Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Feb 1, 2013, 1:09 AM EST for 12 counties in West Virginia; Boyd County, Carter County, Lawrence County, Kentucky; Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Virginia. It was in force for 13 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013, 1:09 AM EST (06:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 2:09 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wyoming County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:10 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 1, 1:25 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Hurricane, WV | STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Feb 1, 1:41 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 1 N Hurricane, WV | SNOW FELL IN PAST TWO HOURS. |
| Feb 1, 1:41 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 S Cross Lanes, WV | THREE INCHES IN TWO HOURS AND STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Feb 1, 3:19 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Fort Gay, WV | 4-5 INCHES ESTIMATED AND 40 MPH WIND GUSTS ALSO ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
818 WWUS41 KRLX 010609 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...A CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... WVZ036>040-046-047-011415- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.130201T0609Z-130201T2100Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES..FALLING THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS. 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ015-024>026-033>035-011415- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.130201T0609Z-130201T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-006-013-014-011100- /O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0002.130201T0609Z-130201T1100Z/ CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$ KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-017-019-020-011100- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1100Z/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA... STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON... OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ016-018-027>032-011415- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON... GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 109 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...1 TO 2 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$ TRM
4 follow-up statements
160 WWUS41 KRLX 010920 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...MUCH COLDER AIR MOVES IN ON GUSTY WINDS AS SNOW DIMINISHES... KYZ102-103-105-WVZ005-006-013-014-011030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1100Z/ CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-WAYNE-CABELL-LINCOLN-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND... LOUISA...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...HARTS... ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT A QUICK ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT IS MOVING AWAY...IT LEAVES IN ITS WAKE VERY COLD AIR...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY SLICK CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. $$ KYZ101-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ007>011-017-019-020-011030- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1100Z/ GREENUP-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS- GALLIA-LAWRENCE-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA... STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON... OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY... PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY... SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...ELIZABETH...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT A QUICK ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT IS MOVING AWAY...IT LEAVES IN ITS WAKE VERY COLD AIR...GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY SLICK CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. ALLOW PLENTY EXTRA TIME FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. $$ WVZ036>040-046-047-011730- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES..FALLING THROUGH THE TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ VAZ003-004-WVZ015-024>026-033>035-011500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-KANAWHA-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR SO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS. 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$ WVZ016-018-027>032-011500- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ROANE-CALHOUN-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE...CLAY...SUTTON... GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON... CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON 420 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR SO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ TRM
861 WWUS41 KRLX 011318 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 VAZ003-004-WVZ015-024-033-011430- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-KANAWHA-MINGO-MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT... CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...WELCH...GARY...WAR 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BREIFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WVZ016-018-011430- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ROANE-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...GRANTSVILLE 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BREIFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WVZ036>040-046-047-012100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES..TEENS. 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$ WVZ025-026-034-035-011500- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ LOGAN-BOONE-WYOMING-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR SO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ027>032-011500- /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON 818 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATION...2 TO 5 INCHES. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR SO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...TEENS. 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. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. 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. && $$
473 WWUS41 KRLX 011440 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 WVZ025-034-011545- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ LOGAN-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN... CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MULLENS... OCEANA...PINEVILLE 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BRIEFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WVZ026-035-011545- /O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ BOONE-RALEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BECKLEY 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BRIEFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WVZ027-011545- /O.CAN.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAY 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BRIEFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WVZ028>032-011545- /O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE... FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BRIEFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WVZ036>040-046-047-012100- /O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...MOST OF THE SNOW HAS FALLEN...WITH SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING ANOTHER INCH OR TWO THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...CAUSING TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30MPH. * TEMPERATURES..TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...800-401-9535...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. THIS PHONE NUMBER IS TO BE USED FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CAN ALSO REPORT WINTER WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE... OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
161 WWUS41 KRLX 011909 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 209 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 WVZ036>040-046-047-012015- /O.CAN.KRLX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY... SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON... PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 209 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN AROUND THE AREA THAT COULD BRIEFLY COAT THE GROUND...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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 Feb 1, 12:23 AM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 12:23 AM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1223 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
CLIPPER OVERNIGHT PRODUCES SNOW. HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY FRIDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER SYSTEM WITH MORE AVAILABLE MOISTURE FOR SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. DRIER AIR AGAIN LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
1130 PM UPDATE...
FILLED IN ADVISORY FOR REMAINDER OPF LOWLANDS OVERNIGHT. UP TO 3
INCHES AT HTS REPORTED. UPDATED SNOW AMOUNTS LIKELY STILL FALLING
SHORT.
