Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2012, 3:16 PM EST for 5 counties in West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Feb 19, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 16 hr. 19 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
- Feb 18, 2012, 3:16 PM EST (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 10:48 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Boone County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 4:50 PM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 2 Wsw Clintwood, VA | |
| Feb 19, 5:15 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Williamson, WV | |
| Feb 19, 5:20 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Se Chattaroy, WV | |
| Feb 19, 5:35 PM EST | SNOW 0.5 | Pineville, WV | |
| Feb 19, 5:50 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Wharton, WV | |
| Feb 19, 5:50 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Ne War, WV | |
| Feb 19, 6:05 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 E Grundy, VA | |
| Feb 19, 6:20 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Vansant, VA | LOST POWER ABOUT 6PM |
| Feb 19, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 5 Sw Welch, WV | MEASURED NEAR COALWOOD |
| Feb 19, 6:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Northfork, WV | |
| Feb 19, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Danville, WV | REPORTED BY WOWK |
| Feb 19, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Delbarton, WV | 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE LOWER RIVER VALLEYS |
| Feb 19, 8:30 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 5 Wnw Gilbert, WV | ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS |
| Feb 19, 8:40 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Wsw Clintwood, VA | |
| Feb 19, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 6 Ne Oakwood, VA | REPORTED NEAR PILGRIMS KNOB AT A LOWER ELEVATION. |
| Feb 19, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 9 Ne Oakwood, VA | MEASURED NEAR COMPTON MOUNTAIN |
| Feb 19, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Oakwood, VA | MEASURED NEAR COMPTON MOUNTAIN |
| Feb 19, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Logan, WV | |
| Feb 19, 10:20 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 S Sarah Ann, WV | IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A FEW BRANCHES OR SMALL TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS. |
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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 1848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
593 WWUS41 KRLX 182016 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 316 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-190430- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.120219T1400Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN... MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 316 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES...UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-190430- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.120219T1400Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 316 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 6 INCHES...UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY...SO YOU CAN DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-006-013>015-027-190430- /O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.120219T1400Z-120220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0300Z/ CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...CLAY 316 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SMALL PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY...SO YOU CAN DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$ KYZ101-OHZ087-190430- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0300Z/ GREENUP-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... IRONTON...SOUTH POINT 316 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...GREENUP COUNTY KENTUCKY AND LAWRENCE COUNTY OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY...SO YOU CAN DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$
8 follow-up statements
974 WWUS41 KRLX 190333 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1033 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-191145- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 1033 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-191145- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1033 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES...UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY...SO YOU CAN DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ101>103-105-OHZ087-WVZ005-006-013>015-027-191145- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0300Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN- PUTNAM-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON... OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA... CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SAINT ALBANS...CLAY 1033 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SMALL PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHERN OHIO...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE ROADS SLICK...REQUIRING LOWER SPEEDS AND GREATER DISTANCES BETWEEN VEHICLES WHILE DRIVING. USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. ALLOW MORE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY...SO YOU CAN DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$
957 WWUS41 KRLX 190850 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 350 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 KYZ101-OHZ087-191000- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0300Z/ GREENUP-LAWRENCE OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT 350 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PROMPTED THE ADVISORY IS NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN FARTHER SOUTH THAN ORIGINALLY FORECAST. THEREFORE...ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-191700- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.120219T1200Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 350 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-191700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 350 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES...UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-006-013>015-027-191700- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.120219T1400Z-120220T0300Z/ CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...CLAY 350 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATER SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$
583 WWUS41 KRLX 191527 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1027 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 KYZ102-103-WVZ006-014-191630- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ CARTER-BOYD-CABELL-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... HUNTINGTON...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE 1027 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTH OF THIS AREA...REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO AN INCH...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-192330- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN... MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1027 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-192330- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1027 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES...UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005-013-015-027-192330- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ LAWRENCE-WAYNE-LINCOLN-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...CLAY 1027 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$
