Alert archive / West Virginia / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014

Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Charleston, WV

January 2, 2014

NWS Charleston, WV issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2014, 3:51 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 2, 2014, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 3, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV

The text

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

074 
WWUS41 KRLX 020851
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...RAIN TO SNOW THURSDAY...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER THURSDAY
NIGHT...

WVZ046-021700-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILLS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE TODAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW TONIGHT.
  WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO -20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
  FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
  AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE WIND CHILL INDICES TO BE 20
  DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. THIS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR EXPOSURE
  DANGEROUS...EVEN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. ONLY TRAVEL IN 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.THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING WILL INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA
  WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...-2 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.


&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-021700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS
MORNING TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO 
  VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...IS 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW OR ICE 
  COVERED... ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-021700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO 
  ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE 
  COVERED...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-021700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
351 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO 
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW 
  SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. 
  THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL 
  INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHOUT 
  PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...NEAR 10 BELOW LATER TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
111 
WWUS41 KRLX 021115
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...RAIN TO SNOW THURSDAY...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER THURSDAY
NIGHT...

WVZ046-021915-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO 
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE TODAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW 
  TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF 10 -TO 20 -DEGREES ARE EXPECTED LATER 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE 
  FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD 
  TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE WIND CHILL 
  INDICES TO BE 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER. THIS WILL MAKE 
  OUTDOOR EXPOSURE DANGEROUS... EVEN IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 
  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...2 BELOW ZERO TO 10 ABOVE ZERO.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 22 BELOW.

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 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.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

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

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-021915-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO 
  VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...IS 
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING ALL SNOW 
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW OR ICE 
  COVERED... ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-021915-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO 
  ALL SNOW LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW AND ICE 
  COVERED...ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

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 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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-021915-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
615 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO 
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE THURSDAY...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW 
  SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. 
  THE BITTER COLD LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL 
  INCREASE THE THREAT OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WITHOUT 
  PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
682 
WWUS41 KRLX 021544
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW...THEN TURNING MUCH COLDER TONIGHT...

WVZ046-022345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO
  CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATE AFTERNOON...AND BECOME WIND BLOWN SNOW
  TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO BLOW IN THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
  FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
  AND THE WIND WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS
  LATE AND FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR
  EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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 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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

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

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-022345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO 
  VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...OR A MIXTURE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW...BECOMES
  ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY DURING
  THE 3 TO 6 PM PERIOD.  THE SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-022345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T1800Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL
  SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES
  WILL DROP QUICKLY BETWEEN 4 AND 7 PM. 

* IMPACTS...AS TEMPERATURES DROP...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME
  SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

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 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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-022345-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
1044 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BECOMES ALL SNOW
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY BETWEEN 4
  AND 8 PM. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND
  CHILL READINGS DEVELOP FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
  DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS
  INDOORS TO WARM UP.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
958 
WWUS41 KRLX 021950
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW...TURNING MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT...

WVZ046-030400-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AS
  TEMPERATURES DROP.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND THE WIND WILL
  COMBINE TO CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN
  MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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 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.

DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.

BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME
FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY
MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

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

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030400-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO 
  VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOSTLY 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
  TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE
  SNOW DIMINISHES OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVE
SLOWER AND SAFER.

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-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-030400-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.
  TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...AS TEMPERATURES DROP...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME
  SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-030400-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.140102T2100Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
250 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE SNOW BECOMES WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.
  TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  AS TEMPERATURES DROP AND WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT...DANGEROUS WIND
  CHILL READINGS DEVELOP FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
  DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS
  INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH
  TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
497 
WWUS41 KRLX 030258
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW...TURNING MUCH COLDER OVERNIGHT...

WVZ046-031000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL
  MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN
  MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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 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.

DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.

BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME
FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY
MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

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

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030600-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHEAST OHIO...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...AND OHIO 
  VALLEY COUNTIES IN WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH LATE THIS
  EVENING...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING BY OR SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BE SNOW OR ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVE
SLOWER AND SAFER.

