Alert archive / West Virginia / Wind Chill Watches in 2014
Wind Chill Watch 2, NWS Charleston, WV
NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind chill watch at Jan 26, 2014, 4:33 AM EST for 10 counties in West Virginia; 7 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Jan 27, 2014, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 26, 2014, 4:33 AM EST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 27, 2014, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2014, 4:07 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, WV
Counties Athens County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Barbour County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wood County, WV
The radar
The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:34 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
435 WWUS41 KRLX 260933 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 433 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 WVZ037>040-046-047-261745- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1500Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 433 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...MOSTLY 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING. WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND ZERO TO THE LOWER TEENS THIS MORNING. ZERO TO 15 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO MAKE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE DANGEROUS...OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035-036- 261745- /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 433 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ MZ
6 follow-up statements
378 WWUS41 KRLX 261342 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 842 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 WVZ037>040-046-047-262145- /O.CAN.KRLX.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1500Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE... COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 842 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE BECOME A BIT LIGHTER THIS MORNING...ALLOWING WIND CHILL VALUES TO RISE SOME. EVEN SO...WIND CHILLS WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW ZERO. YOU SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 15 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO MAKE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE DANGEROUS...OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTSIDE. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. LEAVE WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS AND DO NOT ASSUME YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE WARMTH OF YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035-036- 262145- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY 842 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
058 WWUS41 KRLX 262026 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 326 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035>040-046- 047-270430- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 326 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 13 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. 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. && $$
518 WWUS41 KRLX 270251 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 951 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035>040-046- 047-271100- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 951 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$
266 WWUS41 KRLX 270429 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1129 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035>040-046- 047-271230- /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-RALEIGH- FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE... RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI... BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1129 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST OHIO. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. * TIMING...MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...9 BELOW TO 16 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. 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. && $$
904 WWUS41 KRLX 270544 WSWRLX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1244 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085-WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-271345- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.140127T0544Z-140127T1700Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-WOOD- PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE... SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS... MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR... HAMDEN...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT... PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE... PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT... GRAFTON 1244 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ALONG WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW PLUS BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. COLDEST WIND CHILL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>040-046-047-271345- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.140127T0544Z-140127T2100Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS 1244 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG GUSTS WINDS...ALONG WITH MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SEVERAL MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ARE POSSIBLE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST OR NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM DAWN INTO MID AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 26 BELOW. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. 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>103-105-OHZ086-087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>008-013>018-024>029- 033-034-271345- /O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.140127T0544Z-140127T1700Z/ GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE- CABELL-MASON-JACKSON-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN- MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-MCDOWELL-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND... GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON... SOUTH POINT...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO... WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD... RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN... TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON... SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...WILLIAMSON...GILBERT CREEK... CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE... MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON... GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 1244 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...WITH JUST MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO... PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY LESS THAN AN INCH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. 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FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH TODAY...GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. COLDEST WIND CHILL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...TO BETWEEN 0 AND 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ046-047-271715- /O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.W.0003.140127T2200Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T2100Z/ POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS 407 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOME MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST OR NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM DAWN INTO MID AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY TO BETWEEN 0 AND 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 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THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. FOLLOWED BY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. COLDEST WIND CHILL LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...TO 0 TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE LOW WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RLX. && $$ WVZ035>040-271715- /O.UPG.KRLX.WC.A.0002.140128T0000Z-140128T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KRLX.WC.Y.0006.140127T2200Z-140128T1800Z/ /O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T2100Z/ RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE... MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN... BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON 407 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SEVERAL MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. FOLLOWED BY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WIND...WEST OR NORTHWEST GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS FROM DAWN INTO MID AFTERNOON. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...TO 0 TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. 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GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WELCH...GARY...WAR... MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE 407 AM EST MON JAN 27 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OHIO... PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. * HAZARD TYPES...STRONG WIND GUSTS. ALSO MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST OR NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH....GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * TIMING...STRONGEST WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING INTO MIDDAY. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE DAY...TO 5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PETS CAN ALSO SUFFER FROM WIND CHILLS THIS COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR EVEN OUTAGES...AND PERHAPS BLOCKING OF ROADS FROM LOOSE DEBRIS. CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK CAN BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE LOW WIND CHILLS AS WELL. ENSURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE SHELTER TO GET OUT OF THE WIND...OR BRING THEM INSIDE IF POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ MZ
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill watch 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 wind chill watch went out at Jan 26, 4:25 AM EST, 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 4:25 AM EST, 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
425 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
WE CONTINUE TO RIDE ON THE SEESAW BETWEEN STRONG WARM AIR
ADVECTION AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. WARM FRONT TODAY. ARCTIC
FRONT LATE TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY. COLDEST AIR HERE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
HARD TO KEEP RUNNING ON THESE GRAVEYARD SHIFTS...AT THE PACE NEEDED
TO WITH THIS FAST CHANGING WINTER PATTERN. A FEW SPOTS ON
SATURDAY...LIKE HTS...EVEN GOT ABOVE FREEZING BEFORE THE ARCTIC
FRONT SWEEP THROUGH.