825 WWUS41 KRLX 191948 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 248 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-200400- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN... MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE... BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 248 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...SOUTHERN COAL FIELDS AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 8 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR EVEN IMPOSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ KYZ105-WVZ005-013-015-027-200300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ LAWRENCE-WAYNE-LINCOLN-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE... HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...CHARLESTON... SOUTH CHARLESTON...CLAY 248 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...HEAVIEST SNOW SOUTHERN PORTIONS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-200400- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS 248 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES...UP TO 6 INCHES IN SOUTHERN PARTS. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$
183 WWUS41 KRLX 192311 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 611 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 KYZ105-WVZ005-200015- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ LAWRENCE KY-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE 611 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL EXIT SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE AND LAWRENCE COUNTY KENTUCKY. WITH NIGHTFALL...BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS OVERNIGHT OF SOME ICY UNTREATED SURFACES. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024>026-033>036-200600- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE 611 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 8 INCHES... WITH THE LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOULD BE DECREASING IN INTENSITY BETWEEN 7 AND 10 O'CLOCK. * IMPACTS...HEAVY WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ WVZ013-015-027-200300- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ LINCOLN-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...CLAY 611 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. * HAZARD TYPES...LIGHT SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. * TIMING...LINGERING LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES WILL END THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SOME FREEZING ON UNTREATED SURFACES WITH NIGHTFALL. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER AND MID 30S. 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. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-047-200600- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS 611 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$
275 WWUS41 KRLX 200115 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 WVZ026-200215- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW WAS ENDING. MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS HAD LESS THAN 2 INCHES IN BOONE COUNTY DUE TO THE WARM GROUND AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY HAD MORE ACCUMULATION. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE LATE NIGHT...SO ICY SPOTS CAN FORM OVERNIGHT. $$ WVZ013-015-027-200215- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0300Z/ LINCOLN-KANAWHA-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN... WEST HAMLIN...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...CLAY 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES HAD JUST A COATING OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. BE AWARE...THAT TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT...SO SOME ICY SPOTS MAY FORM. $$ WVZ047-200215- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELKINS 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY...IN THE VICINITY OF CHEAT BRIDGE...VALLEY HEAD...AND MINGO. YET...ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-200600- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE UPPER LIMITS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AND LIKELY END BETWEEN 10 O'CLOCK AND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES OR OVERHEAD WIRES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. && $$ WVZ037-038-046-200600- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...MARLINTON 815 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE UPPER RANGE ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. POWER FLUCTUATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE HEAVY WET NATURE OF THE SNOW. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. 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. && $$ KTB
661 WWUS41 KRLX 200248 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 948 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 WVZ037-038-046-200400- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...MARLINTON 948 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ANY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL BE ENDING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WITH TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY LOWERING...BE CAUTIOUS OF ICY SPOTS FORMING ON ROADS OVERNIGHT. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-200600- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- 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...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 948 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE UPPER LIMITS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOULD BE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE WEIGHT OF THE WET SNOW MAY DOWN TREES OR OVERHEAD WIRES. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE UNTREATED ROADS SLICK...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 15 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WET SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND POSSIBLY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. 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. && $$
080 WWUS41 KRLX 200348 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1048 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 VAZ003-004-WVZ024-025-033>036-200500- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120220T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MINGO-LOGAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE... LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1048 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ANY LEFTOVER LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE LITTLE...IF ANY...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WERE HIGHLY ELEVATIONS DEPENDENT...WITH A GENERAL RANGE FROM 2 TO 8 INCHES. OF COURSE...UNTREATED ROADS...WILL BE ICY INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE WET SNOW ON OVERHEAD WIRES AND TREE BRANCHES MAY STILL CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO...LATE NIGHT MOTORISTS NEED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS OF FALLEN BRANCHES OR SAGGING WIRES. $$ KTB
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Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 3:16 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Cabell, Clay, Kanawha, Lincoln, Putnam, Wayne | 31 hr |
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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.