Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 25, 2011, 3:28 PM EST for 5 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 38 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
- Jan 25, 2011, 3:28 PM EST (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2011, 9:14 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 12:19 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Galloway, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:22 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Philippi, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:25 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Volga, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:29 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Belington, WV | SNOW STARTED AT 1130 AM |
| Jan 26, 12:32 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Lorentz, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:34 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Tallmansville, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:36 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Kanawha Head, WV | HEAVY SNOW NOW |
| Jan 26, 12:50 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Cyclone, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:51 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 Nw Twin Falls State P, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:53 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Clear Fork, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:55 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Mullens, WV | |
| Jan 26, 12:57 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 5 Nnw Twin Falls State, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:28 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 Ssw Mullens, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:34 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nw Herndon, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:39 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 Ssw Iaeger, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:42 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Davy, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:45 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Se Keystone, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:47 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 1 Se Bradshaw, WV | |
| Jan 26, 1:49 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Cucumber, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:03 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | French Creek, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:08 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Buckhannon, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:10 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Tallmansville, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:14 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 6 Ne Overhill, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:18 PM EST | SNOW 7.2 | 5 Nw Belington, WV | POWER FLUCTUATIONS |
| Jan 26, 3:23 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Philippi, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:27 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Grafton, WV | POWER FLUCTUATIONS |
| Jan 26, 3:44 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Grafton, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Grafton, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:47 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Knottsville, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:50 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 E Flemington, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:52 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Rosemont, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:55 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 2 Nw Mcgee, WV | |
| Jan 26, 3:57 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ese Thornton, WV | |
| Jan 26, 7:42 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | 4 Sw Clintwood, VA | |
| Jan 26, 7:47 PM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wsw Clintwood, VA | |
| Jan 26, 7:48 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Sw Oakwood, VA | |
| Jan 26, 7:59 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sse Welch, WV | |
| Jan 26, 8:02 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ene Pineville, WV | HIGHER MTNS 6 INCHES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1473 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
773 WWUS41 KRLX 252028 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 328 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECTS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-260430- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0003.110126T1200Z-110127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.110126T0800Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 328 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030>032-039-040- 260430- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.110126T0800Z-110127T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 328 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$
5 follow-up statements
511 WWUS41 KRLX 260328 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1028 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECTS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-261130- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.110126T0800Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1028 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS... WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE OVERALL HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030>032-039-040- 261130- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.110126T0800Z-110127T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 1028 PM EST TUE JAN 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$
543 WWUS41 KRLX 260844 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 344 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-261645- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 344 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: MAINLY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET...QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE OVERALL HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ WVZ007>011-016>020-029-261645- /O.EXA.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ MASON-JACKSON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-GILMER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN... RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS... BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...SPENCER... ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION... GLENVILLE 344 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-024>028-030>032-039-040- 261645- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR- BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK... HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 344 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
537 WWUS41 KRLX 261444 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 944 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-262245- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 944 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET...QUICKLY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE OVERALL HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032-039-040-262245- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE- DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...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...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY... HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH... GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON... GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 944 AM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: RAIN AND SNOW...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED. ALSO...BECAUSE OF NEAR AND EVEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT THE START OF THE SNOW...THEN FALLING BELOW FREEZING...WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
549 WWUS41 KRLX 262051 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005>009-013-014-262200- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-WOOD- LINCOLN-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT... KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT... NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE SOME SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL THIS EVENING. BECAUSE OF THIS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK AND ICE-COVERED. $$ WVZ032-039-040-270500- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...WITH THE SNOW DECREASING BY EARLY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED. ALSO...DECREASING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE ANY MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. 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. IN ADDITION...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE OVERALL HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-270500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS- WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD... CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED. ALSO...DECREASING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN ADDITION...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE OVERALL HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ WVZ010-011-015>020-024>031-270500- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ PLEASANTS-TYLER-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT 351 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * PRECIPITATION TYPE: SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: THE SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. * IMPACTS: UNTREATED ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED. ALSO...DECREASING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE MOISTURE ON THE ROADWAYS TO FREEZE INTO A SHEET OF ICE BENEATH THE ACCUMULATING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
072 WWUS41 KRLX 270214 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 914 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM HAS EXITED... VAZ003-004-WVZ032>040-046-047-270315- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110127T1200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 914 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM HAS EXITED. LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL STILL CAUSE AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. OF COURSE...ANY UNTREATED ROADS OR WALKWAYS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED OR ICY INTO THURSDAY. $$ WVZ010-011-015>020-024>031-270315- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110127T0600Z/ PLEASANTS-TYLER-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO... WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY... AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY... SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY... BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG... BRIDGEPORT 914 PM EST WED JAN 26 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS HIGH GROUND. OF COURSE...UNTREATED ROADS AND WALKWAYS COULD BE ICY. $$ KTB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:35 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | RLX | McDowell, Wyoming | 12 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 20 more | 30 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.