630 PM UPDATE...NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES MADE.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT ON SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FOR TONIGHT. GENERAL MODEL AVERAGE WOULD PRODUCE ABOUT HALF
AN INCH IN MY FAR NORTHWESTERN COUNTIES...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS. THIS MEANS THAT THE SNOW ADVISORY NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED
DOWN THE REST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE SOUTHERN COAL FIELD
COUNTIES NEXT TO THE MOUNTAINS.
USED A NONDIURNAL TEMPERATURE TRACE DUE TO WARM ADVECTION IN ADVANCE
OF THE CLIPPER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
WITH ALL THE RUNOFF IN OUR RIVERS...NICE TO BE BACK IN THE WINTER
PATTERN.
AS WE DID YESTERDAY...FOR TODAY/THURSDAY...WILL HAVE HIGHER POPS
FRIDAY MORNING IN THE LINGERING FLUFFY SNOW SHOWERS. ONE DIFFERENCE
THOUGH FOR FRIDAY...DEW POINTS WILL BE CRASHING INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS AND THE COLDER AIR POURS IN. WILL DO A NONDIURNAL
TEMPERATURE TRACE WITH TEMPERATURES BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 15Z IN THE
LOWLANDS...AND MAYBE LEAK UP A FEW DEGS 18Z TO 20Z.
A TRANQUIL FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT CERTAINLY A CHALLENGING TEMPERATURE
FORECAST. THINKING A BIT COLDER THAN GFS MOS WITH CLOUDS BREAKING.
WAS SLOWER BRINGING BACK THE SYNOPTIC SNOW DURING SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM MAY STRETCH OUT FROM SATURDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. CONSIDERING THAT DURATION... COULD NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT
WATCH/WARNING MODE.
AGAIN...WILL GO BACK TO LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY...AND
AGAIN...SLOWER THAN GUIDANCE DECREASING POPS...IN THE WANING SNOW
SHOWERS.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THE LONG TERM IS SORTING OUT THE NUMBER OF
AND TIMING OF THE CLIPPER SYSTEMS TO IMPACT THE AREA. STILL KEEPING
WITH THE TREND OF SEASONABLY COLD FOR THE AREA WITH BRIEF
MODIFICATIONS TOWARDS NORMAL TEMPERATURES...BUT THE DOMINATING
HUDSON BAY VORTEX AND REINFORCING COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP IT WINTER
LIKE. LONG TERM BEGINS WITH THE BACK HALF OF THE SATURDAY
SYSTEM...AND EXPECT ANOTHER MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...AND THEN
POSSIBLY ONE ON WEDNESDAY. MAY NEED TO TREND TEMPERATURES DOWN FOR
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK IN COMING FORECASTS WITH THE PATTERN
CLIPPER DOMINANT. FOR NOW...THE FORECAST TRANSITIONS FROM RAIN TO
SNOW WITH THE DIURNAL TREND FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. COULD SEE THIS
SHIFTING TOWARDS A COLDER OVERALL REGIME AND MORE SNOW THAN RAIN.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
JUST A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING...ONLY CAUSING
LOWERED VIS/CIG AT KEKN. WILL LINGER THAN ANOTHER COUPLE HOURS...BUT
IN GENERAL EXPECT THE SHOWERS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL
INCREASE AGAIN FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM PASSES.
THIS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT
INTO FRIDAY...TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE DAY. ALSO
EXPECTING WINDS TO PICK BACK UP WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH GUSTS OF 20-25
KTS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF SNOW RESTRICTIONS TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW 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.
UTC 1HRLY 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
EST 1HRLY 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H L L L L L L M M
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H L L L L M M
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H L L L L L L M M
EKN CONSISTENCY L L L L L L L L L L M M
PKB CONSISTENCY L L L L L L L L M M M M
CKB CONSISTENCY L L L L L L L L L L M M
AFTER 06Z SATURDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW
SHOWERS.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
1130 PM UPDATE...
ISSUED RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR BELINGTON ON TYGART VALLEY.
PREV DISCN...