THE THERMAL TROF WAS PASSING DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS THIS SUNDAY.
ANY LINGERING FLURRIES IN OUR CKB TO EKN CORRIDOR SHOULD BE ENDING
BY DAWN.
WAS FASTER IN THE WARM AIR ADVECTION MOISTURE MOVING EAST...WITH A
BAND OF LIKELY POPS MOVING EAST ACROSS OUR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES
BETWEEN 14Z TO 18Z. OF COURSE...REMOTE SENSING WILL HAVE
REFLECTIVITY RETURNS FURTHER SOUTH IN THE MID DECK. HAVE AMOUNTS
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
TEMPERATURES ARE TOUGH...TRIED TO HOLD DOWN THE TEMPERATURE RISE
THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN A QUICK JUMP 19Z TO 22Z. HAVE MORE FOLKS
BASKING IN THE ABOVE FREEZING READINGS DURING THE MID AND LATE
AFTERNOON. ALSO...TRIED TO HOLD TEMPERATURES UP AFTER DARK...
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
HAVING A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT THE TRANSITION INTO THE INCREASING
MOISTURE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. BOTH THE 00Z GFS AND NAM TRIED TO
INCREASE A SEPARATE BATCH OF DEEPER MOISTURE IN KENTUCKY INTO
CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA...WELL SOUTH OF THE FRONT. CLOUDS WILL ALSO
BE LOWERING. COULD NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE ON
THE HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES BY LATE EVENING...BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IT.
HAVE MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW AND EVEN LIGHT RAIN AS POPS INCREASE 03Z
THROUGH 09Z. HAVE AN INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY 12Z IN SOUTHEAST OHIO
AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY TO THE OHIO RIVER COMMUNITIES...MAYBE ALSO
OVER HIGH CENTRAL WV MOUNTAINS.
TIMED THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BE APPROACHING A CKB TO CRW LINE BY
12Z MONDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT ALREADY HEADING EAST TO START THE SHORT TERM
PERIOD...WITH POST FRONTAL SNOW ACROSS WV BECOMING MORE UPSLOPE IN
NATURE AND THEN LINGERING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO MONDAY
NIGHT. AGREE WITH WPC THINKING ON UP TO A COUPLE INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS...WITH GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS FOR THE WV LOWLANDS.
ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD AIR ARRIVING MONDAY...WITH FALLING
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY. COLDEST 850 TEMPS...-20C TO -25C...IN
PLACE BY TUESDAY MORNING. WILL STILL HAVE SOME DECENT FLOW AT THIS
POINT TOO...SO HAVE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD WIND CHILLS IN THE -20F TO
-30F RANGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CWA. POSTED A WIND CHILL
WATCH FOR THIS AREA...WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT A WARNING WILL BE
NEEDED EVENTUALLY. ELSEWHERE...WILL LIKELY NEED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND WILL KEEP THAT MENTION IN
HWO. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NOSES IN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
CONTINUED VERY COLD TEMPERATURES. FORTUNATELY...WITH THE HIGH
PRESSURE...WINDS SHOULD NOT BE AS MUCH OF A CONCERN. UNDERCUT MOS ON
TUESDAY BY BLENDING IN RAW GFS...AND USED A ECMWF BLEND FOR LOWS
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. 850 TEMPS WARMING SOME BY TUESDAY
NIGHT...SO HAVE RIDGES A BIT WARMER THAN VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
STILL APPEARS A LONGWAVE PATTERN CHANGE IS IN THE CARDS BY THE
WEEKEND TO MORE OF A ZONAL PATTERN. THIS WILL ALLOW THE COLD OF
RECENT TO RELAX...ALTHOUGH AT THE EXPENSE OF SOME UNSETTLED WX THIS
WEEKEND. THERE ARE SIGNS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD THAT THE PNA WILL GO
NEGATIVE AND THIS IS BEARING OUT IN THE GLOBAL RUNS WITH SE RIDGE
BECOMING AN INCREASING PLAYER.
