Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 16, 2013, 2:41 PM EST for McDowell County, Wyoming County, West Virginia; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It took effect at Jan 17, 2013, 8:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2013, 2:41 PM EST (19:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2013, 8:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2013, 6:16 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, McDowell County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2:29 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 4 Sw Clintwood, VA | SNOW DEPTH. SNOW BEGAN A LITTLE AFTER 1PM...SNOW IS HEAVY AND WET...FLAKES THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS |
| Jan 17, 2:33 PM EST | SLEET 0 | 2 Se Haysi, VA | SLEET BEGAN AROUND 1130AM AND WAS ENOUGH FOR A LIGHT LAYER ON THE GROUND AND TREES EXACT AMOUNT UNKNOWN...SLEET SWITCHED OVER TO SNOW AROUND 1PM...REPORT FROM BIRCHLEAF |
| Jan 17, 2:33 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Se Haysi, VA | SNOW DEPTH. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...SNOW BEGAN AROUND 1PM AFTER SWITCHING OVER FROM SLEET...REPORT FROM BIRCHLEAF |
| Jan 17, 2:43 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Wnw Grundy, VA | SNOW DEPTH. STARTED OUT AS LIGHT SLEET AROUND 1130AM...SWITCHED OVER TO SNOW QUICKLY AFTER...REPORT FROM MAXIE VA |
| Jan 17, 2:45 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Jolo, WV | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 17, 2:48 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Grundy, VA | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 17, 3:50 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Wsw Clintwood, VA | |
| Jan 17, 5:25 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Haysi, VA | |
| Jan 17, 5:36 PM EST | SNOW 13.5 | 8 Se Mcclure, VA | REPORTED FROM WEST DANTE... VA |
| Jan 17, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Herndon, WV | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 17, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 11 | 2 Sw Herndon, WV | SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 17, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 12 | 5 Ne Davenport, VA | SNOW DEPTH. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 213 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
- 383 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
754 WWUS41 KRLX 161941 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 241 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-170345- /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0001.130117T1000Z-130118T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 241 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...DICKENSON...BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...WYOMING...RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN 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 SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ024>026-046-170345- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.130117T1000Z-130118T0600Z/ MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...MARLINTON 241 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MINGO...LOGAN...BOONE...AND POCAHONTAS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
5 follow-up statements
986 WWUS41 KRLX 170300 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1000 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-170900- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.130117T1000Z-130118T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1000 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DICKENSON...BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...WYOMING... RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS POSSIBLE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ024>026-046-170900- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.130117T1000Z-130118T0600Z/ MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...MARLINTON 1000 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MINGO...LOGAN...BOONE...AND POCAHONTAS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
607 WWUS41 KRLX 170849 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 349 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...LOW PRESSURE PASSES SOUTH...SPREADING HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. VAZ003-004-WVZ033>036-171700- /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0001.130117T1300Z-130118T0600Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL... FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 349 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...DICKENSON...BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...WYOMING... RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ024>026-046-171700- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.130117T1300Z-130118T0600Z/ MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...MARLINTON 349 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MINGO...LOGAN...BOONE...AND POCAHONTAS * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE COAL FIELD COUNTIES AND 2 TO 5 INCHES FOR POCAHONTAS COUNTY. THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COAL FILED COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE LESS THAN 1 INCH. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * WINDS...NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
747 WWUS41 KRLX 171616 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1116 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...NORTHERN FRINGE OF A STORM AFFECTS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... WVZ036-180030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 1116 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WET SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET. * LOCATIONS...FAYETTE * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * 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...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. && $$ WVZ025-026-046-171730- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130118T0600Z/ LOGAN-BOONE-POCAHONTAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... MARLINTON 1116 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LOGAN...BOONE...AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES SHOULD BE ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE STORM THIS AFTERNOON. SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-180030- /O.EXT.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 1116 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...DICKENSON...BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...WYOMING... RALEIGH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY SNOW. BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN EARLY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE UPPER END OF THE RANGE MAINLY ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING.. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ024-180030- /O.EXT.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ MINGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY 1116 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MINGO COUNTY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW AND SLEET * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE UPPER LIMIT OVER HIGH TERRAIN IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF MINGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THE BULK OF WET SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...ENDING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
019 WWUS41 KRLX 171944 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 244 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...NORTHERN FRINGE OF A STORM AFFECTS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA... VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-180200- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 244 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...DICKENSON...BUCHANAN...MCDOWELL...WYOMING... RALEIGH COUNTIES. * HAZARD TYPES...HEAVY WET SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THAT UPPER RANGE MAINLY ACROSS HIGH ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING.. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. THE WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES COULD PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...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. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ024-036-180200- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ MINGO-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 244 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET SNOW. * LOCATIONS...FAYETTE. * HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW. * TIMING...THE BULK OF SNOW WILL OCCUR DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH DURING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND ICY. WET SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY PRODUCE POWER FLUCTUATION OR OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