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-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE
  ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-031000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
958 PM EST THU JAN 2 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF TOWARDS EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING. THE LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME.
  TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS
  HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
301 
WWUS41 KRLX 030607
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014


KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-030715-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0600Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT
107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME SNOW SHOWERS CAN
STILL BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT BUT WITH LITTLE
IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR
ANY UNTREATED ROADS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE
WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
TEENS...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS WELL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

$$

WVZ046-031415-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL 
  MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG 
  WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS LATE 
  TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS 
  HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

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 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.

DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.

BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME
FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY
MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

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

&&

$$

VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031200-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE 
  ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO DRIVE SLOWER AND SAFER.

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.

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-031415-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
107 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS MORNING.
  THE LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EARLY THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. 
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO 
  FRIDAY MORNING. DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE 
  TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP. IN ADDITION...BLOWING 
  SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 LATE TONIGHT AND 
  EARLY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS
MEANS SNOW AND ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES. LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR
EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
114 
WWUS41 KRLX 031155
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-031300-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1200Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...
WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THUS THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME LIGHT SNOW
CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING
POSSIBLE.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS
EARLY THIS MORNING. 

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES...
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO OR BELOW THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.

$$

WVZ046-031700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...POCAHONTAS COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL 
  TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  TREACHEROUS. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT
  IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL THIS MORNING MORNING. IN
  ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER
  VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 10 TO MINUS 25.

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 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.

DRESS IN LAYERS AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME LATE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.

BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME
FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY
MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

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

&&

$$

WVZ035>038-047-031700-
/O.CON.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
655 AM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...MANY OF THE MOUNTAINOUS COUNTIES OF WEST VIRGINIA.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED.
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS CAN BE EXPECTED. DRESS IN LAYERS
  AND LIMIT OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME. TAKE BREAKS INDOORS TO WARM UP.
  IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW ACROSS HIGH TERRAIN MAY QUICKLY LOWER
  VISIBILITY.

* WINDS...GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...MINUS 5 TO MINUS 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WILL BE NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST THE COMBINATION
OF THE COLD AND WIND. DRESS IN LAYERS...WEAR HAT AND GLOVES.
LIMIT YOUR OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TIME.

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.

WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURES...BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH AUXILIARY HOME
HEATING. THE THREAT OF HOME FIRES OR DANGEROUS FUMES COULD
INCREASE...IF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

ALSO...TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR ANY PIPES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO
FREEZING.

PLEASE REPORT WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$
322 
WWUS41 KRLX 031715
WSWRLX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014


WVZ046-031815-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
POCAHONTAS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARLINTON
1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL DUSTING POSSIBLE.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS
THIS AFTERNOON.

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

WVZ035>038-047-031815-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T1700Z/
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
ELKINS
1215 PM EST FRI JAN 3 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOME
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL DUSTING POSSIBLE.

TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FOR ANY UNTREATED ROADS
THIS AFTERNOON.

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY ALSO OCCUR ON GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES FROM THE
UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE TEENS... WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS EITHER SIDE OF ZERO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

$$

TRM

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 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 1:07 AM EST, 2 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
107 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE EXITS TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THURSDAY. MUCH
COLDER AIR BLOWS IN THURSDAY NIGHT. BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR FRIDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY NIGHT. MODERATING TEMPERATURES OVER WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
930 PM UPDATE...
FORECAST STILL ESSENTIALLY ON TRACK. SOME INDICATIONS THAT
MEASURABLE SNOW FALL INTO THE FAR NW CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA
MIGHT BE JUST A TAD SLOWER THAN CURRENT FORECAST...BUT STILL
EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN BY EARLY/MID MORNING IN EARNEST ACROSS THE SE
OHIO ZONES AND THEREFORE NO CHANGES TO TIMING OR DETAILS OF
CURRENT WINTER WX ADVISORIES.

630 PM UPDATE...
MASSAGED SKY COVER IN THE GRIDS JUST A BIT TO REFLECT INCREASING
HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE WEST...BUT OVERALL FORECAST IS STILL GENERALLY
ON TRACK.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
STILL PEACEFUL FOR TONIGHT WITH INCREASING MID DECK CLOUDS FROM
WEST TO EAST.

NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE 12Z MODEL SOLUTIONS THAT WE COULD PICK UP ON.
WE WERE A BIT SLOWER INCREASING POPS ON THURSDAY EASTWARD...
ESPECIALLY FROM CRW TO CKB ON EAST THROUGH THE WEST VIRGINIA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES.  THINKING A LOT OF THE OHIO VALLEY COUNTIES COULD
SEE AN INCH TO 2 OF SNOW ACCUM DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH AN
INCH POSSIBLE FURTHER E.  THESE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG WITH THE
WIND BLOWN SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY WILL LIKELY LEAD US TO
POST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.

HAVE WIND INCREASING TOWARD DARK THURSDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LARGE NOREASTER COMING TOGETHER ALONG THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC SEABOARD
RIGHT AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...AS ARCTIC AIR PLUNGES INTO THE
MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS.  SYNOPTIC SCALE
MOISTURE AND FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM EVOLVES INTO WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE AND INCREASINGLY TOPOGRAPHIC /UPSLOPE/ FORCING OVERNIGHT
THU NT AS TIGHTENING GRADIENT AROUND SYSTEM INCREASES NW /UPSLOPE/
FLOW...AND THEN WINDS DOWN FRI MORNING AND MIDDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN OVER THE FCST AREA BY 00Z SAT...CUTTING OFF SAID FLOW.

AVERAGED IN THE USUALLY AGGRESSIVE SREF POPS TO RAISE FCST POPS.  NOW
HAVE LIKELY POPS PERSISTING E OF THE OHIO RIVER WITH CAT POPS IN THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL 06Z FRI...WITH LIKELY POPS IN THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL
DAYBREAK AND IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS UNTIL NOON FRI.  QPF VALUES
AMONG THE MODELS AND CENTRAL GUIDANCE WERE FAIRLY CONSISTENT...USED
HIGHEST VALUES AND UPSLOPE EFFECTS.  COMBINED THIS WITH INCREASING
SNOW RATIOS OVERNIGHT THU NT AS PROGRESSIVELY COLDER AIR CREATES
FAVORED DENDRITE GROWTH ZONE GIVEN SATURATION TO 8 KFT WHICH RISES
TO H7 AS H7 HGTS FALL THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT.

THIS YIELDS TOTALS...WITH SOME SNOWFALL PRIOR TO THE PERIOD...OF 1
TO 3 INCHES IN THE HTS TRI STATE AREA...AND GREENBRIER VALLEY...2 TO
4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...AND IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

HIGH PRESSURE SPELLS A CLEAR AND FRIGID NT FRI NT...BUT IT MOVES OFF
TO THE E BY DAWN SAT...ALLOWING S WINDS TO INCREASE...SO LOWS OCCUR
EARLY.  SOME INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUD SAT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE W.

BLENDED IN NAM12 FOR SFC TEMPERATURES THU NT...A LITTLE HIGH THAN
PREVIOUS.  BLENDED IN MET...BIAS CORRECTED MET AND BIAS CORRECTED
ECMWFHIRES FOR HIGHS FRI WHICH ARE CLOSE TO OR A BIT ABOVE
PREVIOUS.  BLENDED IN MAV FOR SFC TEMPERATURES AND...WITH A FEW
ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS...HAVE VALUES COMING UP AFTER
MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES.  SAT HIGHS LOOKED GOOD FROM
PREVIOUS FCST.  THEY ARE AT OR BELOW LOW END OF GUIDANCE IN STABLE
AIR AND LOW SUN ANGLE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
STILL EXPECTING SOME MODERATING TEMPERATURES BEGINNING OF THE LONG
TERM PERIOD AFTER COLD SNAP LATE THIS WORK WEEK.
WARMER...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TAKES HOLD ON SUNDAY AS HEIGHTS BUILD
ALONG THE EAST COAST IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER
TROUGH/SURFACE LOW. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH ENOUGH WARM AIR IN PLACE EARLY IN THE
DAY THAT MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE RAIN OR A MIX...BUT QUICKLY
TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY AS THE LOW PUSHES
OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST...AND COLDER AIR IS ABLE TO FILTER IN.
LOOKS LIKE AT LEAST LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THIS TIME PERIOD...PARTICULARLY SUNDAY EVENING/SUNDAY NIGHT AS
SHOULD BE ENOUGH SATURATION FOR GOOD CRYSTAL GROWTH TO OCCUR.