IN THE MEANTIME...LOOKS LIKE WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY END UP BEING THE
COLDEST DURING THIS STRETCH OF COLD. LIKED MEX NUMBERS...BUT HIT THE
TYPICAL COLD SPOTS PRETTY LOW WITH SOME HOLLOWS PROBABLY HITTING -10
OR LOWER...PARTICULARLY IN NE KY AND N LOWLANDS. ANOTHER CLIPPER
LOOKS TO CROSS LATE WEEK WITH A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS DESPITE THE
STEP UP IN TEMPS COMMENCING WITH IMPROVEMENT EACH DAY. THIS LOOKS TO
BE THE LAST OF THE CLIPPERS BEFORE THE PATTERN CHANGE OCCURS NEXT
WEEKEND.
AS MENTIONED ABOVE...UNSETTLED WEEKEND IN THE CARDS VIA QUASI
STATIONARY BOUNDARY SETTING UP SOMEWHERE OVER THE OH VALLEY WITH
MULTIPLE WAVES. TOO EARLY TO PIN DOWN LOCATION WHICH WILL DETERMINE
FROZEN VS FREEZING VS LIQUID PRECIP TYPES. SO FOR NOW WENT WITH A
GENERIC RAIN/SNOW SITUATION...TENDING TO LEAVE SE OH MOSTLY FROZEN.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LAST OF THE GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL WV
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE DISSIPATING BY 10Z.
WARM AIR ADVECTION MID DECK QUICKLY MOVES ESE IN THE OHIO
VALLEY...AND OVERSPREAD AREA 10 TO 16Z. HAVE SOME CEILINGS LOWERING
INTO THE 3 TO 5 THSD FT RANGE AND BRIEF IFR VSBY IN SNOW MOSTLY
NORTH OF THE ROUTE 50 CORRIDOR IN THE 14Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME...BUT
MAY BRUSH PKB AND CKB FOR AN HOUR OR SO BEFORE LIFTING ENE DURING
THE AFTERNOON.
CONFIDENCE DROPS TONIGHT...FORECAST MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOWING LOW
LEVELS BECOMING SATURATED IN THE WARM SECTOR. NOT SURE IF CEILINGS
WILL DROP AS FAST AS MODEL SOUNDING INDICATE. SO WILL BE MORE
CONSERVATIVE. SOME LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW MAY DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF THE
APPROACHING COLD FRONT...AFFECTING HTS-CRW CORRIDOR BY 06Z MONDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY...
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM.
ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: CEILINGS MAY LOWER FASTER IN THE 03Z TO 06Z
MONDAY TIME FRAME.
EXPERIMENTAL TABLE OF FLIGHT CATEGORY OBJECTIVELY SHOWS CONSISTENCY
OF WFO FORECAST TO AVAILABLE MODEL INFORMATION:
H = HIGH: TAF CONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
M = MEDIUM: TAF HAS VARYING LEVEL OF CONSISTENCY WITH MODELS.
L = LOW: TAF INCONSISTENT WITH ALL MODELS OR ALL BUT ONE MODEL.
DATE SUN 01/26/14
UTC 1HRLY 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
EST 1HRLY 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
CRW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
HTS CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
BKW CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H H H H H H
EKN CONSISTENCY L L L L L H H H H H H H
PKB CONSISTENCY H H H H H H H L H M H H
CKB CONSISTENCY L L L H H H H H H H M H
AFTER 06Z MONDAY...
IFR POSSIBLE IN CEILINGS AND LIGHT SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
&&
.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR WVZ009>011-019-020-030>032-035>040-046-047.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
WVZ037>040-046-047.
OH...WIND CHILL WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>085.
KY...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...KTB/MZ
NEAR TERM...KTB
SHORT TERM...MZ
LONG TERM...30
AVIATION...KTBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 1:18 AM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 118 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011- 013>020-024>036-270630- GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON- JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-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-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE- 118 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WVZ037>040-046-047-270630- NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH- 118 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. WIND CHILL HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED. ANOTHER ROUND OF DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.