627 WWUS41 KRLX 172316 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 616 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 VAZ003-004-WVZ033>035-180030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH... GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 616 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. FLURRIES AND OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WVZ024-036-180030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130118T0200Z/ MINGO-FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 616 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED IN THESE LOCATIONS. $$ 50
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 16, 2:08 PM EST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 2:08 PM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 208 PM EST WED JAN 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS... STATIONARY FRONT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST. DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW AFFECTS SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...HIGH PRESSURE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. COLD FRONT SUNDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. SOME MINOR WATER ISSUES CONTINUE TO LINGER...BUT WITH THE DEPARTURE OF STEADY RAINFALL...WILL BE ALLOWING THE FLOOD WATCH IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. ADDED SOME DRIZZLE TO THE GRIDS AS DEPARTING H850/H700 DEFORMATION CONTINUES TO SQUEEZE OUT PRECIPITATION AS IT DEPARTS. THINK CLOUDS HANG ON A BIT LONGER AS WELL AND SLOWED THEIR DEPARTURE. THIS ALSO NECESSITATED REDUCING DAYTIME HIGHS A DEGREE OR TWO ALONG AND WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER. && .SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... WE JUST CANNOT GET RID OF THESE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEMS...ALTHOUGH THEIR EFFECTS WILL BE FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST WITH TIME. THE NEXT CULPRIT IS A VIGOROUS UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING THAT CUTS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES THURSDAY. ALL MODELS NOW TRENDING FURTHER NORTH TOWARD WHAT WAS ONCE THE OUTLIER NAM MODEL. THIS BRINGS THE WRAPAROUND PRECIP FURTHER NORTH... AFFECTING OUR FAR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ZONES...MOSTLY OUR SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. FOR THIS SYSTEM...COLDER AIR ALOFT FEEDS INTO IT...SO A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIP IS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH THE TREND IS TO INTRODUCE HIGHER POPS AND PRECIP THURSDAY...THERE STILL IS A QUESTION AS TO HOW FAR NORTH AND HOW HEAVY THE PRECIP GETS...LET ALONE THE COOLING ALOFT DUE TO NOT ONLY MODEST COLD ADVECTION BUT ALSO DYNAMIC COOLING. WITH ALL THESE QUESTIONS...WILL NOT JUMP INTO A CAT POP AND HEAVY PRECIP EVENT AT THIS TIME. WHILE GRIDS DO NOT SHOW ANYTHING IMPRESSIVE...WILL MENTION A POSSIBILITY IN HWO THAT WE CANNOT RULE OUT A HEAVY WINTER PRECIP EVENT THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH FIRST NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES SATURDAY BEFORE ARCTIC FRONT COMES IN SUNDAY. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... THE TAIL END OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM ACCOMPANYING STRONG SURFACE LOW CROSSING THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BRINGING A MIX OF ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY. COLDER AIR ACCOMPANYING A LARGE UPPER TROUGH WILL START FILTERING INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MOVING IN AS WELL. RIGHT NOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY LOOK LIKE THE COLDEST TIME PERIOD WITH SOME MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A BIT MORE SNOW ON WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK LOW MOVES PAST TO THE NORTH. && .AVIATION /19Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WILL LINGER FOR A FEW MORE HOURS UNTIL PRECIPITATION PULLS OFF TO THE EAST AFTER 21Z. LOTS OF IFR FOG AROUND AS WELL WITH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TRAPPED. EXPECTING MOST LOCATIONS TO IMPROVE THROUGH MVFR TO VFR TONIGHT...EVEN THE MOUNTAINS FOR AT LEAST A PERIOD OF TIME. NEXT SOUTHERLY STREAM WAVE WILL APPROACH AFTER 12Z THURSDAY...WITH MAIN IMPACTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. WESTERN EXTENT IS STILL IFFY...AND DID NOT INCLUDE BKW IN ANY MAJOR RESTRICTIONS YET...BUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN WINTRY PRECIPITATION. FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY... FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM. ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: LOW CIGS/VIS COULD LINGER A BIT LONGER INTO THIS EVENING THAN CURRENTLY DEPICTED. PRECIP SHIELD ON THURSDAY COULD SHIFT EITHER WAY. EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION: H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS. L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL. UTC 1HRLY 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 EST 1HRLY 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 CRW CONSISTENCY H H M M H M M H H H H H HTS CONSISTENCY M H H H M M H H H H H H BKW CONSISTENCY L L H H M M M H H H H H EKN CONSISTENCY L L M M M M H H H L H H PKB CONSISTENCY M M M H H H H H H H H H CKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H AFTER 18Z THURSDAY... IFR POSSIBLE IN SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. && .RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WV...NONE. OH...NONE. KY...NONE. VA...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JMV/26 NEAR TERM...CL SHORT TERM...JMV LONG TERM...JR AVIATION...CL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 16, 9:39 AM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 939 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-024>032- 036>040-046-047-171445- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON- JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT- CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER- LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 939 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ033>035-171445- MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 939 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY THAT MAY REQUIRE ADVISORIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. VAZ003-004-171445- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN- 939 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY THAT MAY REQUIRE ADVISORIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 16, 10:38 AM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1038 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 AM FLOOD 1 S PAX 37.90N 81.26W
01/16/2013 FAYETTE WV EMERGENCY MNGR
PAINT CREEK RISING QUICKLY AND CURRENTLY BANKFUL...WILL
START TO IMPACT RESIDENTS IN THE WEIRWOOD AREA ALONG CO.
ROUTE 23 SOON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300004
TAXLocal storm report, Jan 16, 11:21 AM EST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1121 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1105 AM FLOOD 1 S PAX 37.90N 81.26W
01/16/2013 FAYETTE WV EMERGENCY MNGR
PAINT CREEK CONTINUING TO RISE AND IS WELL OUT OF ITS
BANKS...EVACUATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR THE TOWN OF WEIRWOOD
AS RESIDENTS COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THIER
NEIGHBORHOOD...NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED AT THIS
TIME
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300005
TAXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 8:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Lincoln | 116 min |
| Jan 16, 8:36 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Barbour, Pocahontas, Randolph, Webster | 3 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:18 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Fayette, Raleigh | 6 hr |
| Jan 16, 2:41 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Boone, Logan, Mingo | 28 hr |
| Jan 16, 6:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | RLX | Randolph | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in West Virginia, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Virginia, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.