OUTFLOW FROM THE GREAT KANAWHA RIVER BASIN GENERATING CONCERNS HERE
FOR POINT PLEASANT RIVER FORECAST POINT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT
RIVER FORECAST POINT MAY GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH MINOR
FLOODING. WITH NO SMALL STREAM/CREEK WATCHES OUT TO CONFUSE
FOLKS...DECIDED TO POST A RIVER FLOOD WATCH FOR THAT POINT PLEASANT
REACH OF THE RIVER. OF COURSE...AS ALWAYS...SEE OUR HYDROGRAPHS FOR
TIMING AND OBSERVED/FORECAST STAGES.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WVZ007.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR WVZ005>011-
013-014-017-019-020.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY FOR WVZ036>040-
046-047.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR WVZ015-016-
018-024>035.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
OHZ086.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR OHZ066-067-
075-076-083>087.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR KYZ101>103-
105.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ003-004.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/RPY/26
NEAR TERM...TRM/RPY/MZ
SHORT TERM...KTB
LONG TERM...26
AVIATION...MZ
HYDROLOGY...KTB/TRMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 11:58 PM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1158 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-087-WVZ005-006-008>011-013- 014-017-019-020-020500- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-JACKSON WV-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-WIRT-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE- 1158 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WVZ036>040-046-047-020500- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 1158 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VAZ003-004-WVZ015-016-018-024>035-020500- DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-KANAWHA-ROANE-CALHOUN-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY- BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH- 1158 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. OHZ086-WVZ007-020500- GALLIA-MASON- 1158 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO AND WESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. TRM
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 31, 9:30 PM EST, 3 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
930 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
KYZ105-119-120-WVZ005-024-010700-
LAWRENCE KY-MARTIN KY-PIKE KY-MINGO WV-WAYNE WV-
930 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
...RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAIN CONTINUES TO AFFECT EAST CENTRAL
LAWRENCE...EASTERN MARTIN...EASTERN PIKE...MINGO AND SOUTHWESTERN
WAYNE...
RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW DOWN THE TUG FORK
RIVER AND THROUGH ITS TRIBUTARIES. THIS RUNOFF HAS CAUSED THE TUG
RIVER AND SMALL STREAMS THAT FLOW INTO THE TUG FORK RIVER TO RISE
AND BACKUP. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR WATER PROBLEMS IN USUAL LOW SPOTS
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
THE TUG FORK RIVER AT WILLIAMSON CRESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND IS NOW
RECEDING...SO AREAS WHERE WATER HAS BACKED UP SHOULD GRADUALLY LOWER
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS
FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.
YOU MAY REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE
CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR
BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG...NWSRLX.
LAT...LON 3806 8277 3813 8254 3766 8210 3761 8217
3762 8221 3765 8223 3767 8230 3775 8233
3781 8241 3790 8244 3790 8248 3795 8252
3795 8256 3790 8260
16Local storm report, Feb 1, 12:30 AM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1230 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1229 AM SNOW HUNTINGTON 38.41N 82.43W
02/01/2013 E3.0 INCH CABELL WV PUBLIC
DOWNTOWN HUNTINGTON - STILL SNOWING HARD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300155
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 1, 12:48 AM EST, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1248 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1246 AM SNOW 5 E WEST HAMLIN 38.28N 82.10W
02/01/2013 E2.5 INCH LINCOLN WV PUBLIC
STILL SNOWING HARD.
&&
EVENT NUMBER RLX1300156
TRMLocal storm report, Feb 1, 12:54 AM EST, 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1254 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1251 AM SNOW HURRICANE 38.44N 82.02W
02/01/2013 M3.0 INCH PUTNAM WV PUBLIC
3 INCHES OVER LAST 1-1 2 HRS. STILL SNOWING.
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EVENT NUMBER RLX1300157
050Local storm report, Feb 1, 1:01 AM EST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
101 AM EST FRI FEB 01 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1259 AM SNOW 2 W HURRICANE 38.44N 82.05W
02/01/2013 E3.0 INCH CABELL WV PUBLIC
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EVENT NUMBER RLX1300158
050The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, WV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 9:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | RLX | Mingo | 5 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:40 PM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour | 15 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:46 AM EST | River Flood Warning | RLX | Barbour, Mason | 209 days |
| Feb 1, 3:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | RLX | Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay and 22 more | 55 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.