026-027-035>037-162115-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-
MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-BOONE-
CLAY-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
409 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

OHZ066-067-162115-
PERRY-MORGAN-
409 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

OHZ075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-028>032-038>040-046-047-162115-
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
409 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033-034-162115-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-
409 PM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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.

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010

Sources

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