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Ice Storm Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV

December 25, 2012

NWS Charleston, WV issued this ice storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:19 AM EST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 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
Dec 25, 2012, 4:19 AM EST (09:19 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 2:44 PM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

The text

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

138 
WWUS41 KRLX 250919
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
419 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-251730-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0006.121226T0300Z-121227T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.IS.W.0001.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
419 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED AN ICE
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ICE
  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY
  SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES
  BETWEEN VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL
IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY
IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER
LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-040-251730-
/O.NEW.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
419 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN
OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
281 
WWUS41 KRLX 251506
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1006 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-252315-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1006 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ICE
  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-040-252315-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...
WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
1006 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
438 
WWUS41 KRLX 251949
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
249 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

OHZ066-260400-
/O.UPG.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0007.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
249 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 5
  INCHES...ALONG WITH A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN
DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK
PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

WVZ046-047-260400-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
249 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GREATER THAN A QUARTER OF AN INCH ICE
  ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

WVZ038-039-260400-
/O.EXA.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
WEBSTER-UPSHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COWEN...BUCKHANNON
249 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-040-260400-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
249 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30 DEGREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
898 
WWUS41 KRLX 252318
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
618 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-260730-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.121226T0300Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
618 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-260730-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0007.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
618 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-038>040-260730-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
618 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

TRM
978 
WWUS41 KRLX 260156
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
856 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO
THE AREA...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-261000-
/O.EXT.KRLX.IS.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
856 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-261000-
/O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0007.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
856 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

WVZ035>037-261000-
/O.EXB.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T1800Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE
856 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS...MAINLY
  ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES...LITTLE TO NONE WESTERN PORTIONS.

* TIMING...LATER TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-038>040-261000-
/O.EXT.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.121226T0600Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
856 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

TRM
295 
WWUS41 KRLX 260948
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
448 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...INCLUDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-261800-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
448 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-261800-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
448 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ067-075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-035>040-261800-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-
FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...
MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...
BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...
RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
448 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS...AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM. 

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
972 
WWUS41 KRLX 261553
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1053 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...INCLUDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

OHZ075-076-WVZ011-020-031-032-035>040-261700-
/O.CAN.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
ATHENS-WASHINGTON-TYLER-DODDRIDGE-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-
NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...WEST UNION...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
1053 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING. THEREFORE...THE FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WVZ046-047-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1053 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET. SNOW WILL ALSO
  ACCUMULATE. 

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
1053 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ067-261800-
/O.CON.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT
1053 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND THE NORTHERN WEST 
  VIRGINIA LOW LANDS...AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
222 
WWUS41 KRLX 261758
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1258 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...INCLUDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

OHZ067-261900-
/O.CAN.KRLX.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/
MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT
1258 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING...SO THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

WVZ046-047-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1258 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS AND RANDOLPH COUNTIES...MAINLY ALONG 
  EASTERN SLOPES.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY ALONG THE EASTERN 
  SLOPES...ALONG WITH PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET. SNOW WILL ALSO 
  ACCUMULATE.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE 
  WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK... 
  REQUIRING MUCH LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN 
  VEHICLES...IF NOT AVOIDING DRIVING ALTOGETHER.

* WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS
WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES
THAT ADD TO THE DANGER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

OHZ066-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
1258 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$
448 
WWUS41 KRLX 261944
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN GULF
COAST NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS WILL
BRING A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...INCLUDING THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

WVZ046-047-262045-
/O.CAN.KRLX.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE ICE
STORM WARNING.

THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA
FOR NOW. SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
GUST TO 40MPH OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS.

$$

OHZ066-270000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/
PERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET
244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG 
  WITH AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* LOCATIONS...PERRY COUNTY IN INTERIOR SOUTHEAST OHIO.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...TODAY.

* IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND WIRES COULD CAUSE SOME 
  POWER OUTAGES. ICE WILL MAKE ROADS VERY SLICK...REQUIRING MUCH 
  LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE... 800-401-9535...WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...
OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this ice 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 ice storm warning went out at Dec 24, 9:55 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 9:55 PM EST, 6 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
955 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
OVERCAST AND DAMP OVERNIGHT IN THE WAKE OF LOW PRESSURE.  A STRONGER
STORM BRINGS MORE PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY.  A COLDER SYSTEM ON
SATURDAY...WITH AT LEAST UPSLOPE SNOW FOR THE END OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
930 PM UPDATE...
LOWERED POPS SIGNIFICANTLY...LEAVING MAINLY DRIZZLE FOR THE
OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.  ALSO RAISED TEMPERATURES EARLY ON
WITH THE COLDER AIR LAGGING BEHIND THE FRONT AND JUST BEGINNING TO
MOVE INTO THE AREA.

630 PM UPDATE...
FCST LARGELY ON TRACK.

PREV DISCN...
AREA OF RAIN CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA. MOST OF THE PRECIP IS IN THE FORM OF RAIN. HOWEVER...
ISOLATED LOCATIONS ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHERN LOWLAND COUNTIES AND
VALLEYS IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN COUNTIES COULD STILL SEE SOME
FREEZING RAIN.

CURRENT THINKING IS TO ALLOW THE ADVISORIES TO EXPIRE AT 1 PM AND
4 PM AS MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD BE ABOVE FREEZING BY THAT TIME.

LATEST RADAR MOSAIC AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE RAIN HAS
ALREADY BEGUN TO DECREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. EXPECT THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO END FROM THE SOUTHWEST AS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE PULLS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST EARLY TONIGHT.

MODELS INDICATE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHEN DRIER AIR BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST.
CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE DRIZZLE MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST.
HOWEVER...IT COULD HAPPEN...JUST NOT VERY CONFIDENT.

EXPECT SEASONABLE AND MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AS
REGION WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS. HOWEVER...A FEW SHOWERS MAY BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS OUR VA COUNTIES BY LATE AFTERNOON...AS ANOTHER
SYSTEMS BEGINS TO APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
BUSY WEATHER IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AS A STRONG...MOIST...LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM RIDES NORTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF TOWARDS THE
REGION. STILL A FEW DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MODELS CONCERNING
TIMING AND EXACT PATH...BUT THINGS ARE COMING MORE IN LINE IN
TERMS OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA...BRINGING
PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND EVEN FREEZING RAIN...PARTICULARLY TO
THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES IN WEDNESDAY IN THE UPSLOPE FLOW.

LOOKING AT THIS POINT LIKE MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN ZONES WILL INITIALLY START OUT AS SNOW...BEFORE
TRANSITIONING TO SLEET...THEN FZRA AS THE GOOD UPSLOPE FLOW KICKS
IN DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH A GOOD MOISTURE
FETCH WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN ZONES.

SOUTHEAST OHIO ZONES A LITTLE MORE TRICKY. HPC DOES HAVE THE
POTENTIAL FOR 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS PERRY
AND MORGAN COUNTIES FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS
WOULD LEAD ME TO BELIEVE MORE OF A SLEET SCENARIO AT TIMES...IN
ADDITION TO SNOW...AS OPPOSED TO FREEZING RAIN. REGARDLESS...SOME
SORT OF WINTER WEATHER HEADLINE WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERAL
SOUTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES. AS PER COORDINATION WITH PBZ HOWEVER...DID
ELECT TO LEAVE SOUTHEAST OHIO COUNTIES OUT OF A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR NOW...AND ALLOW THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT TO REEVALUATE IT. BUT
THINKING AT LEAST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS LIKELY FOR SOUTHEAST
OHIO ON WEDNESDAY IF ANYTHING.

IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN COUNTIES DUE TO
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT. AT THIS
POINT...DONT FORESEE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

MUCH OF THE WV LOWLAND COUNTIES...AS IN MANY EVENTS WITH THIS
SYNOPTIC TRACK...WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS...WILL SEE MAINLY RAIN ON
WEDNESDAY.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PULL OFF TO THE EAST LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH MUCH COOLER AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A CHANGE OVER OF PRECIPITATION TO SNOW...CWA
WIDE...AND RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MOST PLACES...TO POSSIBLY
MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
THE ENSEMBLE MEANS HAVE BEEN A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL RUNS...REMOVING THE BOUNCES THAT HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE
DETERMINISTIC MODELS. THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN HAS BEEN PERFORMING
BETTER THAN THE GEFS MEAN...SO WENT WITH ECMWF MEAN.

THIS WOULD HAVE HIGH PRESSURE NOSING IN FOR FRIDAY...WITH A SYSTEM
THEN EFFECTING THE REGION ON SATURDAY. STILL SOME DEBATE ON HOW MUCH
OF THE ENERGY IS OVER OR SOUTH OF THE AREA. THIS COULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RAIN OR SNOW SCENARIO. IN EITHER CASE...LOOKS
LIKE AN UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY. THIS UPSLOPE
COULD CONTINUE ON MONDAY...OR A CLIPPER COULD BE ON TAP.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
930 PM UPDATE...
THERE IS A BRIEF BREAK IN THE VLIFR-IFR CONDITIONS OCCURRING AHEAD
OF A SECONDARY COLD FRONT JUST MOVING INTO THE AREA.  ANY BRIEF
IMPROVEMENTS WILL REVERSE AS THAT FRONT GOES THROUGH OVERNIGHT.

PREV DISCN...
OVERCAST AND DAMP IN LIGHT FLOW OVERNIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
AREA MOVES E.  WIDESPREAD LIFR TO VLIFR WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE NT
ACROSS EASTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN WV...WITH IFR TO MVFR MORE COMMON
ACROSS EASTERN KY...SOUTHERN WV AND SW VA.  CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY
IMPROVE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH VFR COMMON DURING THE AFTERNOON.

LIGHT AND VARIABLE FLOW WILL BECOME W TO NW OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW
MOVES E OF THE AREA...AND THEN VEER TO NE DURING CHRISTMAS DAY.
MODERATE W FLOW ALOFT OVERNIGHT WILL ALSO VEER TO NE DURING
CHRISTMAS DAY...ALTHOUGH A FRONT ALOFT WILL CAUSE THE FLOW TO SWITCH
TO S ACROSS EASTERN KY...SOUTHERN WV AND SW VA.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: PERSISTENCE OF IFR TO VLIFR CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT INCLUDING BRIEF BREAK EARLY ON...AND TIMING OF
IMPROVEMENT CHRISTMAS MORNING COULD VARY.

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.

DATE                                                                 TUE
UTC 1HRLY       00   01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11
EST 1HRLY       19   20   21   22   23   00   01   02   03   04   05   06
CRW CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    L    L    L    L
HTS CONSISTENCY  M    M    L    L    L    L    M    M    H    H    H    H
BKW CONSISTENCY  H    M    H    H    H    M    M    M    H    H    M    M
EKN CONSISTENCY  H    H    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M    M
PKB CONSISTENCY  L    L    M    M    M    M    M    M    H    H    H    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    M    H    M    M    M    M

AFTER 00Z WEDNESDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN MIXED PRECIPITATION AND RAIN IN SE OHIO AND THE WV
MOUNTAINS LATE TUE NT INTO WED...AND IN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE
AREA BUT MORE SO IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE WED NT INTO THU.  IFR
POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY IN SNOW .

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR WVZ046-047.
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JSH/TRM/RPY/SL
NEAR TERM...JSH/TRM
SHORT TERM...SL
LONG TERM...RPY
AVIATION...TRM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 5:23 PM EST, 10 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
523 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ083-086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>016-018-
024>029-033>038-252230-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-JACKSON OH-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-
KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-MCDOWELL-
WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
523 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WVZ046-047-252230-
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
523 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

OHZ066-067-075-076-084-085-WVZ009>011-017-019-020-030>032-039-040-
252230-
PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-
WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
523 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 4:19 AM ESTFreezing Rain AdvisoryRLXBarbour, Doddridge, Harrison, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur33 hr

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