THE REAL HEADLINE HOWEVER WILL BE THE INTENSE COLD THAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY TIME
FRAME AS A REINFORCING CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM HELPS TO BRING AN EXTRA
SHOT OF COLD AIR INTO THE REGION. MODELS STILL SUGGESTING 850MB
TEMPS DIPPING INTO THE -23 TO -28C RANGE...WHICH WILL RESULT IN
TEMPS BELOW ZERO AT MANY LOCATIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SOME
MOUNTAINOUS LOCATIONS DIPPING INTO THE MINUS TEENS. THIS COMBINED
WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE TRIES TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS AREA WIDE WELL BELOW
ZERO...AND WIND CHILL HEADLINES LOOK TO BE NECESSARY. WEDNESDAY
MORNING WILL ALSO BE ESPECIALLY COLD...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN...ALLOWING FOR A NIGHT OF GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING. WILL CONTINUE
TO HIGHLIGHT WIND CHILLS...AND SNOWFALL POTENTIAL IN THE HWO FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
06Z THURSDAY THRU 06Z FRIDAY...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A COLD
FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING DETERIORATING FLIGHT CONDITIONS
FROM WEST TO EAST FROM ROUGHLY THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME...WITH
GRADUALLY LOWERING CIGS AND VIS THROUGH MVFR AND INTO THE IFR RANGE.
SNOW IS LIKELY WEST OF THE OHIO RIVER BY 13Z...WITH PRECIP SPREADING
EASTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY 19Z. PRECIP
WILL INITIALLY BE RAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS EAST OF THE OHIO RIVER...
BUT WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FOR MOST IF NOT ALL LOCATIONS BY
21Z-23Z AS MUCH COLDER AIR QUICKLY PUSHES INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE
PASSING COLD FRONT. WINDS BECOME A BIG FACTOR AFTER 00Z...ESPECIALLY
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE GUSTS MAY APPROACH 50 MPH WITH
BLOWING SNOW.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY...

FORECAST CONFIDENCE: LOW TO MEDIUM.

ALTERNATE SCENARIOS: TIMING OF PRECIP AND CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO
SNOW...THUS AFFECTING VISIBILITIES...MAY VARY FROM CURRENT FORECAST
BY 2-3 HOURS.

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                                   THU 01/02/14
UTC 1HRLY       06   07   08   09   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17
EST 1HRLY       01   02   03   04   05   06   07   08   09   10   11   12
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  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H
PKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    M    M    H
CKB CONSISTENCY  H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H    H

AFTER 06Z FRIDAY...
IFR CONDITIONS IN CEILINGS AND SNOW/SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY IN WV. LOW LEVEL FLOW INCREASES BY SUNSET THURSDAY...CAUSING
SOME BLOWING SNOW FOR MOUNTAINS INCLUDING KBKW.

&&

.RLX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR WVZ005>010.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST
     FRIDAY FOR WVZ035>038-046-047.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087.
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR KYZ101>103-105.
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR VAZ003-004.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KTB/TRM/SL
NEAR TERM...KTB/50
SHORT TERM...TRM
LONG TERM...SL
AVIATION...JMV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 2:56 PM EST, 12 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>010-022000-
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

VAZ003-004-WVZ011-013>020-024>034-039-040-022000-
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...CENTRAL
WEST VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WVZ035>038-046-047-022000-
RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
256 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO NOON EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL WEST
VIRGINIA...NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH DAWN WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ON TUESDAY
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY CREATE WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES. WIND CHILL HEADLINES WILL LIKELY BE POSTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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